What does black history mean for our university, our school and our department? The Johns Hopkins Hospital was founded in 1889 on a then unusual premise that care would be provided “without regard to sex, age or color.” This is a great part of our history, but, in fact, race played major and complex roles in our history to date. Desegregation […]
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Director’s Reflections: Preparing for a New Year
Posted by | AdministrationIt’s hard to believe another year has already come and gone. Now in my sixth year as director of the Department of Medicine, my pride in you and your work has only increased with time. I hope this holiday season brings joy to you and yours, and that the close of 2019 marks the beginning […]
2020 Fellowship Match Lists
Posted by | Congratulations, EducationWe are proud to share the Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program and Osler Medical Residency Fellowship Match lists. Please join in congratulating all of our graduating residents. Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program Evans Brown, General Internal Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University Kavita Chapla, GIM Medical Education Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University Debbie Freeland, Geriatrics Fellowship, University […]
Prioritizing Prevention in U.S. Health Policy
Posted by | EducationWe are excited to announce a special event for the book "Prevention First, Policymaking for a Healthier America" by Dr. Anand Parekh. Dr. Parekh trained on the Osler Medical Service before a decade of service with Health and Human Services crafting national healthcare policy. He is now the Chief Medical Advisor for the Bipartisan Policy […]
Education Retreat Recap
Posted by | EducationPhoto: Participants of the Teaching Competition with retreat co-chairs Dr. Erica Johnson and Amit Pahwa Thank you to everyone who attend today's Second Annual Department of Medicine Education Retreat. It was an eventful day full of audience participation and valuable teaching advice. The retreat theme was based around a talk by keynote speaker Dr. Melissa […]
Faculty Members Featured in Podcasts
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareLenny Feldman, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was featured on the Curbsiders podcast: A High-Value Care Episode on Unnecessary Inpatient Practices Featuring Docusate, Echocardiography and Sliding Scale Insulin as part of the Things We Do For No Reason series. Craig Hendrix, professor and director in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, discusses […]
Director’s Reflections: 2 Residency Programs, 1 Department
Posted by | Administration, EducationAs you know, this summer we conducted a massive undertaking to assess whether or not to integrate our internal medicine residency programs. This came out of a genuine desire to know if the programs could be made better by combining mentors, resources and facilities. Recognizing how important of a decision this was, we embarked on […]
Developments from the Development Office
Posted by | AdministrationThe Department of Medicine Development team, in partnership with exceptional faculty, staff and academic leaders, produced outstanding philanthropic results raising $28.8M in fiscal year 2019. Our collaboration resulted in numerous transformational donor stories. Here are a few highlights: An anonymous donor has committed to supporting four faculty members as Center for Innovative Medicine (CIM) Scholars. […]
Welcome to the New Class of Interns, Residents and Fellows
Posted by | EducationWe would like to extend a warm welcome to our 2019-2020 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: 21 Bayview interns 16 Bayview junior residents 16 Bayview senior […]
Residents Named Young Scholars in GIM
Posted by | Congratulations*pictured: Meron Hirpa, Harita Shah and Talia Robledo-Gil Meron Hirpa, junior assistant resident in the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program, Harita Shah, senior assistant resident in the Medicine-Pediatrics Urban Health Residency Program, and Talía Robledo-Gil, intern in the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program, were named 2019 Young Scholars in GIM by the Society of General Internal Medicine. These […]