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?(...)
Vice Chair Contributors
Peer Review for All and All for Peer Review
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsVeterans of the NIH peer review process recognize that eventually you can just as easily receive that harsh critique as give it out. Valuable lessons are learned in the crucible of the study section about various grant black holes that suck the energy out of the room and drive down scores, leading a few days(...)
Data Integrity & Analytics
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsThis is the first in a series on data integrity and analytics that will provide some practical answers, pointers to valuable resources (some new or under-utilized) and what we hope will be a sustained forum for sharing and updating solutions that our faculty and staff have found useful. Where should I put my data? This(...)
Augmenting Reality with Pokemon and EPIC: What’s Next?
Posted by | Education, Research, Vice Chair ContributorsIs there an ICD-10 code for technological phobias? I may have it. My diagnosis dates back to 1993, when I first encountered email. As a Duke intern, I was consumed by admissions and blood draws and distracted by my fellow intern who sat banging on a keyboard. He introduced me to “this new amazing technology,”(...)
Steering Committee Members Needed: DOM Civic Engagement Initiative
Posted by | Civic Engagement, Vice Chair ContributorsIn 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 ensued after the funeral of Freddie Gray, Drs. Anderson and Golden announced a five-part lecture series entitled “Journeys in Medicine,” on May 1, 2015(...)
Your DOM Vice Chairs Are Here To Serve You!
Posted by | Administration, Vice Chair ContributorsAs we embark on a new academic year, our vice chair team in the Department of Medicine would like to emphasize that we are here to serve your needs in all areas of our tripartite mission. We introduce ourselves and our areas of expertise in this blog piece. If you have questions regarding issues of(...)
Take Your Ideas to Bootcamp
Posted by | Education, Research, Vice Chair ContributorsThe word “bootcamp” conjures up images of drill sergeants training military recruits or similarly inspired fitness training programs. The idea is to improve fitness, strength and stamina by pushing someone to their physical and mental limits. For some of us, it sounds a bit like internship- a time in life that we remember fondly but(...)
Women of Color in Academic Medicine
Posted by | Administration, Vice Chair ContributorsRecently the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) released an analytic brief highlighting the demographics and challenges of women of color who are full-time medical school faculty. This unique group may experience two forms of bias—one based on sex and the other based on race/ethnicity. Few prior studies had documented the number of women of(...)
The Equity of Care Campaign
Posted by | Administration, Vice Chair ContributorsOn Monday, May 9 the Maryland Hospital Association announced that Maryland is the first state with 100 percent participation in the national effort to reduce disparities in the health of minority populations. Through the Equity of Care campaign, participating hospitals agree to: Choose a quality measure to stratify by race, ethnicity and language preference Determine whether(...)
What’s the Big Idea?
Posted by | Education, Research, Vice Chair ContributorsMy morning started like most school days. Kid commotion: cries over the hairbrush, breakfast dish banging and a 15-minute music play-off featuring the 5th grade oboe vs. 2nd grade piano. I mused that the earplug inventor had at least two kids, maybe more. For a curtain call, my 11-year old battled her backpack. I observed(...)