1. Department of Medicine Faculty Meeting March 19, 2012 Announcements Results of Residency Program Match Clinical Update Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Update

2. Announcements BUSM #31 in USNWR medical school ranking and #31 in ranking according to Primary Care Inpatient changes (HMU, Gen Med Teams) Ward attending block preferences due FY 12 Billing Compliance at 83% (75% in FY 11) RVU’s up 4.8% and visits up 9.3% YTD through Feb CARTS discussion with BMC ongoing, progress on “T” Members of Space Allocation Committee sought Finance Committee in final stages of formulating recommendations to the department

3. Announcements (con’t) Research Faculty Meeting scheduled for Monday, March 26, 12:30PM -1:30PM Wilkins Boardroom Dim Sum for faculty and families, China Pearl Restaurant, 11 am-2 pm on Saturday, March 24 Update on searches –Geriatrics –GI –Primary Care –HMU Director

4. Grand Rounds March 23: Mark Moskowitz Memorial Lecture Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice March 30: Hyponatremia: Asymptomatic or Over the Edge Steven Borkan, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, BUSM April 6: Novel Anticoagulants for the Treatment and Prevention of thrombotic Disorders Elaine Hylek, M.D., BUSM Associate Professor of Medicine, BUSM April 13: Benefits and Risks of Alcohol Use in Adults Alison A. Moore, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, UCLA

5. Faculty Development and Diversity Sample Size Determination in Clinical Research –Tues., March 20 from 12-1 p.m. in Wilkins –Janice Weinberg, ScD Faculty Friday Social –Fri., March 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. –Estragon Tapas Bar, 700 Harrison Ave. Electronic Tools for Time Management –Tues., April 10 from 12-1 p.m. in Wilkins –Christopher Shanahan, MD, MPH Faculty Development Grant deadline –Fri., April 13 at 5:00 p.m. –http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/grants/http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/grants/

6. Academy for Faculty Advancement Sabrina Assoumou (ID) Marjory Charlot (Hem/Onc) Daniel Cottrell (GIM) Marshall Fleurant (GIM) James Hudspeth (GIM) Angela Leung (Endo) Matt Russell (Geriatrics) Vanessa Xanthankis (Prev. Med.) DOM Mentees DOM Mentors Tamar Barlam (ID) Barbara Corkey (GI) Susan Fried (Endo) Caroline Genco (ID) Jane Liebschutz (GIM)

7. Advanced Degrees PhD1 MPH2 Masters3 Total6 Ratio% 6/5810.3% Underrepresented Minorities 4/586.90%