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Appointments, Honors & Awards Deborah StearnsKurosawa Appointed GMS Associate Provost Ad Interim Deborah StearnsKurosawa, PhD, associate professor of pathology & laboratory medicine, has been appointed associate provost/dean ad interim for Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). Dr. Stearns-Kurosawa joins the School of Medicine and Medical Campus senior leadership teams. She will oversee curricula and execution of all graduate programs, including recruitment, admissions, ongoing program activities, new program development, and student outcomes. In addition, she will continue to foster the collaboration of the basic science and clinical departments in education and graduate research. Dr. Stearns-Kurosawa, who joined BU in 2008 as assistant professor of pathology & laboratory medicine, previously had served as an assistant member at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and as chief research scientist at a pharmaceutical corporation in Tokyo. She earned a BS in biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University, a PhD in chemistry from Cleveland State University with graduate research at the Cleveland Clinic, and completed postdoctoral training in a Howard Hughes Medical Institute laboratory at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation focused on mechanisms of blood coagulation. She holds multiple patents and for two decades has continuously served as principal or co-investigator of numerous NIH and organizational grants. She was a core faculty member of the BU Faculty Innovation Network that supported development of the $20M Innovate@BU initiative. The University-wide pioneering entrepreneurship resource for BU faculty, students, and alumni is designed to educate and provide resources to facilitate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial innovation, technology transfer, and product development. 8
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Dr. Stearns-Kurosawa serves on numerous School of Medicine and GMS committees, is a master educator in immunology for first-year medical students, and directs GMS PA510 Medical Immunology and GMS PA810/811 Seminars in the Business of Science. She codirects SDM MD520/GMS OH700 General Pathology for dental and graduate students, and lectures in other graduate and medical student pathology courses. n Christopher Andry Appointed Chief, Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Christopher D. Andry, MPhil, PhD, has been named chief of pathology & laboratory medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and chair of pathology & laboratory medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Dr. Andry’s BU/BMC career has spanned more than 35 years, during which he has demonstrated a deep-rooted commitment to and passion for the mission of the BMC Health System, BUSM and the Medical Campus, Boston University, and the Boston community at large. As chief and chair, Dr. Andry will bring his clinical expertise and leadership to the role to ensure a high-quality, integrated, academic department that is innovative, well-resourced, and collaborative. Previously, he served as the department’s vice chair for operations & management and administrative director. A professor of pathology & laboratory medicine and family medicine, he also is a member of the BU-BMC Cancer Center Executive Committee, cochair of the BU Laboratory Safety Committee, and liaison to New England Donor Services. Dr. Andry received his PhD in pathology from BUSM and his Bachelor of Science and Master of Philosophy in biological sciences from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. He has published and collaborated on more than 50 articles, reviews, and medical texts. n
Megan Young Receives AMA Inspiration Award Megan Young, MD, assistant dean for student affairs and assistant professor of medicine in the section of geriatrics, has received a 2019 Women Physicians Section Inspiration Award from the American Medical Association (AMA). The award honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their time, wisdom, and support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents, and students. Dr. Young is director for the geriatrics clerkship and one of the Academy of Medical Educators at BUSM. Clinically, she provides home-based primary care to frail elders in the community surrounding Boston Medical Center (BMC). According to fourth-year medical student Jacqueline You, who nominated her for the award, “Dr. Young goes above and beyond her role as assistant dean within Student Affairs. She always is available to listen or give advice. She is a strong advocate and will reach out to others without hesitation to find answers for students. She is extensively involved throughout our medical school curriculum, serving as course director in both our first-year/secondyear clinical reasoning courses and in our fourth-year geriatrics clerkship. Many students have been inspired by her infectious enthusiasm and thoughtful approach to teaching and clinical care. She is a one-of-a-kind teacher, mentor, and physician.” Dr. Young received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a primary care residency in internal medicine at BMC, where she served as chief medical resident. She also completed a clinician-educator fellowship in geriatrics at BUSM. Founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, the AMA is the largest association of physicians—both MDs and DOs—and medical students in the United States. Their mission is “to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.” n
