Ahmad Almehmadi PERIO 15 Recognized at BU Science & Engineering Research Symposium
Ahmad Almehmadi’s PERIO 15 research was selected as the winner of the GSDM Dean’s Award at the March 21, BU Science & Engineering Research Symposium. His poster was titled, “The Use of VWC2 Protein as a Novel Approach to Induce Bone Formation.” His research mentor was Associate Professor Dr. Yoshiyuki Mochida. Almehmadi explains his research, […]
20 Employees Recognized by University for Years of Service
In a luncheon held March 28, in Metcalf Hall at the George Sherman Union, employees from GSDM were recognized for 10 and 25 years of service. Employees eligible to be honored for 10 years of service included: Dr. Corinna Culler, Mr. Daniel Hyacinthe, Ms. Deborah Redden-Tyler, Ms. Dee Devlin, Dr. Gurkan Goktug, Dr. Ishwar Bhatia, […]
Fourth-year Students Ignite Interest in Global Health
A motivational luncheon presentation was hosted by Extramural Programs on April 6. The luncheon was led by Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Kathy Held and featured testimonials from fourth-year DMD students who have traveled on an international elective externship in the last year. These students visited Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico to provide […]
Students on a Roll
For the third year in a row the student team defeated the faculty and staff team at the Annual SNDA Basketball Game. The final score was extremely close but the students eked out another victory by a margin of only three points. Cheerleaders got in on the action again this year and Dean Jeffrey W. […]
Curriculum Summit II Works to Design a Group Practice Model for GSDM
Members of the Curriculum Summit II, led by Summit Co-Chairs Drs. Carl McManama and Cataldo Leone, met March 29 and 30, at the Hotel Commonwealth, to address the following objectives: Create a patient-centered clinical education construct for faculty-guided, student-provided, high quality care of patients that begins in a centralized diagnostic center and transitions to group […]
Students Explore the Possibilities at GSDM Career Fair
Students considering their career path visited the 2nd Annual GSDM Career Fair in Hiebert Lounge on April 5. Student Affairs hosted the fair, which drew 15 vendors, ranging from local large group practices, to state dental associations (as far away as California), to the armed forces. Vendor representatives discussed potential career opportunities with the 150 […]
GSDM Community Shows Creative Side
Several students and staff members from GSDM submitted their work to the 22nd Annual Art Days, held March 26 and 27. All students, faculty, and staff of the BU Medical Campus were encouraged to submit their artwork of any medium, which was displayed in a gallery, set up in the Hiebert Lounge. Art Days was […]
In Memoriam: Kristen Donovan
Senior Patient Coordinator Kristen Donovan passed away on Thursday, March 29th. Her obituary is reprinted below. Kristen Leigh Donovan, 30, of Brookline, MA (formerly of Milford), died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family and fought bravely until the end. Kristen […]
GSDM Community “Engages” at 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition
Members of the GSDM community headed south in mid-March for the 2012 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session & Exhibition, held in Orlando, Florida. The theme of this year’s Annual Session was “ENGAGE,” and participants were encouraged to see the future—not just of dental education, but of all health professions education. Assistant Professor Brenda […]
GSDM Community Takes on AADR Annual Meeting
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) 2012 Annual Meeting was held in Tampa, Florida this year and many members of the GSDM community attended. Many faculty and students also presented at the meeting. Faculty presenters included Drs. Dan Nathanson, Frank Oppenheim, Eva Helmerhorst, George Huang, Raul Garcia, Elizabeth Krall Kaye, and Guo-xian Wei. Dr. […]