|
| |
|
Rules and Regulations Are Not What Research is All About
|
|
May 01, 2012: But Research Integrity Officer Anita Sarros Will Help You Comply (and More)
Baystate's Research Integrity Officer Anita Sarro, RN, MS, JD, is spreading the word that she is a resource for the ethical dimensions of research, not just the legal ones.
|
| |
|
Basmah Abdalla, MD Selected for SCEGM Resident Award Summit
|
|
May 01, 2012: Dr. Basmah Abdalla, PGY2 Internal Medicine resident, was nominated by her Program Director, Dr. Kevin Hinchey, and selected by the leadership of SCEGM to participate in the 9th Annual Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Resident Award Summit.
|
| |
|
Vijay Gadiraju, MD, Wins NEJM Scholar Essay Contest
|
|
May 01, 2012:
|
| |
|
Dr. Grace Mitchell's AUR Meeting Poster Solicited for Journal Article
|
|
May 01, 2012:
|
| |
|
Tufts University School of Medicine Bestows Teaching Awards on Baystate Faculty and Housestaff
|
|
May 01, 2012: Tufts University School of Medicine Class of 2010 has selected the following Baystate Medical Center faculty and housestaff to be honored with teaching awards.
|
| |
|
Two Internal Medicine Residents Win Society of General Internal Medicine Awards
|
|
May 01, 2012: Sonali Arora, MD and Payal Jhawar, MD, both PGY2 Internal Medicine residents, won awards at the 2012 Society of General Internal Medicine meeting.
|
| |
|
2012 Pharmacy Residency Match Fills All of Baystate's PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Slots
|
|
April 01, 2012: Baystate Medical Center matched all five of its open PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency positions in the Pharmacy Residency Match that took place on March 21, 2012.
This year's Match had both the highest number of participating candidates and the most positions filled since the program's inception in 1979. Pharmacy residency are competitive—1,438 of this year's PGY-1 candidates did not match.
|
| |
|
Emergency Medicine Residents Win 2nd Place in National Video Contest
|
|
April 01, 2012: Emergency medicine PGY2 residents Sundeep Shukla and John Fialkovich, and Dr. Rakesh Talati, emergency medicine faculty member, placed second in the Emergency Medicine Physicians' Annual Video Contest.
|
| |
|
2012 Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute Awards Go to Two Baystate Investigators
|
|
March 01, 2012: Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Studies Awards include both Catalyst or Methods Development grants.
|
| |
|
TUSM Distinguished Faculty Award to Ben Liptzin, Baystate Medical Center
|
|
January 01, 2012: Dr. Benjamin Liptzin, Chair, Department of Psychiatry and international expert in geriatric psychiatry, has been honored with the Tufts University School of Medicine's Distinguished Faculty Award for 2011.
|
| |
|
IRBNet Ethics in Human Subject Protection Award Won by Baystate HRPP
|
|
January 01, 2012: Karen Christianson RN, BSN, CCRP and the Baystate Human Research Protection Program were presented with IRBNet's Ethics in Human Subject Protection Award at the PRIM&R conference on December 3, 2011.
|
| |
|
Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Research Aims to Be Model of Advocacy-Driven Research
|
|
November 01, 2011: The new Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Research (ROH CBCR) wants to make sure their research is relevant and focused, especially because they are getting funding from the community—the Rays of Hope Foundation has awarded them $1.5 million over 5 years.
|
| |
|
Garry Welch, PhD, Awarded McKesson Foundation Mobilizing For Health Grant
|
|
November 01, 2011: Dr. Garry Welch, Director, Behavioral Medicine Research, received the Mobilizing for Health grant for his project, "Developing and field testing an integrated mHealth solution to improve daily adherence to medications and blood glucose and blood pressure monitoring among older Type 2 diabetes patients."
|
| |
|
Elisabeth Bennett, PhD Elected Graduate Medical Education Representative for NEGEA
|
|
November 01, 2011: Dr. Elisabeth Bennett, PhD, Director, Education Research and Development, was elected to a 2-year term as Graduate Medical Education Representative for for AAMC's Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA). NEGEA is the regional committee of the AAMC’s national Group on Educational Affairs (GEA).
|
| |
|
"I'm Not Intimidated by Boston." Dr. Tashanna Myers Boosts Baystate's Clinical Trials
|
|
October 01, 2011: When Tashanna Myers, MD, Gynecologic Oncologist, arrived at Baystate Medical Center in August 2009, 2 major gynecologic studies were closing and there were no new protocols. Today, there are 20 active protocols covering all major gynecologic cancer sites, and 300+ women have been enrolled in clinical trials this year alone.
