Administration
Director’s Reflections: Reaching Our Research Potential
Posted by | Administration, Research
As many of you know, I have a profound passion for scientific discovery. Part of what excited me most about directing this department was the vast pool of scientists and the available resources we have as part of the premier research university in the country. One of my goals as director has been and continues(...)
Kearney Promoted to Senior Administrator
Posted by | Administration, Congratulations
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Jill Kearney will be expanding her role and assuming additional responsibilities within the Academic Division. Please join us in congratulating Jill on her promotion to senior administrator, which complements her continued role as assistant dean for the Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus. In addition to her responsibilities within(...)
Senior Faculty Transition Program Sessions
Posted by | Administration
On Nov. 1, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine introduced a Senior Faculty Transition Program (SFTP) which offers two distinct and voluntary pathways to retirement for professors and associate professors with contract to retirement. The new retirement options were a result of 2016 recommendations made by the Dean’s Task Force on Senior Faculty Support(...)
Mission, Vision and Values Week
Posted by | Administration
This week marked the rollout of the Department of Medicine’s new mission, vision and values that we have created to more accurately reflect our aims and priorities as a department. See below for the core values we highlighted each day this week as well as testimonials of employees who uphold these values each and every day.(...)
Empowering Care Providers to Address Patient Discrimination in the Clinical Setting
Posted by | Administration
The Journeys in Medicine event on Oct. 17 focused on the topic of “Empowering Care Providers to Address Patient Discrimination in the Clinical Setting." While this is not a new issue at Johns Hopkins, it has become a more frequent problem in the last 6-8 months given the national political climate. Sherita Golden, professor and executive vice(...)
The DOM Wiki Has Launched!
Posted by | Administration, Research
The DOM Wiki has launched to provide a convenient, accessible forum for faculty to share available resources related to research, clinical, education, data integrity and information technology. It is an intranet only resource accessible only with JHED authentication on the secure Hopkins network (or remotely by VPN connection). Our vice chairs have already been busy adding(...)
First Quarter Report from the Development Office
Posted by | Administration
We are off to a great start in fiscal year 2018 with $8,245,232 raised in gifts, grants and pledges. A few highlights include: A bequest that will fund a Chair in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism A $250K bequest for The Pamela Tucker Fund in Infectious Disease A $60K gift for the Schoenborn/Young Fund in Geriatrics(...)
BNGAP National Pre-Faculty Career Development Conference
Posted by | Administration
Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians (BNGAP) is holding a conference in Miami from February 16-18 to bring together trainees, faculty and senior leaders to share and discuss activities and best practices to better prepare trainees (e.g. college, graduate, post-doctoral) to consider, pursue and ultimately succeed as future educators, researchers and clinical faculty. This conference(...)
Byrd Named Division Administrator
Posted by | Administration
Andrew Byrd was named the division administrator for the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in late September. His start at Johns Hopkins University two years ago as the division administrator for Gyn & GI Pathology marked a return home to Maryland after spending five years as the assistant administrator for the Department of(...)