The School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony took place on Wednesday, May 23 in the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Many of the awards for faculty were given to members of the Department of Medicine. The Professors' Awards for Excellence in Teaching The Professors' Awards for Excellence in Teaching were established in 1981 by the Advisory Board(...)
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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 Inducted into Distinguished Teaching Society
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationSix of the 14 inductees of the Distinguished Teaching Society of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine hail from the DOM. The following clinical educators were honored at the DTS Induction Ceremony on April 24. The DTS aims to recognize residents and faculty who demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in clinical teaching. Andrew Karaba, fellow in the Division(...)
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.(...)
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(...)
Members of the DOM Recognized by Alpha Omega Alpha
Posted by | CongratulationsEric Bass, professor in General Internal Medicine, Ariel Green, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Nadia Hansel, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, are all members of the DOM faculty who have been selected to be inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. This lifelong honor signifyies a lasting commitment to scholarship,(...)
2018 Research Retreat Recap
Posted by | Administration, ResearchThis year's Research Retreat marked the first-ever collaboration with the Whiting School of Engineering. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the event a huge success celebrating the scientific innovations of both the Department of Medicine and the School of Engineering. David M. Levine Excellence in Mentoring Awards: Dale Needham, professor in the Division of Pulmonary(...)
Karen A. Armacost Lecture on Geriatric Care
Posted by | CMEThe Karen A. Armacost 5th Annual Lecture on Geriatric Care to be held Thursday, April 12 at 4-5 p.m. in the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Level 1, Richard A. Grossi Auditorium, Johns Hopkins Bayview campus. Guest speaker: Sarah L. Szanton, Ph.D., ANP, FAAN, professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Public Health Title: From Clinical(...)
Developments from the Development Office
Posted by | AdministrationHappy New Year from the Development Office! We’d like to share that we have raised $13,249,806 to date in gifts, grants and pledges. A few highlights include: An anonymous gift of $250K for Zero TB in Tibetan Kids Program in Infectious Disease The Nathan and Margaret Shock Aging Research Foundation gift of $387,569 to establish(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor: Assistant Professor: Ann Marie Parker, Pulmonary Jennifer Townsend, Infectious Diseases Swaytha Yalamanchi, Endocrinology Instructor: Lingling Xian, Hematology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Wael AlJaroudi, adjunct assistant professor in Cardiology Katherine Allen,(...)