|
| |
|
Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc, Awarded 5-year NIH-NHLBI Grant for COPD Study
|
|
September 01, 2011: Dr. Peter Lindenauer, Director, Center for Quality of Care Research, received the $2.4 million award for his study, "Implementation and Outcomes of Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD."
|
| |
|
John Rousou, MD Awarded NIH-Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSN) Grant
|
|
September 01, 2011: Dr. John Rousou, Chief, Cardiac Surgery Division, will be the Principal Investigator as Baystate joins Brigham & Womens, USC and 6 other satellite sites for the study, "Surgical Interventions for Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation."
|
| |
|
Jane Garb Invited Panelist at HHS-Sponsored Health Data Initiative Forum
|
|
August 01, 2011: Presentation Highlights Baystate Medical Center's Innovations in Healthcare Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The Health Data Initiative Forum—whose 700 attendees were from the NIH, academia, public health, private business, and healthcare sectors—brought together data suppliers and data appliers on June 9, 2011 in Bethesda, MD with the aim of stimulating innovative use of publicly available health data to develop computer "apps" and services to improve health.
|
| |
|
Richard Engelman, MD Chosen as Faculty for Thoracic Surgical Directors Association's "Boot Camp"
|
|
August 01, 2011: Dr. Richard Engelman, Division of Cardiac Surgery, was one of 38 senior thoracic surgeons in the US who participated in TSDA's fourth annual "boot camp" training session for surgical trainees from around the country at the University of North Carolina on July 14 - 17.
|
| |
|
Tala Elia, MD Wins Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Clinical Pathologic Case Semi-finals
|
|
August 01, 2011: Will Compete in Finals at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
Dr. Tala Elia, Department of Emergency Medicine, had the winning Clinical Pathologic Case (CPC) presentation at the June meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in Boston.
|
| |
|
Baystate's Robotic Surgical Simulator (RoSS) Lends a Guiding Hand to Novice Surgeons
|
|
July 01, 2011: Baystate Medical Center Simulation Center's newly acquired Robotic Surgical Simulator (RoSS) is a training system that uses virtual reality to closely approximate the look and feel of the da Vinci surgical robot. It teaches the body position, hand articulation, foot movement and coordination, and robotic field visualization required to perform robot-assisted surgery.
|
| |
|
12th Annual Research Week Showcases Research at Baystate
|
|
June 01, 2011: Residents, fellows, nurses and faculty submitted 95 abstracts representing their research projects—up from 82 submitted in 2010— for Research Week held from May 17-20 2011.
|
| |
|
Michael Rosenblum, MD Joins Masshealth Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative Steering Committee
|
|
June 01, 2011: Dr. Michael Rosenblum, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, was invited to join the steering committee of the PCMHI—a statewide initiative to create a more efficient and effective model of health care delivery.
|
| |
|
Two Graduate Medical Program Administrators Certified by TAGME
|
|
June 01, 2011: Tanya Vancini, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program Administrator, and Gail Wall, Internal Medicine Fellowship Program Administrator, passed their Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME) National Board for Certification examinations in Spring 2011.
|
| |
|
Dr. Peter Lindenauer Joins NIH'S Center for Scientific Review Study Section
|
|
May 01, 2011: Dr. Peter Lindenauer, Director, Center for Quality of Care Research, will be starting a 3 year term at the Health Services Organization and Delivery (HSOD) study section in June 2011.
|
| |
|
Tufts University Students Spending 2010 at Baystate Fare Well in 2011 Match
|
|
May 01, 2011: TUSM students who completed all of their 5 core clerkships at Baystate Medical Center in 2010 were accepted into residency programs throughout the U.S.
|
| |
|
Fledgling Office of Technology Transfer Promoting and Protecting Intellectual Properties
|
|
May 01, 2011: Established only 5 years ago, Baystate's Office of Technology Transfer has accomplished quite a bit recently.
