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Lewis Cohen, MD,  Recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship and Rockefeller Scholarly Bellagio Residency Award

Dr. Lewis Cohen, Department of Medicine, was awarded a prestigious fellowship in the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation's 84th annual competition. The 190 fellowship winners, with awards totaling $8,200,000, were chosen from a group of more than 2,600 artists, scientists, and scholars. The Guggenheim Fellowship will be presented on May 7 in New York City at a reception that will include awardees from this and past years.

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Baystate Medical Center Wins National Innovation Award for Medical Education

The Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC) presents this award annually to its institutional members that best exemplify creative and innovative approaches to medical education and research that result in better patient outcomes. AIAMC's 2007-08 National Initiative:  Improving Patient Care through GME has created resident-driven quality improvement efforts shared across multiple programs and systems across the United States.  Baystate was honored for their key role in this successful venture which has resulted in improved patient outcomes.  Continue...

New Psychiatry Residency Receives Initial Accreditation

Baystate's 10th Residency Program Approved for16 Residents

The RRC for Psychiatry granted initial accreditation for Baystate's new Psychiatry residency program at its April 4, 2008 meeting. The 4-year program will accept 4 residents per year. Steven V. Fischel, MD, PhD, will serve as Program Director. Continue...

Summer Student Scholar Program Has Accepted 2 Medical Students & 12 Undergraduates for Its 2008 Program

The 10‑week summer program offers the students the opportunity to participate a research project from start to finish and present project outcomes to the scientific community. Formal classroom training and personalized application in research design, implementation, and publication make this summer experience an outstanding opportunity for any undergraduate student or first-year medical student considering a career in biomedical research. Continue...