Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Dan Hager, MHA, division administrator of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, has been elected to the Council of the Administrators of Internal Medicine (AIM) as the individual member at-large. AIM is an organization of business administrators in departments of internal medicine at medical schools and affiliated teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada. Beginning a three […]
Thank you to all who participated in this year's wildly successful research retreat. With a record number of abstracts submitted, it is clear that the researchers here in the Department of Medicine are extremely passionate about their work. Congratulations to this year's award winners! Mentoring Awards: Levine Winners Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH Sherita Golden, […]
Congratulations to our residency programs for a very successful match this year. Our department continues to attract some of the top talent from across the country, and we want to thank everyone who participated in this process over the past several months. Internal Medicine Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview This year’s Internal Medicine Program at […]
Ron Langlotz has been named the new Director of Nursing for the Departments of Medicine and Radiology effective March 22, 2015. Ron holds both a BSN and a MSN from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and came to Hopkins in 1999 as a clinical nurse in the Neurological Critical Care Unit (NCCU) and […]
The 2015 Johns Hopkins Employee Engagement Survey is underway until March 29. Please take the time to complete the survey and share your opinions to improve our work environment. The survey is confidential and being administered by the Gallup Organization, a third party that will protect your answers. You should have received an email from […]
As spring dawns, in addition to enjoying the warmer weather (today not withstanding), I am taking time to reflect on the department’s major accomplishments of the past year and goals for 2015. Now that I’m over halfway through my first year in the department I’m happy to report being your director continues to be an […]
Welcome to Medicine Matters–the newly launched blog for the Department of Medicine. The goal of this blog is to create a place to, as the subtitle suggests, share the successes, challenges and day-to-day accomplishments that are happening across our department. It is an initial step to improve the department’s online presence and internal communications. Specifically, […]
Two Department of Medicine trainees received awards during the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2015 Scientific Sessions held in Baltimore March 4 – 6. The goal of the meeting is to promote the development and application of translational and population science to prevent heart disease and stroke and foster cardiovascular health. Stephen Juraschek, MD, PhD, an […]
Dr. Stephen Berry has been named the new Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Safety & Service for the Department of Medicine effective April 1, 2015. In this role Dr. Berry will lead our efforts to improve the culture of safety, drive high value healthcare and foster an environment of patient and family centered care. He […]
Craig W. Hendrix, MD, Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and Epidemiology has been named the new director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Medicine. He has also been named the Wellcome Professor of Medicine. The Division of Clinical Pharmacology has a rich history at Johns Hopkins […]