Medicine Matters

Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine

One year and counting

One year and counting

August 14, 2015

It is with great satisfaction and immense gratitude that I take this opportunity to summarize my first year in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. This was a year of many events both good and arresting. It did not fail to disappoint in providing exciting opportunities, unexpected challenges and many twists and turns. […]

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Mark Anderson ⋅ Administration Compensation, Journeys in Medicine, Nursing, Vice Chairs ⋅

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DeSantis and Pope named Division Administrators

August 13, 2015

The department saw many changes and additions during the month of July, and among those are two new division administrators joining our team. Rachel DeSantis, MHA, was named the division administrator for Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, she attended Cornell University to complete a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology […]

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kbennett ⋅ Administration Clinical Immunology, Geriatrics ⋅

AOTW

Kidney Function and Fracture Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

August 12, 2015

ARTICLE: Kidney Function and Fracture Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study AUTHORS: Natalie R. Daya, Annie Voskertchian, Andrea L.C. Schneider, Shoshana Ballew, Mara McAdams DeMarco, Josef Coresh, Lawrence J. Appel, Elizabeth Selvin, Morgan E. Grams JOURNAL: Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Aug 3. pii: S0272-6386(15)00946-4. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.06.020. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: People with […]

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kbennett ⋅ Article of the Week

VanderZyl becomes Assistant Editor with the AAIM

VanderZyl becomes Assistant Editor with the AAIM

August 11, 2015

Amanda VanderZyl, interim administrator for the DOM, was selected to be an assistant editor of the administration and finance section of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine’s (AAIM) publication, the Academic Internal Medicine Insight. Insight is a quarterly publication distributed to members of the AAIM as well as other leaders in academic internal medicine throughout […]

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kbennett ⋅ Congratulations

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Psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 3 months after acute lung injury

August 10, 2015

ARTICLE: Psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 3 months after acute lung injury AUTHORS: Jennifer E. Jutte, Dale M. Needham, Elizabeth R. Pfoh, O. Joseph Bienvenu JOURNAL: J Crit Care. 2015 Aug;30(4):793-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.04.006. Epub 2015 Apr 17. Abstract PURPOSE: To conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and […]

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kbennett ⋅ Article of the Week

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Cox named Director of the School of Medicine’s Medical Scientist Training/M.D.-Ph.D Program

August 6, 2015

Andrea Cox, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, became the director of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training/M.D.-Ph.D. Program, effective August 1, 2015. Dr. Cox, who has co-directed the program since 2013, will assume leadership of the M.D.-Ph.D. program from Robert Siliciano, who has directed the program […]

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kbennett ⋅ Congratulations Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine ⋅

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The Department Mourns the Death of Joanna Kaskasian

August 6, 2015

It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of a beloved colleague and friend. On August 2, 2015, Joanna Markatatos Kaskasian died of injuries sustained in a car accident. Joanna started her career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital as a nursing student in 1999. She completed her ICU practicum in the […]

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kbennett ⋅ Administration Nursing ⋅

AOTW

Interventions to Address Medical Conditions and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Comprehensive Review

August 5, 2015

ARTICLE: Interventions to Address Medical Conditions and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Comprehensive Review AUTHORS: Emma E. McGinty, Julia Baller, Susan T. Azrin, Denise Juliano-Bult, Gail L. Daumit JOURNAL: Schizophr Bull. 2015 Jul 28. pii: sbv101. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract People with serious mental illness (SMI) have mortality rates 2 […]

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kbennett ⋅ Article of the Week

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The ASCI – Why Apply?

August 4, 2015

The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI, www.the-asci.org) is currently accepting nominations for membership (deadline September 18, 2015). While you may be aware that the ASCI is the publisher of the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI), becoming a member means much more than that, particularly for those seeking promotion to professor. ASCI membership is open […]

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kbennett ⋅ Research

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Sateia named Core Advisor for the Colleges Advisory Program

August 3, 2015

Congratulations to Heather Sateia, instructor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, on her selection as a core advisor for the School of Medicine’s Colleges Advisory Program. In this role, Dr. Sateia will serve as one of 23 core advisors and clinical skills teachers for the medical students, greatly impacting medical student growth. This is a highly […]

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kbennett ⋅ Congratulations Addiction Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Rheumatology ⋅

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Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D - William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D is the William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital... read more »

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