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BCRP Welcomes New Intern Class
The Boston Combined Residency Program welcomes 41 new pediatric and 4 med-peds members of what promises to be one of the best classes in its history. The new interns come from 20 states and 6 countries, went to 38 different colleges and 33 different medical schools, and majored in nearly two dozen diverse subjects including, in addition to a wide variety of biological sciences, anthropology, history, political science, sociology, business, economics, journalism, classics, religion, nursing, ecology, education, bioengineering, environmental engineering, chemistry and physics. Eight are PhDs or have PhD-like research experience and eight hold an MPH or other Masters degrees. Five of the new interns graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Three attended Yale and Stanford and two each came from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Vanderbilt and Minnesota. Several schools, including Eastern Virginia, Creighton and Mercer are new or relatively new to the BCRP. Read More...
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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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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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Residents Present Research at Pediatric Academic Societies
Eighteen current and recent BCRP houseofficers submitted 21 abstracts of their research to the joint spring meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society of Pediatric Research in Boston, MA, April 28 to May 1. Two residents won resident research awards: Errol Fields and Lakshmi Ganapathi.
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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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.
Read more about Meghan here...
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