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Announcements
21st Annual Gerald F. Berlin Prize for Creative Writing Award Ceremony
Come and join poet Dr. Richard Berlin and awardees in celebrating the
21st Annual Berlin Prize for Creative Writing Award ceremony this
Wednesday, March 26th, from 6-8pm via Zoom. You will get to hear great poetry and prose from our learners. The Gerald F. Berlin Prize is awarded for creative writing, prose or poetry, authored by medical students, nursing students, GSBS students, residents, and fellows based at UMass Chan Medical School, Berkshire Medical Center, Worcester Medical Center/St. Vincent’s, Baystate Medical Center, or Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. Join with the Zoom link here:
The UMass Chan Human Rights and Asylum Program (UHRAP), a medical student run organization is seeking volunteer physicians to help conduct evaluations for Asylum seekers. You can email: UMassmedAsylumClinic@umassmed.edu or Lucy Candib
lmcandib@gmail.com or Rachel Wheeler doctorrachelwheeler@gmail.com for more information. Answers to some frequently asked questions can be found here.
Starting in April 2025, the Road to Care Mobile Clinic will be hosting the final cohort of Transforming Care ECHO: Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention, and Management of Opioid Use Disorder. This is a unique remote learning opportunity that will cover the basics of caring for patients with OUD as well as offer feedback and expert guidance on patient cases. Sessions will run remotely on Thursdays from 12-1pm every other week from April 17-June 26. This ECHO is made possible through the generous support of the RIZE foundation. Registration link below:
https://forms.office.com/r/X8z25aNFsH
UMass Chan Women’s Professional Pods Program
is enrolling individuals who identify as women or other minoritized gender identities in medicine and science and have an academic faculty appointment at any one of the three UMass Chan Medical Campuses. This program is available for all health care providers, including APPs. If you have any questions, please reach out to Caitlin Tanski at caitlin.tanski@baystatehealth.org. See link below:
Women's Professional Pods Program (WP3) | Baystate Health.
New Clinical Practice Guideline for Medication Abortion Services at UMass Memorial Health Clinics
UMass Memorial Health is working to ensure equitable access to reproductive health care with the introduction of a new Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Medication Abortion. This evidence-based guideline provides a standardized protocol to help clinicians competently offer medication abortion services, making care more accessible to patients across our system. The initiative is part of UMass Memorial’s broader commitment to reproductive health and addressing racial disparities in accessing abortion services at earlier gestational ages, where care is safer and outcomes are improved. Kristina Gracey provided co-leadership to the development of the CPG. For more information see flyer. You can access the full guideline on the Hub.
The 2025 Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop for Residents will be held on May 3rd, 2025 as part of the STFM Annual Spring Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. See link for additional information.
https://www.stfm.org/awardsscholarships/scholarships/facultyfortomorrowresidentscholarship/overview/
Treating the Whole Person with Chronic Pain: a Whole Health Approach
Friday, May 30th, 3-6pm (EST) Lead by Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH, and Sarah Pearson, PsyD, this six-hour training addresses the care of patients with chronic pain. Our approach focuses on the medical, lifestyle, and behavioral aspects of caring for patients with chronic pain. Improving the care of individuals with pain is critical in a primary care setting. Skill building includes motivational interviewing and deep breathing for patients.
- 3 hour self-paced online module must be completed before Live Learning Session
- 3 hour Live Learning Session, online May 30th, 2025, 3-6pm EST
To get more information go to: Treating the Whole Person with Chronic Pain
Contact Paula.Gardiner@umassmed.edu for more information
DeafYes! Center for Deaf Empowerment and Recovery and the Center for Living and Working are looking for individuals to join a planning effort to plan the premiere of Vital Signs, a short movie about communication to improve access for Deaf and hard of hearing patients (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr-mlkuTBa4) with a panel. The premiere is planned for June 17th. To become involved, contact Melissa Anderson at melissa.anderson@umassmed.edu. See flyer for more information.
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