Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
We are excited to announce the first event of the DOM Civic Engagement Community Outreach Committee. Many of us take for granted that we have… Read More »DOM Civic Engagement Community Service Kickoff Event
Now in the cold days of January, winter storms are always a possibility. This is the time to review the Inclement Weather guidelines. Below is the… Read More »What Happens When the Weather is Bad?
Look around Hopkins and you see a culture that has been shaped by the giants in medicine and science. Portraits decorate our walls, and clinical… Read More »Hopkins Start-up “Quickfires” to Find Solutions for Metabolic Diseases
On Dec 1, 2016, a new Computing Device Acquisition policy (document access limited to JH personnel) went into effect across all of Johns Hopkins Medicine… Read More »Significant Changes in Processes for Computer Purchase and Network Security
The DOM is excited to announce the opening of Meyer 8 and 9 on Wednesday, December 14 after extensive renovations. Outlined below are the plans for… Read More »Meyer Opening
In the present funding environment, many productive investigators may episodically struggle to maintain continuous grant support. At these critical time-points, shifting effort from research to… Read More »Bridge Funding in DOM
There are several exciting initiatives taking place in the Johns Hopkins ambulatory setting to enhance care delivery. First, the Johns Hopkins Patient Access Process Improvement… Read More »Ambulatory Updates–Initiatives to Improve Patient Care Access
On October 20, six women faculty, supported by the DOM, attended the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), Women in Leadership Development Forum. The program… Read More »Lessons from the AAIM Women in Leadership Development Forum
Good communication between hospital providers and primary care providers (PCPs) prevents readmissions, medication errors and dropped treatment plans, but good communication is not the norm.… Read More »Assessing and Improving Hospital Team Communication with Primary Care Providers
In the October 12, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, a perspectives article makes the distinction between interpersonal racism and structural racism,… Read More »Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives—The Role of Health Professionals in the NEJM