Congratulations to Karla Damus on the publication of her book entitled Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait that describes her program in Kentucky to reduce preterm birth rates over 60 months, and provides evidence for an effective intervention that can be applied in other communities. From the Back Cover Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait® […]
“Clinical services and patient outcomes improved at a hospital network in Lesotho after its operations were shifted from the government to a public-private partnership, a new study led by Boston University global health researchers reports. The study in the journal Health Affairsgauged changes that occurred after the government of Lesotho entered into a partnership with […]
On July 21st over 50 medical students and over 20 Family Medicine faculty and residents participated in a new program, Second Year Launch! The event took place on the afternoon before the second year curriculum began. Students participated in hands on workshops run by DFM faculty and residents. Workshops included: Vaginal delivery Summer Emergencies Suturing […]
July We Must Be Sure to Keep Primary Care Path Well Tended (letter published in The Globe)- Dr. Jeffrey Samet and Dr. Brian Jack June A Public-Private Partnership Improves Clinical Performance In A Hospital Network In Lesotho -Nathalie McIntosh, Aria Grabowski, Brian Jack, Elizabeth Limakatso Nkabane-Nkholongo, and Taryn Vian The Call To A New Kind Of Care: Integrative Medicine […]
Congratulations to Stephanie Charles for Receiving the PEI Scholarship Stephanie Charles received a scholarship to work in Haiti this summer funded by Project Medishare Click below for more information: http://www.projectmedishare.org/ http://www.cirpei.org/haiti-relief-program/ PCORI Award for TARGET Trial Congratulations to Dr. Saper for the funding of a new 13.9 million dollar five-year award from PCORI for the […]
Faculty: Welcome Meredith Amos, MD! Meredith is recently finished her residency here at BU and will be working at Uphams Corner and on 6 West. Welcome Lindsay Corse, MD! Lindsay finished her residency as well this past May and will spend the upcoming year as the chief resident. She will have a clinical practice at […]
The Healer’s Art, originally developed and offered by Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen at UCSF in 1993, is a curriculum designed to address the human dimension of medicine. This 15-hour elective course is now offered at over 60 medical schools in North America and is now in its tenth year at BU Medical School. Course topics […]
STFM has launched a new yearlong fellowship for mid-career and senior faculty in clinical leadership roles. The inaugural class of the Leading Change Fellowship will begin at the 2015 STFM Conference on Practice Improvement in December. The fellowship curriculum and resources will educate and empower family medicine faculty to lead change within their institutions, larger […]
The Lynne Stevens Memorial Committee is very pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Stevens Award for Research or Practice Improvement, a program to improve the health care system’s response to women impacted by gender-based violence. This year’s winner is Naomi Ko MD MPH. Dr. Ko is an oncologist and health services researcher seeking […]