Rexford Ahima, professor and director of the Division of Endocrinology, was elected to the Interurban Clinical Club at its 218th meeting on November 2 in New York. William Osler founded the club in 1905 for the purpose of exchanging ideas and fellowship among medical teachers in some of the leading eastern medical schools.
Education
Education Retreat Recap
Posted by | EducationOur inaugural Department of Medicine Education Retreat on Tuesday, October 30 was a big success. Keynote speaker Kimberly Manning delivered an engaging and educational talk filled with great tips on how to engage our learners more effectively. After the keynote, attendees participated in workshops on how to improve story telling and bite-sized teaching. The day(...)
Spotlight on Education: David Furfaro, Amit Goyal, Susan Lin and Jacquelyn Zimmerman
Posted by | EducationIn honor of our upcoming inaugural Department of Medicine Education Retreat, I will be posting interviews with some of our educational leaders every Friday leading up to the retreat on Tuesday, October 30. This week we'll hear from our ACSs at JHH. Click here to view previous interviews with Sanjay Desai, Erica Johnson and our Bayview ACSs. For(...)
Spotlight on Education: Mays Ali, Karan Desai and Mariah Robertson
Posted by | EducationIn honor of our upcoming inaugural Department of Medicine Education Retreat, I will be posting interviews with some of our educational leaders every Friday leading up to the retreat on Tuesday, October 30. This week we'll hear from our ACSs at Bayview. Click here to view previous interviews with Sanjay Desai and Erica Johnson. For more information and(...)
Education Spotlight: Erica Johnson
Posted by | EducationIn honor of our upcoming inaugural Department of Medicine Education Retreat, I will be posting interviews with some of our educational leaders every Friday leading up to the retreat on Tuesday, October 30. This week, we interviewed Erica Johnson, program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Bayview. Click here to view last week's interview with Sanjay(...)
Director’s Reflections: Spotlight on Education
Posted by | Administration, EducationEducation is what binds us all. We are not all scientists or clinicians, but each and every one of us is a teacher in some aspect. Often what draws people to academic medical centers is a desire to train the next generation; to ensure our future is brighter than the present. In keeping with this(...)
Walston Texbook is Highly Commended
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationThe Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, 3rd Edition, edited by Jeremy Walston, professor in the Division of Geriatrics, and others was recognized by the British Medical Association for their 2018 Medical Book Awards. About 700 projects were submitted for consideration with only the most outstanding being named "highly commended."
Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy
Posted by | EducationThe Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University (CFF) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2019-2020 year. At the Harvard Medical School, Boston, applications are now being accepted for a one-year, degree-granting, full-time fellowship beginning July 2019. Application deadline is 5 p.m. on December 1, 2018. All application(...)
IEE Education Shark Tank
Posted by | EducationShark Tank has become a big hit at our education conference. In years past, four to five finalists have been selected to present proposals to our panel of Education Scholarship Sharks, who then distributed $10,000 among the project(s). It's always possible that the best proposal might get it all, or it might be divided among projects! This is a great opportunity to(...)
George A. and Margaret Yates Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholars Grant
Posted by | Education, ResearchThe Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2019 Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholars Grant. This award provides up to $50,000 for 12-18 months to a faculty member or team (maximum of three faculty members) who exhibit promise, innovation,(...)