After 15 years, Tony Kalloo will step down as the director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology on February 1, 2020. Dr. Kalloo joined the Hopkins faculty in 1988. During that time, he has proven to be an incredible innovator, valuable mentor and world-class clinician. He is the pioneer of natural orifice surgery, a […]
Leadership
Page Named Medical Director for TAP
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipIt is with great excitement that the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians announces the selection of Kathleen Page, MD, as the medical director for The Access Partnership (TAP). Dr. Page will assume her role on January 1, 2020. Dr. Page is an associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department […]
Mentorship Best Practices
Posted by | Leadership, Vice Chair ContributorsThe Johns Hopkins Mentorship Best Practices Committee has released the following recommendations: One or more mentors should be identified for each faculty member prior to the start of each new hire’s employment at Hopkins and processes should be in place, within departments and across SOM/JHU, that facilitate the ability of faculty members to add and/or […]
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Leadership
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipEffective September 1, 2019, three Cardiology faculty members have been named to leadership roles within the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation program. Nisha Gilotra, assistant professor, is now the medical director for Heart Failure Disease Management. Steven Hsu, assistant professor, is the medical director for Mechanical Circulatory Support. Kavita Sharma, assistant professor, is the interim […]
SOM Faculty Senate
Posted by | LeadershipThe School of Medicine’s Faculty Senate resumed for the year in September. They have focused on the new Clinical Excellence Track and Gold Book revisions as well as learner mistreatment, ethical guidelines for physicians involved in grateful patient fundraising and the SOM's policy on disclosure and professional commitments. The faculty representatives for the DOM are: […]
Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine Workshop
Posted by | Education, LeadershipLast summer, the Department of Medicine joined with 20 other departments of medicine across the country to participate in a NIH funded randomized controlled trial, Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine (BRIM). The goal of BRIM is to evaluate an evidence-based pro-diversity intervention throughout academic medicine. Later this month, the BRIM study team, led by Dr. […]
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research
Posted by | Leadership, ResearchThe Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research (VC-CTR), in partnership with the Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research (VC-BTR), will work with the Director, Division Directors, other Vice Chairs, and scientists and physician scientists throughout the department to set the tone for DOM research initiatives. This position will guide our strategic efforts related […]
Mary Elizabeth Garrett Executive Leadership Program for Women Faculty
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipFive from the DOM have been selected to participate in the next cohort of the Mary Elizabeth Garrett Executive Leadership for Women Faculty Program sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Office of Women in Science and Medicine. This is the third cohort made up of 15 women faculty from different departments across Hopkins. The program, beginning […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program
Posted by | Education, LeadershipThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional mid-career health professionals, behavioral/social scientists and others with an interest in health and health policy. The program provides the nation’s most comprehensive learning experience at the nexus of health, science and policy in Washington, D.C. Fellows participate in the policy […]
Sulkowski Named Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Bayview
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipWe are thrilled to announce that Mark Sulkowski will be the next Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Bayview beginning October 8, 2019. Dr. Sulkowski will lead the clinical, research and educational activities at Bayview and aims to expand and build new clinical and research programs that leverage core strengths of the Bayview […]