The PRIDE Summer Institute Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research are now accepting applications. Space is limited for the 2017 mentored summer training programs so apply early! Who: Eligible applicants are junior-level faculty or scientists with a background that is under-represented in the biomedical or health sciences, and are United(...)
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Hispanic Health Research Mentoring Program
Posted by | ResearchThe National Hispanic Health Foundation's (NHHF) Hispanic Health Research Mentoring Program seeks junior faculty (up to 5 years post doc) as well as senior faculty with patient-centered research experience to the for 2016-2017 program. Junior faculty researcher mentees will be matched with PCOR (patient-centered outcomes research) experienced senior faculty researcher mentors, participating in a year-long(...)
Cost of Unconscious Bias & Pattern Recognition Lecture
Posted by | CMEThe Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology will host its 4th installment of the Patient Experience Advisory Team “Conversation Series 2016-17" on Wednesday, November 16 at 5 p.m. in the Chevy Chase Auditorium (Zayed 2119A). The goal is to help brainstorm ways to improve the patient experience at Hopkins by learning from experts in other fields and(...)
13th Annual Diversity Conference
Posted by | CMEThe Diversity Leadership Council’s 13th Annual Diversity Conference will be on Friday, October 21, on the Homewood Campus. This year’s conference will include a wide range of diversity workshops and our plenary speaker will be Dr. Robert Higgins, Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Surgeon-in-Chief. We’re thrilled to have the Director of Research of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)(...)
2015 Diversity Annual Report
Posted by | AdministrationThe 2015 Diversity Annual Report was recently released highlighting both people and programs working to promote equality and combat health disparities within the Johns Hopkins Medicine community. This inaugural issue created by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion features Namandje Bumpus, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Lisa Cooper, professor in the Division of General Internal(...)
AAMC Minority Faculty Career Development Seminar
Posted by | AdministrationMinority junior faculty and post docs are invited to attend the AAMC Minority Faculty Career Development Seminar from September 15-18 in San Antonio, Texas. Join us for this unique opportunity to acquire the skills and tools that you need to succeed in academic medicine while networking with senior leaders from around the country. The AAMC(...)
Cooper Receives Faculty Awards for Diversity and Mentoring
Posted by | CongratulationsLisa Cooper, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received not one, but two of Johns Hopkins University's newly established awards for faculty. She was presented with the Provost's Prize for Faculty Excellence in Diversity in a ceremony on the Homewood campus on May 10. This $50,000 prize honors faculty who exemplify JHU's commitment to institutional(...)
2016 Diversity Leadership Council Diversity Recognition Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsFour from the Department of Medicine will be honored at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 10 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Glass Pavilion on the Homewood Campus as recipients of the 2016 Diversity Recognition Awards sponsored by the Diversity Leadership Council. Congratulations to: Alicia Arbaje, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics Rachel Levine, associate professor(...)
Samuel Dagogo-Jack,13th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professor in Diversity
Posted by | CMEThe Department of Medicine Diversity Council and the School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Cultural Competence are thrilled to announce the visit of Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack as the 13th Annual Myron L. Weisfeldt Distinguished Visiting Professor in Diversity. Dr. Dagogo-Jack is president of Medicine and Science for the American Diabetes Association and chief of(...)