Several Baystate inventions are being shepherded through the patent application process and 3 license agreements have been concluded.
|
| |
|
2011 Match: BMC Has 94% Match Rate for Categorical Positions
|
|
April 01, 2011: Baystate Medical Center's 10 residency programs had an overall match rate of 94% for categorical positions (64 of 68), and 90% for all positions (65 of 72).
|
| |
|
2 Ob-Gyn Faculty Members Receive ACOG-ACNM Prize for Paper on Collaborative Practice
|
|
April 01, 2011: Susan DeJoy, Chief, Division of Midwifery and Community Health, and Dr. Ronald Burkman, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, are the authors of "Successful Models of Collaborative Practice: The Baystate Story." Their paper was awarded second prize in the category of academic programs by the joint American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/ American College of Nurse-Midwives committee on the Issue of the Year.
|
| |
|
Tufts University School of Medicine Class of 2011 Bestows Teaching Awards
|
|
March 01, 2011: Tufts University School of Medicine Class of 2011 has selected 48 Baystate Medical Center faculty and 49 housestaff to be honored with teaching awards. The awards will be presented at the TUSM Senior Class Dinner.
|
| |
|
All Internal Medicine Fellowships Receive Maximum Continuing Accreditation of 5 Years
|
|
March 01, 2011: Each of the 9 Internal Medicine fellowship programs underwent rigorous site visits by the Residency Review Committee (RRC) in 2010 to evaluate the level of fellow education and program supervision against established RRC standards. The result—the maximum accreditation cycle possible for all Internal Medicine fellowship programs.
|
| |
|
Psychiatry Department Chair at Baystate Medical Center Wins American Psychiatric Association Award
|
|
February 01, 2011: Dr. Benjamin Liptzin, Chair of Baystate Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry, received this award for his demonstrated leadership and outstanding work in clinical practice, training, or research in geriatric psychiatry
|
| |
|
Baystate's Radiology Program Recognized at Radiological Society of North America's Annual Meeting
|
|
January 03, 2011: At the 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) held November 28–December 3, 2010 in Chicago, BMC radiology residents had 6 educational exhibits, 2 of which won Certificate of Merit Awards. They were selected for this honor from among the 1,915 educational exhibits presented.
|
| |
|
Baystate's IRB Cycle Times Compare Favorably to Other AAHRPP Member Institutions
|
|
January 03, 2011: AAHRPP released results of metrics of IRB cycle times for its member institutions in July 2010 for the first time. Baystate demonstrated better-than-average cycle times for 4 of the 5 measures, with only the overall cycle time for convened board reviews needing improvement.
|
| |
|
Pritesh Gandhi, 4th Year Medical Student, Creates Medical Mentorship—A Community Service Project
|
|
December 03, 2010: The mentorship project, an initiative of Gandhi's non-profit Effect Health, pairs up medical students with 9th - 12th graders from Springfield-area high schools who are interested in becoming physicians.
|
| |
|
Benjamin Liptzin MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Awarded 2010 Weinberg Family Prize
|
|
December 03, 2010: Dr. Benjamin Liptzin received the Weinberg Prize for his outstanding work as a teacher, leader, and researcher and advocate in geriatric psychiatry.
|
| |
|
Academic Affairs Forms New Office of Education Research and Development
|
|
December 03, 2010: The Education Research and Development (ERD) Office was created to conduct independent and collaborative medical education research, mentor faculty in education development and research, and develop and promote faculty development in areas related to education research.
|
| |
|
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Residencies Awarded $6.7 Million in HRSA Grants
|
|
November 05, 2010: Baystate's 2 awards are part of $167.3 million in ber 2010: Primary Care Residency Expansion (PCRE) grants—$16 million in Massachusetts—that will go towards building the primary care workforce and providing community-based prevention by funding 82 accredited residency training programs in general pediatrics, general internal medicine, and family medicine.
|
| |
|
Center for Quality of Care Research Investigators Awarded 2 AHRQ Grants
|
|
October 15, 2010: Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc, Director of CQCR, and Michael Rothberg, MD, MPH, have each been awarded a 3-year grant from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which together represent nearly 2 million dollars in research funding to Baystate Medical Center's Center for Quality of Care Research.
|
| |
|
Faculty Development Efforts Focus on Developing Teaching and Research Skills
|
|
October 15, 2010: Over the past few years Baystate Medical Center has prioritized faculty development as a means to strengthen residency and fellowship programs by addressing the specific needs of faculty, residents and fellows. All faculty development opportunities are now conveniently listed on 1 calendar that is accessible to all.
|
| |
|
Baystate Simulation Center Re-Accredited as a Level I Comprehensive Education Institute
|
|
August 06, 2010: The Baystate Simulation Center was awarded reaccreditation at the June 23-29, 2010 meeting of the American College of Surgeons Accreditation Review Committee.
|
| |
|
Baystate Human Research Protection Program Achieves Full Accreditation by AAHRPP
|
|
July 01, 2010: On June 11, 2010, following a rigorous application process, Baystate joined the ranks of 214 other organizations worldwide, such as Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital Boston, that have earned AAHRPP accreditation.
