The Women's Board in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation departments are hosting a 5-Miler and Fun Run on September 28, 2019. Starting at Green Spring Station, the 5-Miler course is primarily flat and fast while the Fun Run is a shorter 1-mile. Both courses are stroller friendly and(...)
Join the Million Mile Smile
Posted by | Civic EngagementThis year, we put together another outstanding team to raise funds for children with cancer: the Million Mile Smile. Our team spans the globe again with members on both coasts of the U.S. to a dedicated group of medical students from Saudi Arabia. We are raising money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), an amazing group(...)
State of the Department Recap
Posted by | LeadershipThank you to everyone who attended Dr. Anderson's State of the Department address and the opening of Medical Grand Rounds this morning. Your interest and participation in the successes and future of this department are a huge part of what makes it the productive and accomplished department it is. Thank you and congratulations to Dr.(...)
Kirk to Step Down as Vice Chair
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipGreg Kirk, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, will step down from his role as vice chair for clinical and translation research to become the vice dean for research and faculty of the Bloomberg School of Public Health effective January 1, 2020. Greg assumed the vice chair position in March of 2015, and along(...)
MedHacks Medical Hackathon
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchMedHacks is the national medical hackathon hosted annually by Johns Hopkins University and brings together hundreds of talented entrepreneurs, software developers and medical students to tackle tough challenges in healthcare. For this year's event, there is interest in increasing collaboration across the Johns Hopkins' campuses and getting ideas from providers on areas of need that could be addressed during the hackathon.(...)
DOM Large Projects Initiative (LPI)
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsThe Hopkins DOM maintains one of the largest portfolios of NIH funded research. Typically, we have utilized traditional R01 grants to our great advantage. In this era of multidisciplinary, collaborative research, it is vital that we continue to diversify our funding streams and invigorate new collaboration. In response, the DOM leadership is pleased to announce(...)
Realizing shared decision-making in practice
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Realizing shared decision-making in practice AUTHORS: Mary Catherine Beach and Jeremy Sugarman JOURNAL: JAMA. 2019 Jul 25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.9797. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Shared decision-making (SDM) is integral to clinical practice. In medical training, clinicians are encouraged to engage patients in SDM so that clinical care is consistent with patients’ values and preferences. Professional(...)
All In to Improve Patient Safety
Posted by | Patient Care, Vice Chair ContributorsRecently, the Johns Hopkins Hospital Safety Department reported that the Department of Medicine met the challenge of complete engagement in improving the culture of safety. As of August 31, every DOM inpatient unit, every ambulatory practice that took the Fall 2018 Safety Culture Survey and the Osler Medical Residency has implemented an action plan to(...)
Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Call for Nominations
Posted by | Leadership, Patient CareThe Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence will accept nominations for its 2020 class until September 20, 2019. 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 2009, the academy has been(...)
Durso Named Executive Vice Chair
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipI am pleased to announce that Dr. Samuel C. Durso, MD, MBA, has accepted the permanent position of Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine. Chris has held many leadership roles in our department and within our health system. He directs the #1 ranked Division of Geriatrics, leads the medical board for Johns Hopkins(...)