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BCRP Welcomes New Intern Class
The Boston Combined Residency Program welcomes 45 new members of what promises to be one of the greatest and most diverse classes in its history. The new interns come from 18 states and eight countries, went to 38 different colleges and 32 different medical schools, and majored in two dozen diverse subjects including, in addition to a wide variety of biological sciences, literature, sociology, anthropology, international relations, religion, nutrition, environmental science, computer science, biomedical and chemical engineering, chemistry and physics. Thirteen are PhDs or have PhD-like research experience and six hold MPH or other Masters degrees, including one MBA. Six of the new interns graduated from Harvard Medical School. Northwestern, Albert Einstein, Case-Western Reserve, Boston University and the University of Texas Southwestern are the only other medical schools that are represented by more than one individual in the intern class. Read More...
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Genevieve Preer and Chén Kenyon Advocate for Children's Healthcare
Genevieve Preer and Chén Kenyon testified in February before a joint session of the Massachusetts House and Senate Ways and Means Committee on the proposed 2010 budget for Health and Human Services for the state. They emphasized the importance of maintaining valuable services for poor children even in the setting of tough economic times, and the risk of creating two standards of care if private and public reimbursement rates continue to diverge. Read more...
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Brian Skotko Provides National Leadership for Children with Down Syndrome
Senior resident Brian Skotko has dedicated much of his enormous energy toward helping children with cognitive and development disabilities. In 2001 he co-authored the national award-winning book, Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome, which celebrates the accomplishments of persons with Down Syndrome. Read more...
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Brett Nelson and Julie Herlihy's Global Health Efforts
BCRP residents Brett Nelson and
Julie Herlihy have long had strong
interests in health care for vulnerable
populations in the developing
world, and their recent efforts are
contributing to the developing academic
discipline of pediatric global
health. Read more...
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Residents Present Research at Pediatric Academic Societies
Seventeen BCRP houseofficers presented research they did during residency at the Pediatric Academic Societies spring meeting in Baltimore, MD, May 2-5. Three residents won the prestigious SPR Resident Research Award. Read more...
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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 this 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), Chief Resident; Tony Olivero (G), CHB ICU Attending; Eric Glissmeyer (C) junior resident; Michael Silverman (G) senior resident; Dmitry Dukhovny (G), former resident and NICU fellow.
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Ari Bernstein Publishes Book on the Importance of Maintaining Biodiversity
Recent BCRP graduate Aaron Bernstein is a lead author and co-editor, along with Eric Chivian, of Sustaining Life, a new book published by Oxford University Press and co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Environmental Program and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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