Three members of the DOM will be honored on Wednesday December 12 as graduates of the first cohort of the Mary Elizabeth Garrett Executive Leadership for Women Faculty program. They will be recognized at the Annual Event and Presentation of the Vice Dean's Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty hosted by the Office of Women in Science(...)
General Internal Medicine
Fellowship Match Day 2018
Posted by | EducationPictured: current Osler residents celebrating on Match Day Incoming Fellows: This year's fellowship match will bring a new class of the best and brightest to the Department of Medicine divisions come July. Congratulations to our incoming fellows as well as everyone involved in making our fellowship programs some of the most sought after in the(...)
Tseng and Maruthur Receive Awards from the Society of General Internal Medicine
Posted by | CongratulationsEva Tseng, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Nisa Maruthur, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, were recognized with awards of excellence by the Society of General Internal Medicine at the Mid-Atlantic Region meeting on Friday, November 9. Eva was the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Clinician Investigation(...)
Goodnight Named Division Administrator
Posted by | Administration, CongratulationsJamie Goodnight, MBA, was named administrator for the Division of General Internal Medicine. Born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she attended Northwood University in Michigan before relocating to Baltimore in 2005. She began her Hopkins career upon arrival in Baltimore as a part of the Whiting School of Engineering, and received her master’s(...)
Kachalia Named Senior Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality, Director of Armstrong Institute
Posted by | Congratulations, Leadership*Both Dr. Allen Kachalia and his wife Dr. Tisamaria Sherry will be joining the Department of Medicine We are pleased to share that Allen Kachalia, M.D., J.D., will join Johns Hopkins Medicine as the new senior vice president of patient safety and quality and director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Dr.(...)
Four from the DOM Honored by the American College of Physicians
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareEach year, the American College of Physicians (ACP) collects nominations for awards and masterships in order to recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine. The following members of the DOM were chosen for 2018-2019 and will be honored at the 2019 Internal Medicine Meeting. To see the full list of awardees, visit: https://www.acponline.org/about-acp/awards-masterships-and-competitions/new-masters-and-awardees Jeanne Clark, professor(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Joel Blankson (pictured), Infectious Diseases Nadia Hansel (pictured), Pulmonary Paul Nyquist (pictured), General Internal Medicine Kristin Riekert (pictured), Pulmonary Associate Professor: Hiroshi Ashikaga, Cardiology Alan Cheng, Cardiology Brian Garibaldi, Pulmonary Laura Hanyok, General Internal Medicine Nicola Heller, Clinical Immunology Amy Knight, Hospital Medicine Eun Shin, Gastroenterology Assistant(...)
Faculty Senate Update
Posted by | LeadershipThe School of Medicine’s Faculty Senate had its first meeting of the year on September 12. Members discussed the results from the faculty satisfaction survey and the new online education program. The faculty representatives for the DOM are: Meredith McCormack, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary (mmccor16@jhmi.edu), John Sperati, associate professor in the Division of(...)
Feldman Featured in the Curbsiders Podcast
Posted by | Patient CareLenny Feldman, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently featured in the Curbside Internal Medicine podcast entitled "Things We Do For No Reason." Lenny discusses high value care and how to avoid low value practices and inflated medical bills. Click here to listen to the podcast: https://thecurbsiders.com/podcast/109-things-we-do-for-no-reason-a-high-value-episode
Hill-Briggs Awarded ADA Rachmiel Levine Medal
Posted by | Congratulations*pictured: Felicia Hill-Briggs (R) and Dr. William Cefalu, ADA Chief Scientific, Medical and Mission Officer (L) Felicia Hill-Briggs, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, is the 2018 recipient of The Rachmiel Levine Medal in recognition of leadership and service to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). She is current ADA President of Health Care(...)