Sherita 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 […]
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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 […]
Page Talks About Problems Facing the Baltimore Community
Posted by | MiscellaneousCheck out these NPR-affiliate interviews featuring Kathleen Page, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Kathleen is co-founder of Centro SOL, an organization based at Bayview that offers clinical care, advocacy and education for the Latino community in Baltimore. Below, she talks about the barriers the Latino immigrant community faces in regard to healthcare: […]
Thank you for Contributing to the Back to School Drive!
Posted by | Civic Engagement, Nursing MattersThis August, the DOM Nursing Diversity Council successfully collected hundreds of back to school supplies for local school children. For the fourth year in a row, the council's Back to School Supply Drive received donations from multiple DOM units-nearly 200 notebooks, folders and binders were donated. Additionally, packaged items such as pens, crayons and pencils were donated by the dozens as well as 80 packs […]
Donate to the Nursing Diversity Council Back to School Drive
Posted by | Civic EngagementIt’s time for the 4th Annual DOM Nursing Diversity Council Back to School Drive! We will be teaming up with the United Way for their annual “Back to School Brigade” school supply drive. They are requesting the following donations: Notebooks Crayons Pocket Folders Pencil Boxes Pens & Pencils Binders Rulers Scissors Backpacks Look for the […]
Feldman Receives Community Service Award
Posted by | Civic Engagement, CongratulationsLenny Feldman, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received the Community Service Award from the Baltimore City Medical Society in recognition of his work with the Behavioral Health Leadership Institute (BHLI), a non-profit that improves the delivery of behavioral health services to vulnerable, under-served and high risk populations.
