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19th Annual Joel and Barbara Alpert Lecture in General Pediatrics
This year’s lecture will be held on Thursday, 6/9/16 at 8:00am in L112.
The guest lecturer will Benard Dreyer, MD, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at NYU School of Medicine.
The title of his lecture will be “The High Cost of Poverty: How Pediatrics can Ameliorate Its Effects on Child Health”.
We hope to see you there!
FACE Day of Action
Thank you to all who participated in the FACE Day of Action this year, May 6th. We had several students contribute to advocating for food security, access to healthcare, community, and education (FACE) to combat various facets of poverty at the community, state, and federal levels. Since we see so many patients at BMC for whom this is an integral concern, we spent time on the Day of Action writing letters to our state senators to support children in the community.
Match Panel 2016
We hosted a match panel for M4s who matched into pediatrics this March on 3/29! Our panel included several M4s with varied experiences, as well as Chief Resident at BCRP, Christine Cheston. Thank you to our panelists, who shared excellent advice and stories with us, and thank you to everyone who came!
Our panelists, and a few other M4s who were unable to make it, have shared their contact information, if you'd like to get in touch or have any questions:
Jessalyn Gale <jgale2@bu.edu>
Liat Bird <liatbird@bu.edu>
Leslie Maness ldmaness@bu.edu
Sara Holmstrom <sholms@bu.edu>
Charles Mackin <cmackin1@bu.edu>
Rachel Morgan <ramorgan@bu.edu>
Clare Timbie <ctimbie@bu.edu> - Child Neurology
Christine Cheston <Christine.Cheston@childrens.harvard.edu> - Chief Resident, BCR
2016 Residency Showcase for McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
*Please note how Northwestern University defines underrepresented. It is more broad than you may have expected. You may be interested in investigating this issue in other programs as well*
2016 Residency Showcase for McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University is offering diversity stipends up to $500 for prospective residents to attend the Ninth Annual Residency Showcase on Saturday, May 7, 2016. The stipends are intended to defray travel expenses to and from Chicago for students who show promise for our training programs. Medical students who will be graduating in 2017 are eligible to apply (must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident). Applications for the stipends must be received no later than April 1, 2016, and recipients will be notified no later than April 8, 2016.
Individuals must register for and attend the event to receive the stipend. McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University is the GME sponsor for the following institutions: Lurie Children’s Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Norwegian American Hospital, Lake Forest Hospital and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center.
The showcase will take place at the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm. The primary goal of this program is to diversify our residency program applicant pools, so we are particularly interested in attracting students with diverse backgrounds to attend. We define the following groups as underrepresented for all programs: Black (African/African American), Latino/Hispanic (Mexican American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Central American, South American), Native American, Native Hawaiian, and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender). Women are defined as underrepresented for: orthopedic surgery, surgery, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, urology, and plastic surgery. Men are defined as underrepresented for: obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, pediatrics, and family medicine.
We have an exciting agenda planned with a resident experiences panel, program directors selection factors panel, career development keynote and a recruitment fair where representatives from our 24 residency training programs will be present. Along with submitting the stipend application, please register at: http://mcgaw.northwestern.edu/diversity/residency-showcase Or go directly to the form here: https://mcgawmedicalcenternorthwesternuniversity.wufoo.com/forms/z9xbo2k0m3h9j1/
Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University welcome students from diverse backgrounds from the Class of 2017 to apply for senior elective rotations. We are providing stipends of up to $1,500 to qualified students to help defray the cost of an away rotation. Please review the full criteria for eligibility on the McGaw Medical Center website.
We define the following groups as underrepresented for our pediatrics program:
- Black(African/African American)
- Latino/Hispanic(Mexican American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Central American, South American)
- Native American/Native Hawaiian
- LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender)
- Men are also defined as underrepresented for Pediatrics
Application Information
- Please refer to the Visiting MD Student website here. Application requirements and further stipend information can be found on the Visiting Student Application Requirements page here.
