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David Page, MD Receives TUSM 2013 Dean's Outstanding Mentor Award
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May 01, 2013: Tufts University School of Medicine's senior class (M'13) selected Dr. David Page, Department of Surgery, for its Dean's Outstanding Mentor Award for 2013.
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Radiology Residents Dustin Nguyen, DO and Abdullah Shaikh, MD Present at 113th ARRS Annual Meeting
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May 01, 2013: Drs. Dustin Nguyen and Abdullah Shaikh, both PGY 4 Radiology residents, were invited to participate in the 113th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society held in Washington, DC in April 2013.
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Shin Yin Lee, MD, is One of Ten Winners in ACP's 2013 National Associates Competition
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May 01, 2013: Dr. Shin Yin Lee's abstract was selected by the Membership Committee of the American College of Physicians (ACP) as one of ten winners of the 2013 National Associates Competition.
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Lisa Buckley, Nursing Clinical Research Scholar, Presents Study at Nursing Honor Society Event
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May 01, 2013: Principal Investigator Lisa Buckley, RN, presented the results of her year long study at Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Zeta at Large Scholarship Day at the Log Cabin on April 11, 2013.
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Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Selects Sora Al Rowas MD for Resident Award
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May 01, 2013: Dr. Sora Al Rowas, PGY 2 Internal Medicine resident, was selected to receive the Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine's (SCEGM) Resident Award.
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American Psychiatric Association Selects Dr. Benjamin Liptzin for 2013 Mentor Award
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May 01, 2013: Dr. Benjamin Liptzin, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, will receive the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) 2013 Assembly Member-in-Training (MIT) Mentor Award at the May 2013 APA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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Consumer Reports Ranks Teaching Hospitals on Key Safety Measures
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April 16, 2013: Consumer Reports' May 2013 issue ranks 258 U.S. teaching hospitals, including Baystate Medical Center, on five key safety measures.
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2013 Match: BMC Has 100% Match Rate for Categorical Positions
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April 01, 2013: Baystate Medical Center's 10 residency programs had an overall match rate of 100% for categorical positions (85 of 85), and 94% for all positions (87 of 92).
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Pharmacy Residency Match: All of Baystate's PGY-1 Residency Slots Filled
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April 01, 2013: PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Position Filled Via Early Commitment
Baystate Medical Center matched all five of its open PGY-1 pharmacy residency positions in the Pharmacy Residency Match in March 2013. The one PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy residency position was filled using the early commitment procedure.
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Baystate Midwifery & Women’s Health Practice Filmed as Part of Mama Sherpas Documentary
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April 01, 2013: A film crew shooting footage for the documentary, The Mama Sherpas, followed the nurse midwives at Baystate Midwifery & Women’s Health Practice in the course of their work during the week of March 12, 2013.
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Graduate Medical Education Administrators Selected to Present at ACGME Coordinator Forum
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April 01, 2013: "The World Outside of Your Silo: Building an Engaged, Collaborative Community of Coordinators within an Institution” was presented by Gail Wall, C-TAGME, Program Administrator for the Internal Medicine Residency, and Martha Anderson, Graduate Medical Education Program Analyst.
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2013 Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Education Goes to Steven Fischel, MD
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April 01, 2013: Dr. Steven Fischel, Psychiatry Residency Program Director, was selected by the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society (MPS) for their Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Education.
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Tanya Dorman, C-TAGME Elected Region I Alternate Representative for ARCOG
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April 01, 2013: Tanya Dorman, Program Administrator for the Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency program, was elected Region I alternate representative for American Residency Coordinators in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ARCOG) in February 2013.
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2013 Baystate Research Incubator Fund Award Winners
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March 01, 2013: The Baystate Research Incubator Fund provides internal grants in the form of “seed” money to encourage research. 2013 Incubator Fund grants were awarded in December 2012 for a January 2013 start date.
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Successful AAHRPP Reaccreditation Site Visit for Baystate Human Research Protection Program
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March 01, 2013: The Baystate HRPP has been engaged for several months in the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) reaccreditation process. During the recent reaccreditation site visit, site visitors had high praises for Baystate, the HRPP, and everyone they interviewed.
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Geriatric Medicine Fellows Receive Scholarships to Attend Futures Program
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March 01, 2013: Both Geriatric Medicine fellows, Wanda Colon-Cartagena, MD and Remya Tharackal Ravindran, MD, have received scholarship support to attend the “Futures” program at the annual March meeting of the American Medical Directors’ Association.
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Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Selects Lauren Meade for Council
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March 01, 2013: Dr. Lauren Meade, Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, has been selected to serve on Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Council.
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Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Re-accredited for a Maximum 5 Years
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March 01, 2013: The Residency Review Committee for Obstetrics-Gynecology has re-accredited the Obstetrics-Gynecology residency program for five years, the highest possible.
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Brendan Kelly, MD Receives the 2013 Aisner Award in Physical Diagnosis Teaching
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March 01, 2013: Dr. Brendan Kelly, Associate Program Director of the Medicine-Pediatrics residency program, is one of two winners of the 2013 Mark Aisner, MD Award for Excellence in Teaching Physical Diagnosis.
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine is First in the State to be AIUM Accredited in Fetal Echocardiography
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February 01, 2013: As of November 2012, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) gave its first Massachusetts accreditation in Fetal Echocardiography to Baystate Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
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Surgery Residents Win Top Gun Competition at American College of Surgeons Meeting
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February 01, 2013: Surgery residents Connie Rossini (PGY5), Kaitlyn Wong (PGY3), and Matthew Kronick (PGY1) won the Top Gun Competition of surgical skills at the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons's 59th Annual Meeting on December 1, 2012.
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Baystate Chapter of the American Geriatrics Society Active in Community Education
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February 01, 2013: In the latter half of 2012, Internal Medicine resident members of the Baystate Chapter of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) have led four well-received teaching sessions for about 130 members of Baystate's Senior Class, a health and wellness program for adults 55 and older.
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Radiology Resident Abdullah Shaikh, MD Publishes Gastroenterology Book
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February 01, 2013: Dr. Abdullah Shaikh, PG4 Radiology resident, has authored "50 Gastrointestinal Cases and Associated Imaging" which has been published by Tfm Publishing Ltd.
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Barbara Richard Continues Role on NCURA Advisory Committee
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February 01, 2013: Barbara Richard, MA, Director, Sponsored Programs Administration, has accepted an invitation from the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Region 1 to remain on its Advisory Committee to the Chair for 2013.
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Ibitoro Osakwe MD Promoted to Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
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January 01, 2013: Dr. Ibitoro Osakwe has accepted the position of Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism in the Department of Medicine after serving as Interim Chief since 2011.
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SUNY Downstate Medical Center Selects Richard Engelman MD for Master Teacher Award in Surgery
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January 01, 2013: Dr. Richard Engelman, Chief of Cardiac Surgical Research, was chosen by the Alumni Association of the College of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center to receive the Phillip E. Lear, MD Master Teacher Award in Surgery.
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