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Lewis Cohen MD, Department of Psychiatry, Receives 2008 TUSM Distinguished Faculty Award

Dr. Lewis Cohen Winner of TUSM 2008 Distinguished Faculty Award

Dr. Lewis Cohen, Director of the Renal Palliative Care Initiative, is one of only 2 winners of the Tufts University School of Medicine's Distinguished Faculty Awards for 2008. The award recognizes faculty members who have brought distinction to themselves and to TUSM in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. He will be presented with the award at TUSM's March General Faculty meeting.

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Drs. Maura Brennan and Chrsitine Bryson Among First to Be Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine by ABMS

Of the 1454 physicians who took the first Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) exam administered by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in November 2008, about 1260 passed and achieved certification. Among them were the Department of Medicine's Christine Bryson DO, Associate Medical Director of the Hospital Medicine Program, and Maura Brennan MD, Director of Geriatric Consultation and Hospice Medical Director.

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Paul Jodka MD, Program Director of Baystate's Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Has Been Appointed to the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Ethics Committee

The charge of the Ethics Committee is to evaluate the ethical implications of all aspects of the practice of critical care and make recommendations regarding appropriate behavior, identify areas needing more research or debate in order to clarify ethical implications, and educate SCCM members regarding ethical practice and principles.

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Sandra Bellantonio MD, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Has Been Accepted into AAIM's Executive Leadership Program

The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) Executive Leadership Program facilitates the building of leadership and management skills among physician leaders within departments of internal medicine.

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