Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
The JHU-UMD-DRC Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program provides up to four grants of $50,000 in direct costs towards the development of preliminary data sufficient for the application of a research grant, or towards the testing of an innovative hypothesis, which might have important implications or yield significant results for diabetes-related research. Translational studies are encouraged. […]
Recently, several DOM faculty members have been recognized for their contributions to diabetes research. Landon King, professor in the Division of Pulmonary and executive vice dean for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, represented Johns Hopkins Medicine at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter Hope Gala on Saturday, November 12. The […]
Once again the Department of Medicine was the top Johns Hopkins Medicine fundraiser at the 2016 Baltimore American Diabetes Association Step Out Walk—raising $17,528! We want to thank our team captains for their dedication and hard work. Megan Brown & Nisa Maruthur (General Internal Medicine/Welch Forza Brancati) David Harriman (Medical Nursing Administration) Tamala Knox & […]
As many of you know, every October, Johns Hopkins participates in an institution-wide walk to benefit the American Diabetes Association. This year’s Step Out Baltimore Walk to Stop Diabetes will be held October 2, 2016 at the Canton Waterfront Park. This year Johns Hopkins has committed to recruiting 600 walkers and raising $60,000 for diabetes […]
The totals are in and the Department of Medicine was the top Johns Hopkins Medicine fundraiser at this year’s Baltimore American Diabetes Step Out Walk—raising $23,408! We nearly met out $25,000 goal thanks to the efforts of our outstanding team captains. We had 6 teams raise over $1,000: Diabetes Center and Division of Endocrinology ($5,786) […]
This year the Johns Hopkins Medicine has committed to recruiting 500 walkers and raising $50,000 for diabetes research, education and advocacy through participation in the American Diabetes Association—Baltimore Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes. The walk will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Canton Waterfront Park starting at 8 a.m. The Department of […]
Dr. Sherita Golden, professor and executive vice-chair of the Department of Medicine, was recently awarded an R34 grant for the study entitled “Implementation and Evaluation of an Inpatient Diabetes Superuser Education Program.” The study will be funded through an R34 mechanism, Pragmatic Research in Healthcare Setting, through the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney […]