The Osler Program's Medical Jeopardy team recently won first place at the Maryland American College of Physicians (ACP) competition. The team, featuring Deepak Atri, senior assistant resident on Barker Firm, Sandeep Raj, intern on Thayer Firm, Kevin Shenderov, junior assistant resident on Longcope Firm, and John Woller, intern on Thayer Firm, will now advance to compete(...)
Osler Medical Training Program
Director’s Reflections: Education is Central
Posted by | Administration, EducationAs the birthplace for graduate medical education, education is in our DNA. When the School of Medicine was established in 1893 (125 years ago this year) thanks to gifts from Mary Elizabeth Garrett and Johns Hopkins himself, it set the stage for Sir William Osler’s educational ideals that brought teaching to the bedside. Today, education(...)
Osler Program Adopts a Family
Posted by | Civic Engagement, EducationFor the first time, residents and faculty members of the Osler Medical Residency Training Program participated in the Johns Hopkins Adopt-a-Family program of the Office of Work, Life, and Engagement. Over $1,500 worth of gifts and funds were donated to provide holiday cheer to families selected through the Furman L. Templeton Preparatory Academy and The Franklin Center. The residents had a fantastic time(...)
Gelber Named Chair of M.D. Admissions Committee
Posted by | CongratulationsI am delighted to announce that Allan Gelber will become the new chair of the M.D. Admissions Committee, effective Aug. 1, 2017. Dr. Gelber is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is(...)
Welcome Interns, Residents and Fellows
Posted by | EducationWe would like to extend a warm welcome to our 2017-2018 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: 22 Bayview interns 16 Bayview assistant residents 16 Bayview residents(...)
IEE Award Winners
Posted by | CongratulationsThe DOM took home all but one of the Institute for Excellence in Education's (IEE) Awards for Outstanding Achievement at their ceremony last on Friday, March 31. These peer-nominated awards recognize outstanding educators and acknowledge great achievements in education, and we are so proud to have so many honorees from our department. Congratulations to all of(...)
Match Day 2017
Posted by | EducationCongratulations to our residency programs for a very successful match this year. Our department continues to attract some of the top talent from across the country, and we want to thank everyone who participated in this process over the past several months. Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program: Categorical: Evans Brown, University of Minnesota Turja Chakrabarti,(...)
Year-End Results for Fundraising
Posted by | Administration*pictured above: Rich Johns, Bob Johns, Mark Anderson, John Flynn, Jim Johns, Landon King, Sanjay Desai and seated, Dick Johns December was a busy month, and we are pleased to share that we have received $13,561,085 in gifts and pledges from donors toward our goal of $20,250,000. Top commitments included: Dr. Richard Johns, $1,150,000 pledge for(...)
Richard Light Returns for CME Course and Grand Rounds
Posted by | CME, EducationRichard Light, professor of medicine at Vanderbilt, author of "The Light Criteria" and former Osler housestaff will be presenting at Medical Grand Rounds on Friday, February 3. In addition, he will be invited faculty at the 7th Annual Evaluation and Management of Pleural Disease CME course on February 2 and 3. The CME course is covered by tuition(...)
Richard and Carol Johns Osler Endowed Fund Celebration
Posted by | Administration, EducationYou are cordially invited to attend a celebration in honor of the establishment of The Richard and Carol Johns-William Osler Endowed Fund on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 5 p.m. in the Frank M. Houck Memorial Lobby of the Henry Phipps Building. Reception to follow. Kindly reply to Debbie at dsmit151@jhmi.edu or 410-550-9891 by December 28,(...)