Medicine Residents' Posters Win Awards at Mass Medical Society Meeting

January 13, 2015

At the December 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society Meeting, two Internal Medicine residents received prizes for their posters.

Abid Shah MD, PGY2, won second place in the Clinical Vignette category for his poster, "Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma."
Melissa Loh MD, PGY3, won Honorable Mention in the Clinical Research Category for her poster titled, "Antipsychotic Use in the Hospitalized Elderly."

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"Clinic on Wheels" Delivers Preventive Care and Prepares Future Providers

December 13, 2019

Baystate Health was awarded a $1M CDN grant by TD Bank to fund, outfit, and operate a mobile health clinic that will improve access to preventive care in under-served urban and rural areas, while also training future healthcare professionals to bring care directly to the community.

Facing the opioid crisis means culture change for hospitals

December 02, 2019

In 2018, more than 2,000 people in Massachusetts lost their lives to opioid use disorder (OUD). Learn how Baystate's ED is tackling the crisis.

Veterans Have Unique Health Needs—But It's Important Not to Stereotype

November 19, 2019

Baystate Health is preparing healthcare providers to better serve veterans and their families by training both medical students and practicing medical professionals to understand health issues experienced by vets.

Students "Embedded" in Community Agencies: What They Learned

November 12, 2019

Medical and pharmacy students were "embedded" in service organizations this fall as part of their Population Health Clerkship. They presented their experiences to an audience of legislators, community members, and faculty at UMass Medical School's Baystate campus.

PURCH Medical School Track Featured on UMass Med Podcast

November 05, 2019

In this Voices of UMassMed podcast you'll learn how visits to a grocery store, jail, homeless shelter, and a car mechanic are used to teach population health concepts to medical students in Baystate's PURCH track.

Taking on the Vaping Crisis in Rural Teens

October 22, 2019

Medical students in Baystate’s PURCH Track are working with community groups to address the teen vaping crisis in rural Quaboag Hills—a region with higher vaping use than the national average among 8th, 10th and 12th graders.

Medical Student Publishes Research on Hepatitis C Treatment in a Homeless Community

September 26, 2019

Molly Ingemi, PURCH Class of 2021, co-authored an article on a successful community-based hepatitis C treatment program in Boston.

Neal Seymour, MD authors inaugural chapter on simulation in surgery text book

September 25, 2019

Dr. Neal Seymour, Professor at UMMS-Baystate and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Residency Program Director, Department of Surgery, has authored the inaugural chapter on simulation in Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 12th Edition.

Tara Catanzano, MD, FSCBTMR appointed to Association of University Radiologists (AUR) Board of Directors

September 24, 2019

Tara Catanzano, MD, FSCBTMR of Baystate Health's Department of Radiology has been appointed to Association of University Radiologists (AUR) Board of Directors.

Educator and Clinician Dr. Katie Jobbins Inspires Future Doctors

September 23, 2019

Kathryn Jobbins, DO, MS was honored with the 2019 American Medical Association Inspiration Award after being nominated by PURCH student Amanda Whitehouse.

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