June is LGBTQ month. Our department celebrates with pride the many contributions of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer faculty, staff and learners. We miss the opportunity to celebrate in public, with parades and social gatherings; however, this month there is an extra reason for celebration. The Supreme Court of the United States recently […]
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Standing Together Against Racism
Posted by | Administration, LeadershipI am writing to note the intense pain caused by a string of horrific killings (George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor), which is first and foremost piled upon our minority communities, particularly African Americans. As a white man I do not fear police, nor do I need to navigate the myriad dangers and indignities foisted […]
Director’s Reflections: Managing Stress During Crisis
Posted by | Administration, Leadership, Patient CareNow that we have been in crisis management mode for about two months it may seem as though we’ve hit our stride in managing the pandemic, but for many, this is the time that the endorphins wear off and the stress hits harder. From a psychological standpoint, this has been called the disillusionment stage. George […]
Golden Named Daily Record 2020 Top 100 Woman
Posted by | CongratulationsSherita Golden, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was named one of the Daily Record’s 2020 Top 100 Women. This is the 25th anniversary of the award that recognizes high-achieving Maryland women who are making an impact through their leadership, community service and mentoring. She selected by an outside panel of judges for her professional achievement, […]
Reverend Melvin B. Tuggle East Baltimore Community Excellence Award
Posted by | Civic Engagement, ResearchOne award will be given to a graduate student, resident or postdoctoral fellow working in the East Baltimore community to target opportunities for youth and adults by addressing access to health care, prevention programs and/or mitigation of social issues related to health. Rev. Tuggle highly valued work that demonstrates compassion for the East Baltimore community. […]
Director’s Reflections: National Black History Month
Posted by | Administration, Civic EngagementWhat does black history mean for our university, our school and our department? The Johns Hopkins Hospital was founded in 1889 on a then unusual premise that care would be provided “without regard to sex, age or color.” This is a great part of our history, but, in fact, race played major and complex roles in our history to date. Desegregation […]
Golden Receives Levi Watkins Jr. Ideals Award
Posted by | CongratulationsSherita Golden, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was presented with the Levi Watkins Jr. Ideals Award at the 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration. The award recognizes physicians at Johns Hopkins who have made outstanding contributions to the institution. Also during the event, she moderated the keynote discussion of Valeria Montgomery Rice, president […]
Johnson Receives Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
Posted by | CongratulationsErica Johnson, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is one of nine recognized for outstanding commitments to volunteer community service and to humanity. She will be honored at the 38th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration on Friday, January 17 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium. To read more about Erica, […]
Lee and Siddharthan Launch Uganda Bronchoscopy and Pleural Program
Posted by | Patient CareHans Lee, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, and Trishul Siddharthan, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, are leaders of the Uganda Bronchoscopy and Pleural Program (UBP) that went live earlier this month. The UBP established equipment and training for the first public bronchoscopy program in Uganda at the Makerere Lung Institute in […]
Director’s Reflections: Our Community and Beyond
Posted by | Administration, Civic EngagementThe daily drumbeat of sad and alarming news might lead us to feel hopeless. That is true for Baltimore. But what recent critics of our community failed to recognize are the efforts of groups and individuals alike to combat our problems and engage our communities. Some of these groups and individuals are right here in […]