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School of Medicine Top Stories of 2021

A look back at some of Tufts University School of Medicine's top stories of 2021

A teenage girl sits alone on the floor. Child psychiatrist John Sargent discusses the current crisis in youth mental health.

The Mental Health Emergency in Young People: What Parents Need to Know

A child psychiatrist explains what’s behind the crisis and how we can all help kids who are struggling

MPH students present their Applied Learning Experiences

MPH students graduating this fall, successfully completed and presented their Applied Learning Experiences (ALEs).

Demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court on December 1, the day the justices heard oral arguments in the Mississippi abortion law case.

What Lies Ahead for Abortion Rights?

Attorney and public health professor Marcia Boumil parses the Supreme Court case that could end Roe v. Wade

Pamela Chan, MBS22

"My proudest achievement so far in the program is that I was able to take on medical school level courses in the MBS curriculum while actively working towards increasing diversity efforts in Tufts’ community."

A smiling woman in a black jacket and red blouse stands with her arms folded.

A School of Medicine Alum Wins Fiction Contest

The E.R. physician explains how storytelling brings humanity into the doctor/patient relationship

A woman behind a desk interviews a patient for a clinical trial.

To Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials, First Increase Staff Diversity

New research finds that study sites with diverse personnel do a better job of recruiting volunteers from underrepresented groups

New Office of Educational Affairs Leadership

Laura Baecher-Lind, MD, MPH, has been appointed to serve as the next Dean for Educational Affairs for Tufts University School of Medicine.

Devan Magalski, MBS22

"My favorite aspect has hands-down been the faculty, and more specifically, the MBS program team."