RISC Virtual Town Hall – Open to All Students, Staff and Faculty

Date: Thursday, Nov. 20

Time: 9:30-11 a.m.

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

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Faculty, staff and students are invited to a virtual town hall being organized by the Research Infrastructure and Strategy Committee (RISC). RISC is working in partnership with a BMC working group to identify ways to make the research enterprise at the medical school and hospital as efficient and streamlined as possible. 

We need your input regarding ways to improve efficiencies, eliminate redundancies and enhance research activities. It is important that everyone involved in the research enterprise participate, regardless of position title or rank. 

Some of the questions that we will ask attendees to brainstorm around include:

• For faculty investigators: How can we enhance what is working well in research infrastructure? (Consider pre- and post-award, cores, admin support, OS forms, regulatory activities, etc.). What are the barriers that limit your ability to submit more grants, and how can these be addressed?

• For staff researchers: What can be done at a systematic level to more efficiently utilize lab/ department/ school resources? What redundancies or inefficiencies do you encounter in managing your lab tasks (e.g., ordering, compliance, etc.)?

• For faculty educators and students: How can we better reach untapped sources of potential master’s students? What focused new areas could we develop master’s programs in?

• For departmental/research/ educational administrators: What new research infrastructure would streamline or improve research management? What process upgrades or other changes could help you perform your job more efficiently?

Questions? Contact co-chairs Rachel Fearns or Donald Lloyd-Jones.

Evans Days Highlights Depth of Research Across Department of Medicine, BU and BMC

Record number of participants in poster exhibition.

Faculty Recruitment for a Multi-Institutional Study

We are looking for faculty to participate in a 60-90 minute Zoom focus group for a multi-institutional medical education study geared towards understanding faculty perceptions around the purpose of undergraduate medical education. All school of medicine faculty are invited to participate.

We are exploring the challenges of learning in medical school and how faculty experience and react to the specific challenges of teaching in undergraduate medical education. We aim to understand these experiences so that we can enhance the efficacy and efficiency of undergraduate medical education.

Learn more about the focus group here.

FDD Seminar | Sponsor Me Maybe? Identifying and Building Relationships with Effective Sponsors and Mentors

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5

Time: Noon

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

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Have you ever wondered how to turn a chance meeting into a mentorship relationship, or how in the world to actually get people to sponsor you? This talk provides practical advice on how to identify effective mentors and sponsors, build relationships, and be a proactive and engaged mentee and sponsee. 

FDD Seminar | From Active Listening to Actionable Response: A Survey of inclusive Feedback Interactions that Overcome Barriers to Learning and Productivity

Date: Monday, Nov. 17

Time: Noon

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

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In this seminar there will be a discussion of active listening techniques that help identify three common barriers to the reception of feedback. Then the group will review feedback strategies that result in inclusive partnerships that lead to better learning experiences and productivity.

20th Annual Raphael Miara Patient Safety Symposium
Date: Friday, Nov. 7

Time: Noon-1 p.m.

Location: Evans Building, Keefer Auditorium 

In this presentation, "State of Safety," Tejal Gandhi, MD, will assess patient safety trends across the country, highlighting data demonstrating improvement opportunities. Dr. Gandhi will discuss specific, innovative strategies to accelerate progress, including expanding the definition of harm to capture psychological, emotional, financial and physical harm, and by strengthening safety culture and workforce engagement. She also will describe the strong connection between patient safety and patient experience.

CME credits available.

Faculty & Staff Meeting
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12

Time: Noon-1 p.m.

Location: Instructional Building (L) 405 or Zoom

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AGENDA

Distinguished Faculty & Staff of the Month Awards

Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, associate dean of faculty development ad interim

Research Faculty Leaves Program

Matthew Layne, PhD, assistant dean of research

Faculty & Staff Assistance Office

Sarah Henderson, assistant director

Financial & Administrative Operations Report

Tony Rizzo, associate dean, finance & operations

Research Administration Report

Fredric Majnoun, associate dean, research administration

Alan & Sybil Edelstein Lecture for Professionalism and Ethics in Medicine: Ethics of End-of-Life Care
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12

Time: 6 p.m.

Virtual Location: Zoom

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Join us for the 4th annual Alan & Sybil Edelstein Lecture for Professionalism and Ethics in Medicine. This year’s topic: The Ethics of End-of-Life Care. Hear from our expert panel of faculty, alumni and students from across Boston University, as they discuss critical questions facing doctors, patients and families on issues surrounding end-of-life care. The program will feature a panel discussion and Q&A. Panelists include Alan Carver, MD (CAMED’95), Brandon Oddo (CAMED’27), Shelly Rambo, PhD, and Beth Rooney Suereth (CAS’85). Panel moderator and introduction provided by David R. Edelstein, MD (CAMED’80).

BU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Research Day
Date: Friday, Nov. 21

Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Location: Instructional Building (L), Hiebert Lounge

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Discover the exciting work being done at the BU ADRC and share your own research with the BU Alzheimer’s community! Refreshments will be provided.

Opportunities for students, fellows and junior faculty, including grants and training programs, will be highlighted. Our pilot grant applications are now live as well, and will be discussed at the Research Day!