Senior Resident Jessica Tsai has had a busy year! In addition to all of her clinical training she has found her voice. Based on her training as MD/PhD student, she has written editorials about the challenges of the dual life as a physician-scientist and a medical trainee in the journal Science, and about mental health and wellness of bioscience trainees in Nature Biotechnology. She also has a book out on Amazon. During the Keystone Quarter she expanded her area of writing to describe a poignant case about bullying for the New York Times.

U.S. News & World Report analyzed thousands of data points for all 50 states and concluded that Massachusetts is the Best State in terms of what matters most to Americans and how well the state is performing for its citizens.

In 2017, the Urban Health and Advocacy Track was awarded the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Teaching Program Award, one the highest honors for a pediatric training program in the United States. The UHAT track was recognized for its commitment to training national leaders in pediatrics with a focus on caring and advocating for the underserved.
Receipt of the APA Teaching Program Award recognizes years of educational development and continuous improvement of the UHAT track. The award was made possible by exceptional leadership and administrative support at Boston Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital. Most importantly, the award is a reflection of the tremendous spirit of collaboration that UHAT and Categorical residents bring to the BCRP and their outstanding commitment to improving child health.

The I-PASS Study Group based out of Boston Children’s Hospital has been named the recipient of the 2016 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the National Level presented annually by The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum. The award is the foremost award in the United States recognizing contributions to patient safety.