Benjamin Meza, fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received the 2019 ALACRITY Pilot Grant for his project titled, “Understanding Social Network Characteristics that Influence Smoking Cessation among Adults with Serious Mental Illness." The ALACRITY Center for Health and Longevity in Mental Illness is dedicated to improving physical health and reducing premature mortality among people with(...)
Awards Received
Hindman Receives BAHI Spark Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDaniel Hindman, fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently awarded the Bloomberg American Health Initiative (BAHI) Spark Award for his project “Promoting health equity in Baltimore's design for active transportation.” Daniel received the award from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with support from mentor Craig Pollack.
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(...)
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(...)
Sharma Recognized by the American College of Cardiology
Posted by | CongratulationsGarima Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was recognized by American College of Cardiology as a cardiologist with Asian roots who has embraced and enriched the global cardiovascular community in advancing heart health. This recognition came as part of Asian Pacific Heritage Month in May. For the full list of cardiovascular professionals recognized, click(...)
Blumenthal Receives Arthur Agatston Award
Posted by | CongratulationsRoger Blumenthal, professor in the Division of Cardiology, was recently awarded the 2019 Arthur Agatston Award from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). He was recognized for his contributions to the optimal management of ischemic heart disease, noninvasive detection of coronary atherosclerosis and the development of new strategies to optimize the management of CVD risk(...)
Three from the DOM Receive JHU Catalyst Awards
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchRaquel Greer, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Cynthia James, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, and Rosanne Rouf, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, were selected to receive Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards, representing some of the most creative thinkers from across the university. The awards, accompanied by a $75,000 grant and mentoring opportunities,(...)
Women’s Task Force Annual Sponsorship Dinner
Posted by | CongratulationsThis year's Task Force on Women's Academic Careers in Medicine Annual Dinner proved to be not only an excellent networking event for women, but an inspiring evening full of meaningful conversation between faculty, staff, residents and fellows as well as our institution's leaders. The event took place on Thursday, May 30 at the Four Seasons in Baltimore with an engaging presentation(...)
Hendrix Receives ASCPT and FDA Award Lecture
Posted by | CongratulationsCraig Hendrix, professor and director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was named the recipient of the William B. Abrams Award Lecture form the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) and the FDA. He gave the lecture entitled "Challenges Developing a Topical, On Demand, & Behaviorally-Congruent HIV Prevention Product" as part of a lecture series(...)
Desai and Garibaldi Receive American Medical Association Grant
Posted by | Education, ResearchSanjay Desai, vice chair for education, and Brian Garibaldi recently received a five-year $1.8 million grant from the American Medical Association (AMA) as part of the Reimagining Residency grant program. Their project will explore factors in the training environment that impact both resident wellness and clinical skills. Proposal title: The Graduate Medical Training "Laboratory": An(...)