Medicine Matters

Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine

Desai, Sanjay

Desai to Step Down as Vice Chair and Director of Osler Residency

August 6, 2021

Dr. Sanjay Desai will leave Johns Hopkins to become the next Chief Academic Officer for the American Medical Association in October. Dr. Desai has been a pillar of this department for over two decades. He came to Hopkins as a resident in 1998 and then served as an Assistant Chief of Service for the Osler […]

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Pitts

Pitts Named Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality & Safety

July 16, 2021

We are excited to announce that on July 1, Dr. Samantha Pitts became the Department of Medicine’s inaugural Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality & Safety. Dr. Pitts is an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and core faculty of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. She completed her internal […]

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Sharma, Garima

Sharma Named Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine

July 9, 2021

Dr. Garima Sharma will be the next Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine and Chair of the Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine. Dr. Sharma’s interest in diversity, gender and health equity stems from her experiences as a first-generation immigrant and woman navigating Cardiology—a sub-specialty of medicine where women are underrepresented. She […]

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Daumit, Gail

Daumit to Step Down as Vice Chair for Clinical & Translational Research

June 25, 2021

We are in search of our next vice chair for clinical and translational research. Dr. Gail Daumit will step down to become vice dean for clinical investigation. We’d like to express our gratitude to Dr. Daumit for the important work she has done to guide our strategic efforts related to research in partnership with the […]

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2021 SOM Convocation Awards

May 28, 2021

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Class of 2021 Convocation took place on Wednesday, May 26. Many of the awards for faculty were given to members of the Department of Medicine. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD This award, established in 1992 by the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, recognizes […]

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Daumit, Gail

Daumit Receives NAMI Scientific Research Award

May 20, 2021

Dr. Gail Daumit, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, was selected for the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) 2021 Scientific Research Award. The NAMI Scientific Research Award, supported by the Peter Corbin Kohn Endowment, recognizes the work and research of individuals creating a difference […]

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New Vice Chair Sharepoint

March 26, 2021

We have launched our new Department of Medicine Vice Chair SharePoint. This site will serve as a central hub for communications and materials from the DOM vice chairs. Department of Medicine faculty, division directors and division administrators should already have access to view vice chair bios, relevant resources, FAQs and more. You may have been […]

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Levine Rachel

Levine to Step Down as Associate Vice Chair for Women’s Careers in Academic Medicine

March 19, 2021

We are in search of our next associate vice chair for women’s careers in academic medicine and chair of the DOM Task Force on Women's Academic Careers in Medicine as Dr. Rachel Levine will step down effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Levine developed a passion for enhancing faculty teaching skills and promoting the academic success […]

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Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality and Safety

March 4, 2021

We are searching for a talented faculty member to serve as the inaugural Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality and Safety in the Department of Medicine. Ambulatory care has tremendous power to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients and community. Accordingly, we recognize the need to partner with patients and caregivers to meet […]

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Irvin, Risha

Irvin Named Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion

February 19, 2021

Dr. Risha Irvin will become the next Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion and Director of the DOM Diversity Council on March 1, 2021. Born and raised in the South, Dr. Irvin and her family were no strangers to the unjust Jim Crow laws and discrimination that still exists in our society today. Her […]

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Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D - William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D is the William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital... read more »

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