Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Dr. Deidra Crews, professor in the Division of Nephrology, was recently named deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity. The center aims… Read More »Crews Named Deputy Director of the Center for Health Equity
Applications are now open for the Johns Hopkins Virtual Visiting Elective in Equitable Healthcare. This two-week, virtual elective is free for U.S. medical students (MD… Read More »Johns Hopkins Virtual Visiting Elective in Equitable Healthcare
Dr. Garima Sharma will be the next Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine and Chair of the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in… Read More »Sharma Named Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine
For an article on the American Heart Association website, Dr. Mary Branch polled a group of African American physicians and dentists to ask which medicine… Read More »DOM Residencies Recognized for Inclusivity
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Dr. Damani Piggott, Assistant Dean for Graduate Biomedical Education and Graduate Student Diversity, will become the inaugural director of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative and… Read More »Piggott Named Director of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative & Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Diversity and Partnerships
The Diversity Council of the Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP is the 17th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt… Read More »17th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professorship
April is National Minority Health Month. The observance dates back to 1915, inspired by Booker T. Washington, and gained support from Congress in 2002, but… Read More »Director’s Reflections: National Minority Health Month
Dr. Sherita Golden, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was appointed to the Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Committee from the American Society for Clinical Investigation… Read More »Golden Appointed to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee
February is National Black History Month. Coming off a year marked by a greater awareness of structural racism in essentially all societal domains—even our schools… Read More »Director’s Reflections: Black History Month