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9th Annual Research Week Features 89 Posters

Del Blank, Emergency Medicine Research Coordinator, First Winner of New Outstanding Achievements in Clinical Research Award

On May 20th, a standing-room-only crowd attended the opening day luncheon, awards presentation and keynote address by Dr. David Leach, former executive director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

This year the scope of Research Week was expanded to celebrate the accomplishments of faculty, research coordinators, nurses and others who are involved in biomedical and educational research, in addition to residents and fellows.

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Baystate Medical Center Part of Tufts University School of Medicine Award as NIH Expands National Consortium Dedicated to Transforming Clinical and Translational Research

Baystate Medical Center is a participating affiliate with Tufts University School of Medicine in the successful application to NIH for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The Tufts CTSA spans 8 Tufts Schools and 8 Tufts-affiliated hospitals, including Baystate Medical Center, Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children, Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Lahey Clinic, New England Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, New England Baptist Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and Caritas Carney Hospital. Also included are 12 community-based organizations and two heath plans (BlueCrossBlueShield of Massachusetts and Tufts Health Plan).

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Baystate/Tufts University School of Medicine's Educational Innovations Project (EIP) Featured in Spring 2008 Journal of the Educational Innovations Project

Manager Model Created for Internal Medicine Residency is Project's "Centerpiece"

Centering its efforts around the core competencies, the Baystate/Tufts University School of Medicine Educational Innovations Project Team identified essential milestones in the development of an internal medicine physician, then redesigned their educational program, including programmatic re-structuring, curricular redesign, evaluation of residents, and faculty professional development, around them.
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Tufts Simulation Curriculum Committee (TSCC) Plan Integrates Simulation into TUSM Curriculum

Acting in accordance with its mission to assist in the development and implementation of simulation-based education for Tufts University and all of its affiliated institutions, the Tufts Simulation Curriculum Committee (TSCC) has developed an Action Plan for Simulation Curriculum for the School of Medicine (TUSM).

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Starting Fall 2008, Baystate's Midwifery Education Program Will Offer Concurrent Master's Degree Study

Change is Needed to Comply with New American College of Nurse-Midwives Requirement

Effective 2010, the American College of Nurse-Midwives is requiring that all who enter the profession of nurse-midwifery must have a Master’s degree in nursing or other health-related field.

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Baystate Emergency Medicine Residents and TUSM Medical Students Simulate a Disaster at Six Flags New England

On May 7, 2008 more than 100 first responders and health care professionals converged on Six Flags New England to take part in a simulated disaster situation. Coordinated by Ben Osborne, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, this is the third year the drill has been conducted at the park.
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Baystate Residents Dominate National American Geriatric Society (AGS) Meeting

Baystate's Internal Medicine residents were by far the most visible residency program presence at the AGS meeting as evidenced by:

• More than a quarter of all posters in the Residents' Poster Session were authored by Baystate residents, and 3 of 5 prizes in this poster session were won by them.

• 40% of all residents on the Jeopardy teams were from Baystate.

• The current Residents' Section president and 2 of 3 of next year's leaders are from Baystate.

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