On December 15, staff members and providers from 11 departments at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center participated in our final quarterly preparedness drill of 2016. Visitors from the National Ebola Treatment and Education Center (NETEC), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Maryland State Department(...)
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2016 Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareLast year, the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians launched the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams to recognize physicians and care teams who provide consistently outstanding patient care throughout all of Johns Hopkins Medicine. All Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals and Johns Hopkins Community Physicians facilities selected their six winners after nomination and local(...)
The DOM Stepped Out for Diabetes
Posted by | Civic EngagementOnce again the Department of Medicine was the top Johns Hopkins Medicine fundraiser at the 2016 Baltimore American Diabetes Association Step Out Walk—raising $17,528! We want to thank our team captains for their dedication and hard work. Megan Brown & Nisa Maruthur (General Internal Medicine/Welch Forza Brancati) David Harriman (Medical Nursing Administration) Tamala Knox &(...)
Bayview Research Symposium
Posted by | ResearchThe 11th annual Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Symposium is scheduled for Friday, December 16, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Grossi Atrium and Auditorium (located in the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center at 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle). This year’s symposium, entitled “Lasker to Lasker” will feature keynotes by two of the 2016 Lasker(...)
Bayview Swims Across America
Posted by | Civic EngagementOn September 18, groups from Bayview participated in Swim Across America's open water swim in Pasadena to benefit cancer research throughout various organizations including Hopkins' own Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Bayview surpassed its fundraising goal and raised a total of $544,700. The Department of Medicine team banned together to raise almost $4,000. Many thanks to the(...)
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Posted by | AdministrationOn a daily basis we give thanks to the faculty and staff of the Department of Medicine for their contributions to discovery, education and the care of our patients. Today, the publication of hospital and medical specialty rankings by U.S. News & World Report reminds the world of what you and all of us together(...)
Welcome New Interns, Residents and Fellows
Posted by | EducationWe would like to extend a warm welcome to our 2016-2017 interns, residents and fellows. This group of the best and brightest has come from all over, and we are honored to have them as a part of our department. This year's class consists of: 149 JHH residents 52 JHH interns 22 Bayview interns 32(...)
Tornheim and Florido Receive Fellow Teaching Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsJeff Tornheim, fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Roberta Florido, fellow in the Division of Cardiology, recently received Fellow Teaching Awards from the Bayview Medical Housestaff Training Program. This award is given to the fellow in the Department of Medicine recognized as the most outstanding teacher by interns and residents at the Johns(...)
Ghanem Recieves Commencement Awards
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationKhalil Ghanem, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, received two awards at the School of Medicine Commencement/Convocation on Monday, May 16. He was selected by the medical students to receive the the George J. Stuart Award for the second year in a row, as well as the W. Barry Wood Jr. Award for Excellence(...)
ACP Fellow Inductions and Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsThe Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) recently named several DOM faculty members ACP fellows. Fellowship is an honor achieved by those recognized by their peers for personal integrity, superior competence in internal medicine, professional accomplishment, and demonstrated scholarship. Congratulations to the following: Anika Alvanzo, assistant professor, GIM Wendy Bennett, assistnat professor, ID(...)