|
| |
|
Center for Quality of Care Research Study of Doctor-Rating Websites Gets Mainstream Media Attention
|
|
July 01, 2010: Four researchers from the Center for Quality of Care Research published a study, "Patients’ Evaluations of Health Care Providers in the Era of Social Networking: An Analysis of Physician-Rating Websites", online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The work has garnered quite a bit coverage by media outlets such as Boston.com and the Los Angeles Times.
|
| |
|
James Stewart, MD Receives Appreciation Award for Role in Medical Oncology In-training Exam
|
|
July 01, 2010: The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Medical Oncology Program Directors honored Dr. Stewart, Chief, Hematology and Oncology Division, with an award for his outstanding leadership in the development of the National Medical Oncology In-Training Examination for Fellows.
|
| |
|
Center for Quality of Care Research Is Featured in JAMA
|
|
June 16, 2010: New study advances understanding of best treatment for chronic lung disease.
|
| |
|
Winthrop Whitcomb, MD Inducted as 1 of 3 Inaugural “Masters in Hospital Medicine"
|
|
June 01, 2010: Dr. Winthrop Whitcomb, Department of Internal Medicine, was inducted by the Society of Hospital Medicine as 1 of 3 founding and inaugural “Masters in Hospital Medicine” at its annual meeting in Washington DC.
|
| |
|
Midwifery Education Program Graduates Its 17th Class
|
|
May 31, 2010: On May 7, 2010 Leela Joy and Amanda Molter graduated from the Midwifery Education Program (MEP).
|
| |
|
First Patient Enrolled in National Study of Pioneering Surgery Technique
|
|
May 11, 2010: Surgeons at Baystate Medical Center have enrolled the first patient in a national multi-center study of the potential for a new surgical technique to be as effective and safe as traditional approaches while at the same time reducing recovery time, infection rates, postsurgical scarring and perhaps even health costs.
|
| |
|
Baystate Medical Center Awarded Full Institutional Accreditation for 4 Years
|
|
May 07, 2010: At the April 13, 2010 meeting of the ACGME Institutional Review Committee, Baystate Medical Center received continued full institutional accreditation for 4 years as the institutional sponsor of ACGME-accredited residencies and fellowships.
|
| |
|
Baystate Faculty & Housestaff Receive TUSM Class of 2010 Teaching Awards
|
|
May 07, 2010: Tufts University School of Medicine Class of 2010 has selected 3 Baystate Medical Center faculty and housestaff to be honored with teaching awards.
|
| |
|
IRS Decides Some Residents Are Eligible for FICA Refund
|
|
April 22, 2010: The IRS has made an administrative decision that some residents and fellows are eligible for a refund for the FICA (social security and Medicare) taxes.
|
| |
|
BMC Has 100 Percent Match Rate for Categorical Positions in 2010 Match
|
|
April 01, 2010: All 10 of Baystate Medical Center's residency programs participate in the National Resident Matching Program. They performed well with with an overall match rate of 100% for categorical positions (59 of 59), and 98% for all positions (62 of 63 positions).
|
| |
|
BMC Chief of Cardiology advances understanding of common type of heart attack
|
|
March 23, 2010: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass, chief of the Division of Cardiology at Baystate Medical Center, presented findings last week at the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific Sessions 2010, advancing the medical community’s understanding of the best treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a common--and deadly--type of heart attack.
|
| |
|
3 Baystate Faculty Win Innovations in Education Grants
|
|
March 01, 2010: Drs. Harry Hoar III and John O'Reilly, Department of Pediatrics, and Dr. Gladys Fernandez, Department of Surgery, have won three of the seven Tufts University School of Medicine Innovations In Education Grants.
|
| |
|
Two New Books From Baystate Faculty
|
|
March 01, 2010: Spring 2010 saw new books published by 2 faculty members from the Psychiatry Department.
|
| |
|
REACH Launches New International Health Travel Grants Program for Residents and Fellows
|
|
February 01, 2010: REACH (Residents Educated in Alternative Cultures and Health)—Baystate's global health initiative—has established the International Health Travel Grants Program in order to provide some financial support to residents and fellows seeking a global health experience and to encourage them to incorporate international health as part of their careers.
|
| |
|
Baystate Physician Spouses Association a Welcome Addition
|
|
January 01, 2010: Over the last year, an association for the spouses and families of Baystate residents and fellows has been formed. Christine Freda, whose husband is an attending physician in Nephrology, is the group’s president, and Shelby Mundy, whose husband is a Surgery resident, is vice-president.
|
| |
