Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
You are cordially invited to attend a celebration in honor of the establishment of The Richard and Carol Johns-William Osler Endowed Fund on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 5 p.m. in the Frank M. Houck Memorial Lobby of the Henry Phipps Building. Reception to follow. Kindly reply to Debbie at dsmit151@jhmi.edu or 410-550-9891 by December 28,(...)
Kelly Gebo, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, recently attended the Inclusive STEM Education for Youth of Color conference hosted by the White House Council on Women and Girls, My Brother's Keeper Initiative and the Office of Science and Technology Policy in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Math and Science(...)
We are excited to announce that Drs. Rachel Damico and Ramana Sidhaye have been named associate directors of the Physician Scientist Pathway (PSP). The Osler Program launched the PSP this year to recruit, develop and retain aspiring physician scientists at Johns Hopkins. Both Drs. Damico and Sidhaye bring unique leadership, insight and expertise to this(...)
Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program at Johns Hopkins. The deadline for applications is January 27, 2017. To review the guidelines and download the application, visit: www.afar.org/research/funding/mstar/ There are 18 slots available at the Hopkins National Training Center. To be eligible, you must be an(...)
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) offers a free online resource to aid medical and biomedical educators. The IEE Improve your Teaching website is aimed at enhancing one's teaching skills through a series of self-paced modules. The website includes multiple sections, each with several modules, on: Teaching Methods, Assessment, Adult Learning, and Learners as Teachers. The(...)
The Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Program is once again actively seeking candidates for the KL2 Mentored Career Development Awards. There will be seven awards available–six with an appointment start date of July 1, 2017, and one that will likely begin on September 1, 2017. Junior faculty members (5 years or fewer on the faculty,(...)
The AHA Strategic Focused Research Network (SFRN) site at Johns Hopkins University is recruiting post-doctoral fellows for a two-year training program in women’s cardiovascular health. There will be 1 fellow recruited each year in 2016, 2017, and 2018 for a total of 3 AHA Fellows. Submit applications by November 15, 2016. The 2017 fellowship position(...)
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The new Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program aims to recruit individuals from underrepresented groups in life sciences in order to increase diversity in the biomedical research community. Fellows will receive a non-renewable grant of $80,000 annually for up to four years of postdoctoral training support followed by a non-renewable grant of $270,000(...)
Imagine: one day you’re well, going about activities as always, and then something happens to change your life forever. We see it everyday. In this case, it’s crushing chest pain, shortness of breath: a heart attack. Now ask yourself: How will this change the way you live tomorrow? Are you prepared to make those changes?(...)