The 2024 class of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence will be inducted at the Annual Excellence in Patient Care Symposium on Thursday, October 10, 2024, 3-4:30 
p.m. at the Chevy Chase Conference Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Click here to view virtually.
This year, Dr. Stephen Mathai, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Dr. Kavita Sharma, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, will be inducted from the DOM. Attend the symposium to learn more about their contributions to clinical excellence at Hopkins.
Each year, the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence also recognizes nurse practitioners and physician assistants at the symposium for the NP/PA Clinical Excellence Award. Two from the DOM will be recognized.
Jae Patton is a nurse practitioner in the Palliative Medicine Section of the Division of General Internal Medicine. With over 25 years as an advanced practice clinician and leader, Jae has made significant contributions across various areas of cardiology and cardiac surgery in the Baltimore area. Since joining the Palliative Medicine program at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the spring of 2021, Jae has seamlessly transitioned into this new field, demonstrating a natural ability to bridge the intricate worlds of cardiology and palliative medicine at a time when such collaborations are only beginning to gain national attention. In her role within Palliative Medicine, Jae has led significant cultural change by integrating cardiology and palliative care. She has been instrumental in establishing a Palliative Medicine Advanced Cardiology Care Clinic within the Heart Failure Bridge Clinic and a Palliative Medicine Clinic within the LVAD/Heart Transplant specialty. Her advocacy has not only improved patient satisfaction and engagement but has also led to reduced hospitalizations and shorter lengths of stay for patients who typically require extensive care.
Amy Wenz is a nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. Throughout her tenure with the Inpatient Diabetes Management Service, Amy has shown a willingness to take on additional responsibilities such as training internal medicine residents, fellows, trainees and other nurse practitioners. She has mastered the complexities of inpatient diabetes care, which requires expertise in managing insulin pumps, automated insulin delivery systems and understanding the effects of various factors such as renal function and nutritional intake on glucose levels. Amy’s ability to recognize both common patterns and unusual presentations in diabetes care is critical to delivering effective and accurate treatment.
The entire Class of 2024 includes:
Julie Caffrey, DO, MS, FACOS
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Burn Surgery
Paul Christo, MD, MBA
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Jinny Ha, MD, MHS
Department of Surgery - General Thoracic Surgery
James Harris Jr., MD, FACS
Department of Surgery - General Surgery
Ahmet Kilic, MD, FACS
Department of Surgery - Cardiac Surgery
Amanda B. Levin, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Edana Mann, MD, FACEP
Department of Emergency Medicine
Stephen Mathai, MD, MHS
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Debraj Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Department of Neurosurgery - Brain Tumor
Erica Richards, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kavita Sharma, MD
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
