If anything, the pandemic has shone a light on the inequities that exist in our healthcare system. Research increasingly shows that racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. In a city like Baltimore, where more than half our population consists of minorities, we have a real opportunity to affect positive change. In fact, […]
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The Academy at Johns Hopkins is Offering Mentoring Services
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipThe Academy at Johns Hopkins is comprised of Emeritus, Emerita and retired faculty from the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. Membership recognizes the decades long experience of these members who are able to share their wisdom and experience to benefit our students, faculty, institution and neighboring communities. Thirty five academy […]
DOM Town Hall
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipWe will hold a Department of Medicine Town Hall on Wednesday, January 13 at 4 p.m. The town hall will replace the DOM Weekly Briefing and will be recorded for access by persons with interest but unable to attend. All members of the DOM are encouraged to participate. The agenda is as follows: Mark Anderson: […]
Director’s Reflections at the End of 2020
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipThe year 2020 is coming to an end. We have battled historic wildfires, racial injustice, murder hornets, and a global pandemic that shook the world. At a time when it would be easy to brush off a tough year as we face the dawn of a new one, I find myself more grateful than ever. […]
Parenting and Caregiving During COVID Discussion Series
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipThe Office of Well-Being is hosting a Discussion Series on Parenting and Caregiving during COVID-19 for School of Medicine faculty and staff members. This series, which follows the symposium on the same topic from earlier this month, will focus on the challenges of parenting, caregiving and virtual learning during the pandemic. We invite you to […]
Hanst Named Grants & Contracts Administrator
Posted by | Administration, Congratulations, Leadership, ResearchAfter conducting a national recruitment, we are thrilled to announce that Becky Hanst, MS, MBA has been selected to be the Grants & Contracts Administrator for the Department of Medicine effective October 16, 2020. Her past experience and vision to lead the DOM sponsored team makes us certain she is the right person for the […]
Financial Relief for COVID-19–Related Caregiving Costs
Posted by | AdministrationThis 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 […]
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 […]