Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program at Johns Hopkins. The deadline for applications is January… Read More »Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program
It was a great week for funding in the Department of Medicine. On Monday, it was announced that William Checkley, associate professor in the Division… Read More »Aucott, Checkley and Schwartz Awarded Large Grants
The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities recently published its list of Top 100 Cited Articles on Health Care Disparities, and several works from members… Read More »Articles from the DOM Named Top 100 Cited on Health Care Disparities
Once again the Department of Medicine was the top Johns Hopkins Medicine fundraiser at the 2016 Baltimore American Diabetes Association Step Out Walk—raising $17,528! We… Read More »The DOM Stepped Out for Diabetes
In the October 12, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, a perspectives article makes the distinction between interpersonal racism and structural racism,… Read More »Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives—The Role of Health Professionals in the NEJM
ARTICLE: Lifetime Cocaine and Opiate Use and Chronic Kidney Disease AUTHORS: Tessa Novick, Y Liu, Anika Alvanzo, A.B. Zonderman, M.K. Evans, Deidra Crews JOURNAL: Am… Read More »Lifetime Cocaine and Opiate Use and Chronic Kidney Disease
The National Hispanic Health Foundation's (NHHF) Hispanic Health Research Mentoring Program seeks junior faculty (up to 5 years post doc) as well as senior faculty with… Read More »Hispanic Health Research Mentoring Program
The Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology will host its 4th installment of the Patient Experience Advisory Team “Conversation Series 2016-17" on Wednesday, November 16 at 5… Read More »Cost of Unconscious Bias & Pattern Recognition Lecture
The Welch Center, directed by Lawrence Appel, recently launched its new website with a video highlighting its accomplishments since its inception more than 25 years… Read More »Visit the New Welch Center Website
Anil Chandraker, MD, medical director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, director of the Schuster Family Transplantation Research Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital and associate… Read More »Immunosuppression: What is the Correct Therapeutic Approach?