• Students applying for the stipend are encouraged to apply no less than three months in advanceto assure adequate processing time for the supplemental application.
• All visiting student application materials must be submitted in addition to the Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine Supplemental form.Additional questions should be directed to Allison McCollum at visitingstudents@northwestern.edu.
Hopkins Elective for URM Students
Johns Hopkins Visiting Elective Program
Please see the above flyer for more information on this subsidized fourth year away elective for underrepresented minority students. Please contact the program with further questions and talk to your FSA if you are unsure if this is the opportunity for you.
Additionally, there are two graduating 4th years attending Hopkins the coming year, and another student who is finishing his intern year. If you're interested in getting in touch with any of them, please reach out.
Research Opportunity
Here is a research opportunity for the next 1-2 months.
We have conducting many interviews of pediatric providers and staff at three local community health centers about barriers and facilitators for behavioral health integration. We will need someone (ideally someone who has done human subjects and HIPAA training so we can quickly add to the IRB) to help us read and code transcripts.
Please email peds.busm@gmail.com to get in touch with the researcher.
Grand Rounds 3/24
PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
Thursday, March 24, 2016
BUSM, L-112
72 East Concord Street, 1st Floor
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
“Prenatal Screening”
By
Jodi F. Abbott, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Associate Professor
Department of Ob/Gyn
Boston University School of Medicine
Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.
Learning objectives: TBA
Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD
Dr. Abbott does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
8th Annual Meredith E. Drench Lecture: Down Syndrome
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| Eighth Annual Meredith E. Drench Lecture
“Keeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy: Medical Updates for Health Care Professionals”
Presented by Dr. Brian G. Skotko and Melissa J. Reilly Thursday, April 7, 2016 5:00-6:00 p.m. Questrom’s Rafiki B. Hariri Building, Room 105 595 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts
This talk will discuss new healthcare guidelines for people with Down syndrome from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Presenters will tackle common questions and concerns from patients’ parents about their sons and daughters with Down syndrome, providing answers and action steps based on the latest clinical research. About the speakers Dr. Skotko is a board-certified medical geneticist and co-director of the Down Syndrome Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has dedicated his career to children with cognitive and development disabilities. In 2001, he co-authored the national award-winning book, Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome and, most recently, Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters. Ms. Reilly works at the Massachusetts State House for Senator Jamie Eldridge and is a classroom assistant at the Learning Program of Boston as well as a motivational speaker. In 2013, she represented the United States as an alpine skier at the Special Olympics World Games in Pyeong Chang, South Korea. She was also a member of Team USA in 2005 at the World Games in Nagano, Japan. In May of 2010 Reilly was inducted into the Special Olympics Hall of Fame. Attendees are invited to a reception following the lecture in the atrium adjacent the auditorium.
Admission is free. The public is welcome.
Contact Katy Staley for more details or to request specific accommodations. You may also contact BU Disability Services at access@bu.edu. |
Third PEDS Scholars Night!
Update: We had an excellent turn out for our third PEDS Scholars Night! Thank you all who came!
Join us for our third PEDS Scholars Night on Monday, March 28th at 7pm at Dr. Rachel Thompson’s house. M4 Katie Enzer will be presenting about EKGs. RSVP required.
The Bill and Irving Harris Annual Lecture
Please email us at peds.busm@gmail.com if you attend this lecture for a follow-up evaluation. Hope to see you there!
THE BILL AND IRVING HARRIS ANNUAL LECTURE
Thursday, March 10, 2016
BUSM, L-112
72 East Concord Street, 1st Floor
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
“Reparation in Parent-Infant Interactions"
By
Edward Tronick, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor
University of Massachusetts Boston
Research Associate
Department of Newborn Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Faculty Director and Founder
University of Massachusetts Infant Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program
Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.
Learning objectives:
- Appreciate the central role of the mother-child dyad in buffering stress;
- Understand that risk factors are resource depleting in the present;
- See the interplay of risk factors, mechanisms, and the parent-child dyad in affecting outcome.
Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD
Dr. Tronick does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.