Uzma Haque, assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology and chair of the Core Competency Committee in Rheumatology, has been appointed to the In Training Task Force of the American College of Rheumatology. She joins a panel of 11 distinguished rheumatologists from across the country, who work with the National Board of Medical Examiners to(...)
Davison Receives Outstanding Faculty Award
Posted by | CongratulationsAshwini Davison, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and associate director for education in the Division of Health Sciences Informatics, received the 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award for the Population Health Management (PHM) degree program in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ashwini is an assistant director for the Masters of Applied Sciences degree program in(...)
Welcome to the New Class of Interns, Residents and Fellows
Posted by | EducationWe would like to extend a warm welcome to our 2019-2020 interns, residents and fellows. This group of the best and brightest has come from all over, and we are honored to have them as a part of our department. This year's class consists of: 21 Bayview interns 16 Bayview junior residents 16 Bayview senior(...)
Mirowski Discovery Award
Posted by | ResearchThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine announces a request for applications for the 10th Annual Discovery Fund in honor of Dr. Michel Mirowski and his wife Anna for Cardiovascular Research. This announcement seeks proposals for innovative cardiovascular research projects led by faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (SOM). This award of(...)
Out of the Lab Lecture Series
Posted by | CME, ResearchThe Bayview Vice Dean and the Bayview Scientific Advisory Board would like to announce the complete 2019 schedule of speakers for the Out of the Lab Lecture Series. This lecture series was created by the Bayview Scientific Advisory Board to improve the connections between faculty and researchers on campus. It will serve as an opportunity(...)
High Risk but High Reward Grant Session
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsDid you know that NIH actively seeks grants with big ideas that can substantively change how research is done, mechanisms are understood or diseases are treated? Through a Common Fund from all NIH institutes, these High-risk, high-reward grants require a very different application (often fewer pages, no specific aims, no prelim data needed) and provide(...)
Epic Tip of the Week: July 12, 2019
Posted by | Patient CareAll Providers: Epic will be Upgraded on Sunday, July 14, 2019 Here are links to Quick Start Guides and Power Point tutorials to review changes for some users: Beginning July 14, 2019, contact the Epic HelpDesk at 410-614-HELP Ambulatory Providers Inpatient Providers Upgrade training materials for other Epic applications are available HERE. The Epic Playground has(...)
Berkowitz Named to Maryland Board of Physicians
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipScott Berkowitz, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, will serve as the representative from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine on the Board of Physicians of the Maryland Department of Health. He was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan and will begin his term in July.
Coronary Artery Calcium Scores of Zero and Establishing the Concept of Negative Risk Factors
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Coronary Artery Calcium Scores of Zero and Establishing the Concept of Negative Risk Factors AUTHORS: Michael J. Blaha, Ron Blankstein and Khurram Nasir JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Jul 9;74(1):12-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.05.032. The term “risk factor” was first coined in 1961 in a seminal article by Kannel et al. (1) from the Framingham Heart Study. Since then, risk factors for atherosclerotic(...)
Freeland Receives Funding for GIMboree
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationDeborah Freeland, primary care resident in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program, received a national grant from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for her project, "The GIMboree Experience: Enhancing Joy in Outpatient Medicine.” GIMBoree consists of monthly GIM/primary care evening events that allow for residents and faculty to discuss issues pertinent(...)