Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Michael Choi, associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, has accepted the position of chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Georgetown University Medical Center. Mike completed his medical school and residency training at Hopkins and then following his Nephrology fellowship at Penn, joined the Hopkins Nephrology faculty in 1994. Mike has served […]
Lee Daugherty Biddison, associate professor and vice chair for clinical affairs, was named the first-ever chief wellness officer of the newly created Office of Well-Being. The office was created in order to sustain an environment that allows Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty and staff to thrive per the recommendations of the Joy at Hopkins Task Force, […]
Mark Sulkowski, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was recently appointed associate dean for research in the Capital Region in the Office for Capital Region Research Support, which coordinates research at Howard County General Hospital, Suburban Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital. As associate dean, Mark's primary responsibility will be to work closely with the […]
The graduate program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM) is recruiting clinical faculty to serve as clinical co-mentors for CMM graduate students. Translational/pre-clinical research is an integral part of the CMM graduate training program. All CMM students are required to have dual mentors for both basic and clinical sciences as part of their thesis committee. […]
The Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars seeks to honor former postdoctoral fellows and residents whose early academic or professional careers began and were favorably influenced by Johns Hopkins. Nominations that reflect the rich diversity of our Johns Hopkins community are encouraged. All current and emeritus faculty members may nominate candidates. To be eligible, candidates must have […]
*Both Dr. Allen Kachalia and his wife Dr. Tisamaria Sherry will be joining the Department of Medicine We are pleased to share that Allen Kachalia, M.D., J.D., will join Johns Hopkins Medicine as the new senior vice president of patient safety and quality and director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Dr. […]
In many ways, the largest existential challenge for JHM is to evolve into a more integrated and efficient health system. This will be necessary for our department and school to secure a stable portfolio of resources into the future. To this end, the dean and CEO have called upon all departments to develop a set […]
The School of Medicine’s Faculty Senate had its first meeting of the year on September 12. Members discussed the results from the faculty satisfaction survey and the new online education program. The faculty representatives for the DOM are: Meredith McCormack, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary (mmccor16@jhmi.edu), John Sperati, associate professor in the Division of […]
The Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence will accept nominations for its 2019 class from Monday, September 10 through Friday, September 21, 2018. The mission of the academy is to recognize and promote clinical excellence at Johns Hopkins and beyond for the benefit of the individuals and communities that we serve. Since its inception in […]
The Department of Medicine is structured such that there are a number of vice and associate vice chairs who, in conjunction with Chair Mark Anderson, oversee key mission areas of the department. In addition to the vice chairs, each faculty is a member of a division headed by a division director. The following is a […]