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BCRP Welcomes New Intern Class
The Boston Combined Residency Program welcomes 42 new pediatric and 4 med-peds members of what promises to be one of the greatest and most diverse classes in its history. The new interns come from 20 states and 4 countries, went to 34 different colleges and 30 different medical schools, and majored in more than two dozen diverse subjects including, in addition to a wide variety of biological sciences, literature, English, anthropology, history, political science, business, economics, government, journalism, classics, religion, French, mathematics, bioengineering, chemical engineering, chemistry and music. Thirteen are PhDs or have PhD-like research experience and five hold MPH or other Masters degrees. Five of the new interns graduated from Harvard Medical School. Three attended the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Washington, Boston University, Stanford and SUNY Downstate. Dartmouth, Washington University and St Louis are the only other medical schools that are represented by more than one individual in the intern class. Several schools, including Eastern Virginia, Creighton, Iowa, Nebraska and Arkansas are new to the BCRP.
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Children's Hospital Boston Top Ranked by
U.S. News & World Report in the 2011-2012
Edition of the Best Children's Hospitals
Children's Hospital Boston ranked first in six out of the 10 specialties analyzed, including Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, and Urology. Children's Hospital Boston was the only hospital to place in the top three in all 10 specialties. It ranked second in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, and Neonatology and third in Pulmonology. Children's Hospital Boston was ranked first on an Honor Roll of the 11 hospitals that excelled in at least four of the 10 U.S. News specialty rankings.
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The Program for 2011 Adapts to New Duty Hour Standards
Based on the new ACGME Duty Hour Standards that go into effect for July 2011, BCRP leadership, the Residency Program Training Committee members, and residents from all three training years developed a new approach to call schedules and team structure to achieve compliance starting in July 2011. Read More...
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My First Day: New Residents Share Their Experiences
Decades pass, skill and confidence are cultivated, but every doctor remembers that first shift as a new resident. For Carmen Monthe-Dreze, MD, her initial shifts were rife with exhilaration - balanced with a healthy dose of fear.
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Senior Residents Engaged
Two of the BCRP senior residents, Bridget Canavan and Jon Hron, were at the Grand Canyon this past April and Bridget came away with a new RING! Congratulations to both.
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Residents Present Research at Pediatric Academic Societies
Twenty-five current and recent BCRP houseofficers submitted 29 abstracts of their research to the joint spring meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society of Pediatric Research in Denver, CO, April 30 to May 3. Three residents won resident research awards: Asya Agulnik, Errol Fields and Joyce Hsu.
The abstracts included (residents names in boldface): Read more...
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Julie Herlihy and Natasha Archer's Global Health Efforts
BCRP residents Julie Herlihy and Natasha Archer have long had strong interests in the health care of vulnerable populations in the developing world. Julie has focused particularly on global health in sub-Saharan Africa, whereas Natasha Has made major contributions in Haiti. Their recent efforts are contributing to the developing academic discipline of pediatric global health within the BCRP.
Read more about Julie here and Natasha here...
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Thyroid Storm Wins YMCA League Championship
Thyroid Storm, a basketball team in the West Suburban Basketball League (WSBL) composed of residents, former residents, husbands of residents, fellows, and attendings won the West Newton YMCA League championship last year.
Team members: (From left): Andrew Dauber (F), former resident and endocrine fellow; Carl Eriksson (C), former resident and ICU fellow; Joel Thompson (G) husband of a resident; Scott Paul (G), former resident and general pediatrician; Joel Berley (G), Harvard Dental School; Dennis Simon (F), former resident; Tony Olivero (G), CHB ICU Attending; Eric Glissmeyer (C) senior resident; Michael Silverman (G) former resident and current ID fellow; Dmitry Dukhovny (G), former resident and current NICU fellow.
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Meghan Weir Describes Her Residency Experiences
Recent BCRP graduate, Meghan Weir, has published a book on her experiences during her residency in the BCRP. The most memorable parts of her training are "the complicated kids and families, the hope she inspires in them, and the hope they give her in turn". The book is described as an "insider's account with better writing and more soul than most medical dramas". Meghan also writes the occasional article for the Boston Globe.
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