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Meet Doctor Nicole Payne

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nicole Payne, MD, FABPMR, a board-certified physiatrist to Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation of BMC is accepting new patients in need of physiatry care.
 
Dr. Payne received her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio and completed her residency at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation both in Toledo, Ohio. 
 
She fellowship-trained at Michigan Sports & Spine Center in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine. She most recently worked at Northern Light A R Gould Orthopedics in Presque Isle, Maine.
 
Dr. Payne's approach to patient care is to "listen to her patients, address their needs and expectations, educate them on their options, focus on treatments that [she] offers, and lead them in right direction" to coordinate any care that may be needed beyond her office.
 
Her clinical interests in musculoskeletal medicine include:
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasounds
  • Nerve blocks
  • Wheelchair and amputee clinics
  • Botox injections for spasticity, dystonia, and migraine
  • Fluoro-guided joint injections
  • Hydrodistension for adhesive capsulitis and genicular nerve blocks
  • Xiaflex injections for Dupuytren's Contracture
  • Trigger point and trigger finger injections
  • Visco-supplementation
 
In her free time, Dr. Payne enjoys many creative activities, such as painting acrylic on canvas, quilting, nail art, sewing, and archery.
 
She has served as a foster parent and is an active community volunteer. Most recently, she organized activities for her community during the pandemic, such as socially distanced block parties and movie nights.
 
Dr. Payne is currently seeing patients at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of BMC in the Pittsfield office.
 
For an appointment with Dr. Payne, ask your primary care physician for a referral, or call Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC at 413-445-9353.




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Berkshire Community College Graduates Historically Large Class

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

Class valedictorian Jeremiah Reagan says he found himself at BCC in in nursing, earning his associate's degree from the program. See more photos here. 
LENOX, Mass. — The largest Berkshire Community College class in more than 10 years crossed Tanglewood's stage on Friday night.
 
It was also President Ellen Kennedy's last BCC commencement in the position, as she will step down at the end of June.
 
"It has been the greatest gift of my professional life to have been on this journey with you, all of you," Kennedy said. 
 
"Though our paths will now diverge, I know that the memories, the relationships, the moments of conflict and pain that led to new possibilities and growth, those will stay with me always." 
 
The 341 graduates in 38 programs of study earned a total of 377 awards: 218 associate degrees, and 159 certificates. This is the highest number of graduates the college has had since 2014, when it conferred awards to 362 students.
 
Graduates ranged in age from 17 to 68, and while a majority live in Massachusetts, others are from Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, Vermont, and West Virginia.
 
Travis Murach, who earned an associates degree in liberal arts, took the mic as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma to say he had been at BCC for a total of 15 years, dropped out three times, and has finally done it. 
 
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