Voices of UMass Chan

UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (Lahey), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, have received approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) to establish a new regional medical school campus in Burlington. LCME is the accrediting body for medical schools in the United States and Canada.   The UMass Chan-Lahey regional campus will emphasize leadership, heal...

MD/MBA student Emilee Herringshaw is focused on projects that support patient-driven solutions. The aspiring dermatologist shares stories of her life living with diabetes on her blog. Learn more about the MBA dual-degree program in a Voices of UMass podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/umasschan/mba-podcast-3?in=umasschan/sets/season-4-voices-of-umassmed

Few people are aware of cytomegalovirus, referred to as CMV, even though more than half of Americans are infected with it by the age of 40, according to infectious disease expert Laura Gibson, MD’94, in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast. For more information about CMV, visit https://www.nationalcmv.org or www.nowiknowcmv.com.

Jeremy Luban, MD, the David J. Freelander Professor in AIDS Research and professor of molecular medicine, discusses the latest SARS COV-2 variant of concern and the future of vaccines in the fight against COVID. Dr. Luban also reflects on what researchers have learned in the last three years, in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast episode.

In this podcast, Marlina Duncan, EdD, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, and Sharina Person, PhD, the Dr. Marcellette G. Williams Senior Scholar and vice chair and professor of population & quantitative health sciences, explain why it is important for the UMass Chan Medical School community to participate in the upcoming Diversity Engagement Survey. Dr. Person was instrumental in the cre...

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant increase in adolescents and young adults with eating disorders being admitted to inpatient treatment and outpatient programs, according to a recent study by Sydney M. Hartman-Munick, MD’15, assistant professor of pediatrics. Read about it on UMass Chan News: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2022/12/umass-chan-study-finds-increase-in-treatment-for-...

Melanie Ostiguy’s ballet students were inspired to pursue health care careers after she told them she was studying to become a nurse. Melanie Ostiguy, RN, pivoted from teaching ballet and working as a per-diem secretary at Heywood Hospital in Gardner to enrolling in the Graduate Entry Pathway. Learn about the GEP Pathway: https://www.umassmed.edu/gsn/academics/graduate-entry-pathway/ Learn more ab...

UMass Chan experts break down common questions around at-home COVID-19 tests in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast.

Third-year medical student Naaz Daneshvar is an advocate for patients and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Daneshvar worked to make a course called Operation House Call a requirement for first-year students in the Chan School of Medicine. Read more about it here: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2022/11/medical-student-provides-a-voice-for-patients-and-families...

A new Voices of UMass Chan podcast describes how the Office of Well-Being and the Employee Assistance Program is helping to promote a culture of wellness for faculty, staff and students in the UMass Chan Medical School community. Find information about the OWB on UMass Chan's Sharepoint site at OWB. Contact the Office of Well-Being at: owb.umassmed.edu Contact the Employee Assitance at: eap.umassm...

Mary Antonelli, PhD, RN, MPH, provides an overview of the Master in Science Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership Program in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School.

In this podcast episode, we discuss the COVID-19 bivalent vaccines, including how bivalent vaccines are used, and also what to expect for this year’s flu season. The guest in this episode is Jennifer Wang, MD, professor of medicine.

UMass Chan medical student Theo Eldore has been recognized for his contributions furthering the development of LGBTQIA+ research and community. In the podcast, you can learn about his community-based research and advocacy. You can read about it here: https://bit.ly/3AyHndM

Johanna M. Seddon, MD, ScM, discusses the causes, prevention and treatment of macular degeneration in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast. More information about the adult macular degeneration risk score calculator can be found at: www.seddonriskscore.org

Chancellor Michael F. Collins kicks off the new academic year in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast.

Cori Bargmann, PhD, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, head of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, and the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor at The Rockefeller University, delivered the keynote address at UMass Chan Medical School's 49th Commencement. Listen to Dr. Bargmann's full speech in this episode of the Voices of UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. B...

In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, Yael Dvir, MD, and Bruce Waslick, MD, describe how the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program supports Massachusetts pediatricians caring for struggling children and their families, one phone call at a time.

In this episode, Marlina Duncan, vice chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion at UMass Chan Medical School discusses the institution's focus on building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment on campus.

In this episode, Miguel Sena-Esteves, PhD, associate professor of neurology, discusses the mission of UMass Chan Medical School's Translational Institute for Molecular Therapeutics. Learn more about the Translational Institute for Molecular Therapeutics, click here: https://www.umassmed.edu/translational-institute-for-molecular-therapeutics/ Dr. Sena-Esteves wrote an article The Conversation about...

Learn about UMass Chan’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast. The UMass Chan community is encouraged to help and provide their ideas via email: growing.green@umassmed.edu The full five-year Sustainability and Climate Action Plan can be found here: https://www.umassmed.edu/growinggreen/newsletter/climate-action-plan-2021-2026/ For more on-campus initiatives,...

The UMass Chan Medical School Scribe Fellowship is a one-year curriculum for highly motivated, recent college graduates who have a desire to gain clinical experience as a scribe during a gap year before applying to medical school. The program is intended for those who are underrepresented in medicine. If you're interested in applying to the fellowship, email Linda Cragin: linda.cragin@umassmed.edu...

In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, three UMass Chan Medical School students discuss their participation in the dual-degree MBA program. Developed with the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell, the program is available to all students accepted into the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. Most of the...

In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, two UMass Chan Medical School researchers who have been tracking vaccine acceptance since the COVID-19 pandemic began share reliable advice based off of their findings.

The VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and UMass Chan Medical School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Nov. 8, to celebrate the opening of a new 48,000-square-foot community-based outpatient clinic for veterans located on the Medical School’s campus in Worcester. You can listen to the entire press conference in the podcast. Learn more at: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/

A $175 million historic gift from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Chan Medical School was announced on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with a press event at the UMass Club in Boston. Listen to the full press conference in this podcast episode. For more: https://www.umassmed.edu/umasschan/