Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Mentorship Best Practices Committee has released the following recommendations: One or more mentors should be identified for each faculty member prior to the start of each new hire’s employment at Hopkins and processes should be in place, within departments and across SOM/JHU, that facilitate the ability of faculty members to add and/or […]
David Thomas, professor and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been selected by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Awards Committee to receive the 2019 Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award. Named to honor the late past-president Walter E. Stamm, MD, FIDSA, this award was created to recognize individuals who have served as […]
Chiadi Ndumele, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was selected as an outstanding faculty mentor with receipt of the 2019 Award for Excellence in Mentoring sponsored by the Scholarly Concentrations course. This award recognizes the faculty mentor who best embodies the goals of the Scholarly Concentrations Program in fostering the spirit of independent scholarship […]
Mike Weisfeldt, professor in the Division of Cardiology, was named the 2019 recipient of the Distinguished Mentoring Award. This award honors outstanding senior faculty in the School of Medicine who have mentored a range of individuals including faculty and trainees who have gone on to establish independent, distinguished careers in academic medicine. Mike will be […]
The graduate program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM) is recruiting clinical faculty to serve as clinical co-mentors for CMM graduate students. Translational/pre-clinical research is an integral part of the CMM graduate training program. All CMM students are required to have dual mentors for both basic and clinical sciences as part of their thesis committee. […]
Today's State of the Department marked the opening of this year's Medical Grand Rounds. In his address, Mark Anderson reviewed highlights from the past year including findings from the departmental five-year review, and shared his goals for the year ahead. Thank you to everyone who attended. We look forward to another productive year. Highlights include: Launch […]
Antony Rosen, professor in the Division of Rheumatology, is the 2018 recipient of the American College of Rheumatology's Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award. This ACR award recognizes dedicated mentors who significantly influence the successful development and career of mentees, and honors one's contributions to the rheumatology profession through outstanding and ongoing mentoring.
The MERIT program is in search of clinicians to sign-up for three-hour shadowing sessions (9 a.m.–noon or 1–4 p.m.) from June 25- July 26, on any dates/times that work for their schedules. Laboratory preceptors can sign-up for three-hour shadowing sessions (9 a.m.–noon or 1–4 p.m.) to host a scholar every day, Monday–Friday from June 25- July 25. Please […]
Much like Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, society would not exist without both men and women. When the medical school failed to open alongside the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1889 due to lack of funds, university leaders were hesitant to admit women to say the least. It wasn’t until desperation led them to accept the […]
In my last reflections post, I spoke of the importance of diversity and inclusion and how we must respect each other no matter the person’s race, position, beliefs, etc. This especially includes our learners as they are often most vulnerable to mistreatment, discrimination, harassment or abuse. I hope you will take a few moments to […]