Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
The Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence is now accepting nominations of clinically excellent physician-faculty members, and will do so through September 25, 2015. The Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence aims to recognize and promote clinical excellence at Johns Hopkins for the benefit of the individuals and communities that we serve. Physicians from all departments at […]
Hopkins runs on dedicated employees. For that reason, it is important that we recognize the members of our team who have spent significant portions of their careers working to improve our organization. Below is a list of hospital employees in the Department of Medicine that will be recognized at the 2015 Employee Service Awards Ceremony […]
2015 proved to be a successful Employee Engagement Survey year with 69 percent of the 41,000 faculty and staff members of Johns Hopkins Medicine participating. To read the comments from leaders across the Hopkins organizations commending participants, click here: http://intranet.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/human_resources/managers/employee_engagement/_docs/quotes-from-leadership.pdf Three groups within the Department of Medicine achieved a GrandMean in the 75th percentile or […]
The Association of American Physicians is a professional organization founded in 1885 by seven physicians, including our own Dr. William Osler, for the advancement of scientific and practical medicine. Since then, the organization has celebrated the contributions of physician scientists to medicine, and many Hopkins professors are members. Dean Rothman is the immediate past President, and David […]
We are pleased to announce that Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH, has been selected to serve as the department’s Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Promotions effective August 15. Dr. Bass is extremely well qualified to address the challenges that faculty face regardless of whether they are primarily investigators, educators or clinicians. As a member […]
It is with great satisfaction and immense gratitude that I take this opportunity to summarize my first year in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. This was a year of many events both good and arresting. It did not fail to disappoint in providing exciting opportunities, unexpected challenges and many twists and turns. […]
The department saw many changes and additions during the month of July, and among those are two new division administrators joining our team. Rachel DeSantis, MHA, was named the division administrator for Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, she attended Cornell University to complete a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology […]
It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of a beloved colleague and friend. On August 2, 2015, Joanna Markatatos Kaskasian died of injuries sustained in a car accident. Joanna started her career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital as a nursing student in 1999. She completed her ICU practicum in the […]
Those faculty who were nominated but not asked to serve on one of the subcommittees will likely be engaged later in the process to serve as advisors on issues specific to their area of expertise. Extensive buy-in and understanding will be key to successful development and implementation of the DOM comprehensive compensation model. The faculty […]
Last Wednesday, July 22, we concluded our Journeys in Medicine Series: Exploring the roles race and community play in shaping the Department of Medicine. In response to Dean Rothman’s request to department directors to devise a plan and generate ideas for Hopkins to make a positive impact on the Baltimore community following the riots that […]