Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Nadia Hansel will serve as interim director of the Department of Medicine beginning September 16. I will support her leadership throughout this time of transition until my departure to the University of Chicago on October 1. Dr. Hansel has ably led the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care […]
This year’s Black History Month theme is “Black Health and Wellness.” This seems particularly relevant as we cross the two-year mark in a global pandemic that has disproportionally impacted Black Americans. We have officially celebrated Black History Month since 1976, when President Gerald Ford recognized it to honor the often-neglected accomplishments of Black Americans throughout […]
Dr. Carrie Herzke will step down from her role as vice chair for inpatient operations in February to become Chief Medical Officer for the Charleston Division of the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Herzke came to Hopkins after completing an internal medicine-pediatrics residency at Duke University. She joined the faculty in 2008 as an […]
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we had just one vaccine approved for emergency use for adults with COVID-19 cases reaching all-time highs. The CDC advised us against all travel, and more than half of Americans changed their Thanksgiving plans due to the global pandemic. During a time when it was […]
Dr. Natasha Chida will be the next program director of the Osler Medical Residency effective immediately. Dr. Chida is an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, associate director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program and co-director of the Medical Education Pathway of the Johns Hopkins Bayview and Osler Internal Medicine Residency Programs. She […]
We are delighted to announce that, effective Dec. 1, Judith Green McKenzie will become executive director for health, safety and environment for The Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Health System. In addition, she will serve as director of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, joining the faculty in the Department of Medicine. […]
One of the more positive aspects to come out of this global pandemic is the gratitude many of us now feel for the everyday lives we once took for granted. With it came new appreciation for the routines that became second nature, the idle chitchat with colleagues, the face-to-face meetings that got us out of […]
Dr. Garima Sharma will be the next Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine and Chair of the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine. Dr. Sharma’s interest in diversity, gender and health equity stems from her experiences as a first-generation immigrant and woman navigating Cardiology—a sub-specialty of medicine where women are underrepresented. She […]
As Pride Month comes to an end, there is good news to report. At times, it feels like the fight for equality for the LGBTQ+ community is two steps forward, one step back. That may feel especially true after a second year of cancelled Pride parades and events due to the global pandemic. The good […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck, I doubt many of your first instincts were to think about money. But as it began to take a financial toll on our institution and benefits like retirement contributions and merit increases were suspended, it became hard not to think about. Luckily over a year later, we are in […]
