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Around the World with Epilepsy

Phil Haydon was just fifteen years old when he suffered a severe brain injury that resulted in post-traumatic epilepsy. Today he’s the Chair of Tufts School of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, and in November of 2021 he plans to set sail from Boston
Jody Schindelheim in his office. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Staving Off Burnout

Jody Schindelheim, the director of medical student education in psychiatry and a clinical professor at the School of Medicine, helps budding physicians grapple with the emotional burdens of the profession.
Signe Peterson Flieger

The Politics of Health Care in the Trump Presidency

With the support of a new professorship at Tufts University School of Medicine, Signe Flieger, the first appointee to the Tufts Health Plan Professorship in Health Care Policy Research, will be able to continue her research about health-care policies.
Margie Skeer

Caring For the Global Village

After an internship at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in New Jersey opened her eyes to heart-wrenching stories of lost childhoods and broken lives, Margie Skeer devoted her life to a career in public health.
Lisa Gualtieri with many used fitness trackers

Extra Miles for Fitness Trackers

A new program founded by Lisa Gualtieri, an assistant professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts, will test if donated, recycled fitness trackers like Jawbone, Withings, Fitbit, and Garmin can help underserved populations get healthier.
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