Dr. Roy Brower, professor in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, will step down as director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) on July 1, 2021 after 33 years of unwavering leadership and dedicated service. Under his leadership, the MICU has become a renowned center for cutting-edge clinical research […]
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Pitts Named Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality & Safety
We are excited to announce that on July 1, Dr. Samantha Pitts became the Department of Medicine’s inaugural Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality & Safety. Dr. Pitts is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and core faculty of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. She completed her internal […]
Johns Hopkins Virtual Visiting Elective in Equitable Healthcare
Applications are now open for the Johns Hopkins Virtual Visiting Elective in Equitable Healthcare. This two-week, virtual elective is free for U.S. medical students (MD or DO). Learn more on the Office of the Registrar Visiting Medical Students website.
Characteristics of Copayment Offsets for Prescription Drugs in the United States
ARTICLE: Characteristics of Copayment Offsets for Prescription Drugs in the United States AUTHORS: Aditi P Sen, So-Yeon Kang, Emaan Rashidi, Devoja Ganguli, Gerard Anderson, G Caleb Alexander JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jun 1;181(6):758-764. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0733. Abstract Importance: Despite ongoing debate regarding the high prices that patients pay for prescription drugs, to our knowledge, little is known regarding the use of coupons, vouchers, […]
Recommendations for including or reviewing patient reported outcome endpoints in grant applications
ARTICLE: Recommendations for including or reviewing patient reported outcome endpoints in grant applications AUTHORS: Claire Snyder, Alexandra Gilbert, David Moher, Derek Kyte, Ellie Daniels, Madeleine King, Melanie Calvert, Ronald C Chen, Michael Brundage, PROTEUS consortium JOURNAL: BMJ. 2021 Jun 30;373:n1367. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1367. Abstract Patient reported outcomes are increasingly included in research studies to provide the patient perspective. Grant applicants and grant reviewers require guidance on the […]
Rajagopal Receives JHU Innovation Fund for Community Safety Grant
Dr. Selvi Rajagopal, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been awarded a grant from the JHU Innovation Fund for Community Safety. The grant provides funding for three years to support youth and young adult engagement to improve community safety in Baltimore City through programs that support social emotional learning, STEM and […]
Nidadavolu and Westbrook Receive Junior Faculty Awards
Drs. Lolita Nidadavolu, fellow in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, and Reyhan Westbrook, instructor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, have each received a Junior Faculty Award sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). This $100,000 grant is awarded to investigators studying biology […]
Welcome to the New Class of Interns, Residents and Fellows
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our 2021-2022 interns, residents and fellows. This group of the best and brightest has come from all over, and we are honored to have them as a part of our department. This year's class consists of: 31 Bayview interns 15 Bayview junior residents 18 Bayview senior […]
Epic Tip of the Week: July 9, 2021
Ambulatory: 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 […]
All-Call for Strategic Priority Planning Committee
We are excited to announce the start of our new continuous strategic priority planning initiative for the DOM Office of Education. We are seeking faculty, fellows and residents who are interested in participating as committee members or a committee chair in the development of 3-5 actions and a recommended implementation plan that would advance one […]