The Department of Medicine Diversity Council and the School of Medicine Office of the Vice Dean for Faculty are thrilled to announce the visit of Dr. Gail Kerr as the 16th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professor in Diversity. Dr. Kerr is chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs(...)
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Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy
Posted by | EducationThe Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University (CFF) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2019-2020 year. At the Harvard Medical School, Boston, applications are now being accepted for a one-year, degree-granting, full-time fellowship beginning July 2019. Application deadline is 5 p.m. on December 1, 2018. All application(...)
Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine Initiative Comes to Hopkins
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchThe Department of Medicine welcomes BRIM- Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine. The BRIM initiative is a NIH funded study to evaluate an evidence-based pro-diversity intervention throughout academic medicine. Despite having an explicit commitment to equality and fairness, stereotypes can influence our judgments, decision-making and behaviors in unwanted and unintended ways. Evidence from multiple disciplines including(...)
AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
Posted by | LeadershipThis three-day in-person meeting aims to help minorities and underrepresented populations in academic medicine develop their communications, team building and change management capabilities in order to grow in their careers. September 13-16, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona WHO SHOULD ATTEND Early career racial and ethnic minority faculty who aspire to leadership positions in academic medicine. Senior clinical(...)
AAMC Grant Writers Coaching Group
Posted by | ResearchThe Grant Writers Coaching Group for National Institute of Health (NIH) awards is designed for racial and ethnic minority faculty who are actively working on a K or R NIH grant proposal. The goal of the program is to support minority faculty in improving critical writing skills to strengthen grant proposals and increase diversity in medicine.(...)
The Role of Health Care Professionals in Reducing LGBTQ Health Disparities
Posted by | CME, Patient CareThe Johns Hopkins Institute for Genetic Medicine, Graduate Program in Human Genetics, Professional Development and Careers Office and the Office of Graduate Student Affairs are pleased to be hosting Dr. Andrew Hollenbach, professor of genetics at Louisiana State University, for a visit on May 1-2. Dr. Hollenbach has been highly active through the Association of American(...)
Mosaic Initiative Lectureship in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Posted by | CME, Patient CareDeidra Crews, associate professor in the Division of Nephrology and associate vice chair for diversity and inclusion, will speak at the 8th Annual Mosaic Initiative Lectureship in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology on Thursday, June 28 at 4-5 p.m. in the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Level 1, Richard A. Grossi Auditorium (Bayview campus); reception to follow. Title(...)
15th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professor in Diversity
Posted by | CMEThe Department of Medicine Diversity Council and the School of Medicine Office of the Vice Dean for Faculty are thrilled to announce the visit of Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo as the 15th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professor in Diversity. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo is the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Chair in Medicine, chair of the Department of(...)
Diversity Recognition Awards
Posted by | LeadershipThe Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council (DLC) is seeking nominations for its 16th annual Diversity Recognition Awards. These awards recognize exceptional contributions of faculty, staff and students in advancing and celebrating diversity and inclusion at Johns Hopkins. Faculty, staff and students from all divisions of Johns Hopkins are eligible to receive the award. Current members of the DLC are(...)
Race in America Forum
Posted by | CMEThe JHU Forums on Race in America will present a panel discussion titled "Six Months after Maria: Public Health Issues in Puerto Rico." Puerto Rico's already vulnerable infrastructure was exposed after the hurricane and now debris, structural damage, environmental hazards to water sources and drug shortages affecting the U.S. are just some of the areas(...)