This week, both JHU and JHHS announced temporary benefit programs to help employees with COVID-related caregiving costs. JHU The COVID-19 Caregiving Relief Fund will reimburse eligible university employees and students for new and unanticipated expenses incurred for child care and other caregiving, as well as caregiving-related distance learning, educational support, and technology needs arising from […]
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2020-2021 Flu Vaccination Policy
Posted by | AdministrationAs you are aware, it will be more crucial than ever this year for people to get a flu vaccination, as efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 continue. JHM is requiring that during the COVID-19 pandemic all Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty, staff, students, providers and trainees, regardless of role, employer or workplace location, must […]
Health IT Start-up: Hexcite Applications Open
Posted by | Administration, Patient CareJoin a Johns Hopkins Health IT Start-up: Hexcite Applications Open Application deadline: October 9, 2020 Hexcite (Excited for Healthcare) is an early-stage, medical software accelerator program hosted by the Technology Innovation Center (TIC) and Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures. Digital health solutions from Johns Hopkins come to life through Hexcite. Sixteen weekly, expert-led sessions help teams […]
Financial Impacts of COVID-19
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipCOVID-19 has touched all of us in many ways. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has added powerful financial stresses to our university, school and department. In order to meet mandated expense reduction targets, we have engaged in a deliberate and comprehensive review of our activities. This review has resulted in reorganization of our administrative structure that we believe […]
Director’s Reflections: LGBTQ Month
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipJune is LGBTQ month. Our department celebrates with pride the many contributions of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer faculty, staff and learners. We miss the opportunity to celebrate in public, with parades and social gatherings; however, this month there is an extra reason for celebration. The Supreme Court of the United States recently […]
SOM Annual Required Training
Posted by | Administration, EducationAs part of your annual training requirements, the bundle titled “SOM Annual Required Training – 2020” has been placed on your Learning Plan in myLearning. All School of Medicine faculty and staff are required to complete SOM Annual Required Training – 2020 by July 31, 2020 or within new hire training requirements (consult with your supervisor). The bundle contains […]
Thank You For All You Do: Administrators and Hospitalists
Posted by | Administration, Leadership, Patient CareNo one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]
Standing Together Against Racism
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipI am writing to note the intense pain caused by a string of horrific killings (George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor), which is first and foremost piled upon our minority communities, particularly African Americans. As a white man I do not fear police, nor do I need to navigate the myriad dangers and indignities foisted […]
Thank You For All You Do: Addiction Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Posted by | Administration, Leadership, Patient Care, ResearchNo one is untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although all departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System have come together in remarkable ways to meet this challenge, no group has given more than the Department of Medicine. COVID-19 is fundamentally a medical illness, and our department is at the forefront in […]
Director’s Reflections: Managing Stress During Crisis
Posted by | Administration, Leadership, Patient CareNow that we have been in crisis management mode for about two months it may seem as though we’ve hit our stride in managing the pandemic, but for many, this is the time that the endorphins wear off and the stress hits harder. From a psychological standpoint, this has been called the disillusionment stage. George […]