National Nurses Week occurs every year from May 6-12 in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, known to be the founder of modern nursing. Nurses have an immeasurable impact in each of arm of our tripartite mission. From creating teachable moments for our trainees, to being compassionate care givers, to contributing to clinical patient […]
17th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Posted by | Administration, CMEThe Diversity Council of the Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP is the 17th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professor. Dr. Carmen E. Guerra is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School […]
ORA Webinars on Changes to Other Support and Biosketch Formats
Posted by | ResearchOn March 25, 2021, NIH issued a notice informing the extramural community that NIH has updated its application forms and instructions to support the need for applicants and recipients to provide full transparency and disclosure of all research activities, foreign and domestic. See NIH Grant Guide Notice NOT-OD-21-073. The new requirements go into effect for submissions on or after […]
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases Seeking Editor-in-Chief
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchThe American College of Physicians (ACP), publisher of Annals of Internal Medicine (Annals), one of the most influential peer-reviewed clinical journals in the world, and the American Heart Association (AHA) announce a new partnership to jointly publish Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases (AIMCC). The digital, open access, peer-reviewed journal will publish case reports relevant […]
Excessive O-GlcNAcylation Causes Heart Failure and Sudden Death
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Excessive O-GlcNAcylation Causes Heart Failure and Sudden Death AUTHORS: Priya Umapathi, Olurotimi O Mesubi, Partha S Banerjee, Neha Abrol, Qinchuan Wang, Elizabeth D Luczak, Yuejin Wu, Jonathan M Granger, An-Chi Wei, Oscar E Reyes Gaido, Liliana Florea, C Conover Talbot Jr, Gerald W Hart, Natasha E Zachara, Mark E Anderson JOURNAL: Circulation. 2021 Apr 27;143(17):1687-1703. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.051911. Epub […]
Four-Month Rifapentine Regimens with or without Moxifloxacin for Tuberculosis
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Four-Month Rifapentine Regimens with or without Moxifloxacin for Tuberculosis AUTHORS: Susan E Dorman, Payam Nahid, Ekaterina V Kurbatova, Patrick P J Phillips, Kia Bryant, Kelly E Dooley, Melissa Engle, Stefan V Goldberg, Ha T T Phan, James Hakim, John L Johnson, Madeleine Lourens, Neil A Martinson, Grace Muzanyi, Kim Narunsky, Sandy Nerette, Nhung V Nguyen, Thuong H Pham, Samuel Pierre, Anne E Purfield, Wadzanai Samaneka, Radojka […]
MacDonald Enters Hall of Fame
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipThe late Dr. Susan MacDonald will be named to the Johns Hopkins Women’s Medical Alumnae Association Hall of Fame at the 2021 Reunion and Alumni Weekend Virtual Award and Portrait Ceremony on May 14. We look forward to honoring the incredible group of 2020 and 2021 awardees and honorees during our School of Medicine Award […]
Director’s Reflections: National Minority Health Month
Posted by | Administration, Civic Engagement, Patient CareApril is National Minority Health Month. The observance dates back to 1915, inspired by Booker T. Washington, and gained support from Congress in 2002, but the need for it has only been amplified by a year-long pandemic that has disproportionally affected minority populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought social and racial injustice and inequity to […]
Epic Tip of the Week: April 30, 2021
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory: Epic Efficiency Series The Epic Sprint team is hosting the Epic Efficiency Webinar Series targeted to ambulatory providers. The webinars are held virtually via Zoom on the 2nd Thursday and 4th Wednesday of the month. To receive future webinar notifications about various Epic topics, subscribe by sending an email to sympa@lists.johnshopkins.edu. In the Subject […]
Juntos en la pandemia de COVID-19 (together in the COVID-19 pandemic): health-care professionals and the Latinx community
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Juntos en la pandemia de COVID-19 (together in the COVID-19 pandemic): health-care professionals and the Latinx community AUTHORS: Sandra E Zaeh, Kathleen R Page, Zackary D Berger, Laura Daly, Katherine Hartman Phillips, Tina Tolson, Michelle N Eakin, Panagis Galiatsatos, Emily Brigham JOURNAL: Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Jan;9(1):13-15. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30519-1. Epub 2020 Oct 30. The burden of illness from COVID-19 is strikingly disproportionate among racial and […]