Wendy Bennett, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently elected to represent the Department of Medicine in the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate provides a mechanism for faculty, fellows and students of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to participate more effectively in the deliberations and governance of the institution.(...)
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Carrese Named Hastings Center Fellow
Posted by | CongratulationsJoseph Carrese, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently elected as a fellow of the Hastings Center, recognizing him as an individual of outstanding accomplishment whose body of work has informed scholarship and/or a public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care and the life sciences. The Hastings Center was(...)
JHU Staff Milestones
Posted by | CongratulationsWe are thankful for all of our staff, but we hold a special place in our hearts for staff members who have spent decades of their lives dedicated to making Hopkins and the Department of Medicine a better place. We are truely grateful for you and your everlasting loyalty. The below staff members were honored at the(...)
Celebrating 125 Years
Posted by | Administration, CongratulationsThis year, we celebrate School of Medicine’s 125th anniversary of educating, training and producing future leaders in education, patient care and research. We have much to celebrate–top-ranked medical and graduate programs, faculty members who are the among the worlds’ foremost experts in their fields and a reputation as a world leader in both medicine and(...)
Members of the DOM Recognized at SHM and SGIM Meetings
Posted by | CongratulationsThe Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Conference took place last month in Orlando during which several members of the DOM were recognized: Anika Alvanzo, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, presented at the conference. Dan Brotman, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was inducted as a Master of Hospital Medicine (MHM).(...)
Coresh and Grams Present Research on Kidney Disease
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchJosef Coresh, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Morgan Grams, associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, presented data to Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) in Barcelona, and their research findings resulted in two papers which are now published in the concurrent issues of Kidney International and Kidney International Reports. This was the first time KDIGO commissioned(...)
Members of the DOM Honored by the IEE
Posted by | CongratulationsGail Berkenblit, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received the Teaching Award for Faculty of 10 or More Years. Jeanne Clark, professor and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, was selected as this year’s winner of the Institute for Excellence in Education's (IEE) Mentorship Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in mentoring.(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Associate Professor: Rachel Damico, Pulmonary Amy DeZern, Hematology Allison Hays, Cardiology Elizabeth Ratchford, Cardiology Assistant Professor: Ashwini Davison, Geriatrics Ivonne Pena, Hospital Medicine We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Abdul Amir, adjunct assistant(...)
Conway Named Leader in Minority Health
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipSarah Johnson Conway, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently named one of the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF). This honor recognizes Sarah's efforts to better and diversify the healthcare marketplace. She was presented the award at the 2018 NMQF Leadership Summit(...)
Alvanzo Speaks at National Academies of Sciences Workshop
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchAnika Alvanzo, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, participated as a rapporteur and panelist at the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine’s Workshop on Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with the Response to the Opioid Epidemic on March 12. Speakers presented on how the opioid epidemic has changed the epidemiology of infectious disease and participants(...)