Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Over the next few months, we will be highlighting a member of the Department of Medicine vice chair team each week to learn more about them and their roles in the department. Want more info? Find vice chair bios, FAQs, resources and more on our DOM Vice Chair Sharepoint. Vice Chair for Faculty Development and […]
Dr. Garima Sharma, director of cardio obstetrics and associate vice chair for women's careers in academic medicine, will lead a research team funded by the American Heart Association to study “The Social Determinants of the Risk of Hypertension in Women Study: Phenotyping Polysocial Risk in Women of Reproductive Age (18-44y).” This is one of five […]
The Center for AIDS Research just completed its fourth year of Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars. The program brings undergraduate scholars to Johns Hopkins to study HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) health disparities and their intersection with substance use, mental health, violence and the social determinants of health. The program is directed by […]
Dr. Danelle Cayea has been named our next Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Cayea is an associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, director of the Daniel and Jeanette Hendin Schapiro Geriatric Medical Education Center and director of the Medicine Core Clerkship. She completed her medical degree […]
We have relaunched our Department of Medicine Vice Chair SharePoint. The site serves as a central hub for communications and materials from the vice chair team. The newly revamped site features bios for all of our vice chairs and associate vice chairs as well as descriptions of their roles and responsibilities, contact information and FAQs. […]
As many of you know, Tumulty Topics in Clinical Medicine is a longstanding Department of Medicine tradition featuring updates from Hopkins faculty on clinical topics, often with a case-based flavor. Since this CME course is eligible for tuition remission, attendance is free to you if you are a university employee. The registration link, list of […]
Over the past two years, the need for a more defined clinical leadership infrastructure has become increasingly apparent as we manage increased patient encounters alongside preparing for an unpredictable future. In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty stepped in to fill the void, and it is time some of them are officially recognized […]
Dr. Kimberly Peairs is our new vice chair for clinical affairs effective Feb. 1, 2022. She will lead our clinical vice chair team in order to further harmonize Department of Medicine clinical affairs across all campuses. Dr. Peairs has proven to be an effective leader managing our ambulatory operations since 2016 when she began as […]
Dr. Stuart C. Ray will be the next assistant dean for research with a focus on data integrity for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine beginning February 1. Dr. Ray is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He has served as vice chair for data integrity and analytics […]
Dr. Carrie Herzke will step down from her role as vice chair for inpatient operations in February to become Chief Medical Officer for the Charleston Division of the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Herzke came to Hopkins after completing an internal medicine-pediatrics residency at Duke University. She joined the faculty in 2008 as an […]