Campus Announcements

Call for Nominations for Distinguished Faculty and Staff of the Month

Distinguished Faculty of the Month: To recognize faculty service to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine community, please submit your nominations here. All school faculty are eligible for nominations.

Distinguished Staff of the Month: To recognize staff who provide exceptional commitment and service to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine community, please submit your nominations here. All school and BMC staff who directly support the academic, teaching, and research missions of the school, (e.g., coordination of clerkship rotations) are eligible.

W Building Construction Project Update

Week of July 8

Next week crews will continue building Air Handling Unit 2 (AHU-2), connecting duct runs to the Exhaust Air Handling Unit and insulating piping. Crews also will be installing electrical controls to the air handlers and insulating duct work. The impacts to the occupants should be low. If you have questions, comments or concerns, please contact Dylan McIntosh.

Faculty Action

Committee Preference Survey

The Committee on Committees is seeking Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty members interested in serving on a committee or looking to renew their term. If interested, please follow this link and complete the committee preference survey. Please submit the survey by Friday, July 19.

Note that not all committees need new members at this time but may need members in the future. Indicating interest does not guarantee participation.

In the Media

American Heart Association

What might the next century hold for cardiovascular disease prevention and care?

Hugo Aparicio, MD, MPH

CBS News

"Landmark" blood transfusion saves crash victim before he's rushed to Boston hospital

Everyday Health

Vitamin D2 vs. D3: What’s the Difference?

Michael Holick, MD, PhD

The Guardian

Blast exposure linked to brain damage in US navy veterans who killed themselves - study

‌Ann McKee, MD

Health Day

Racial Differences Seen in Financial Hardship Among Older Cancer Survivors

Elizabeth Davis, MSPH

Mass Live

Man saved by Massachusetts’ first ever whole blood transfusion from car crash site

Crisanto Torres, MD, MPH

Medscape

Thyroid Warning on GLP-1s Could Raise Overdiagnosis Risk

Elizabeth Pearce, MD, MSc

The Oakland Press

The best way to manage joint pain is also the least intuitive: Keep active because ‘motion is lotion’

Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, MSc

Events

//UPCOMING

Meet & Greet with President Gilliam for BUMC Staff 

Date: Monday, July 8

Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m. (remarks at 10:15 a.m.)

Location: Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge

Register here (BUMC staff only)

BUMC staff are invited to join the Staff Advisory Council to welcome BU’s 11^th President, Melissa Gilliam. Learn more about the work of the Council and enjoy refreshments with your colleagues. 

Staff, please discuss with your supervisors so they are aware of your attendance.

Photo of the Week

On June 21 graduates of the otolaryngology residency program gathered at their annual alumni conference seen here posing with keynote speaker (seated center) Kathleen Yaremchuk, MD, past president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and chair emeritus at Henry Ford Health.  

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