Issue No. 46 | February 2016
Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D. (Med' 96) 
HIV-Positive Organ Transplants Approved
Class of '96 Alumnus at Helm

Johns Hopkins Medicine doctors have been given the okay to become the first hospital in the country to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants.

"This is an unbelievably exciting day for our hospital and our team, but more importantly for patients living with HIV and end-stage organ disease," said Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D. (Med '96), associate professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "For these individuals, this means a new chance at life."

GoHopOnline.com is an online networking platform for Johns Hopkins University alumni. 
Alumni Association Launches GoHopOnline
Secure, Web-Based Platform Syncs with Facebook and LinkedIn

The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association has a new way to connect alumni across continents and time zones: GoHopOnline.com. This secure, web-based networking platform replaces JHU Connect  and will help alumni link to former classmates and like-minded graduates, mentor and coach current students and recent graduates, and expand career connections. GoHopOnline.com syncs directly with Facebook and LinkedIn.

'Hopkins Lifer' Awarded Physician of the Year 
Class of '81 Alumnus Recognized as Ultimate Teacher and Mentor

Steven Schulman, M.D. (Med '81) is a self-proclaimed "Hopkins lifer." He started medical school in 1977, completed his residency in cardiology in 1984 and fellowship in cardiology in 1988 at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  A role model to his peers, Schulman is one of seven Physician of the Year recipients in the inaugural year of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams program. Winners for 2015 were also announced in the categories of Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork, Innovations in Clinical Care, Best Consulting Physician, Excellence in Service and Professionalism, and the Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety.
 
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is  the 2016 Heller Outstanding Branch Award recipient.
SOM Students Win AMWA Branch Award
2016 Award Marks Second Win for the Hopkins Student Chapter

The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) has selected The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as this year's recipient of the Heller Outstanding Branch Award. This award recognizes the AMWA student branch that has made exceptional strides in their activities for the year, including recruitment efforts, service projects, and professional activities. Through local and community contributions, the Hopkins branch most exemplified AMWA's mission to advance women in medicine and improve women's health. This is the second time the Hopkins chapter has won the award; the last time was in 2014. The AMWA will award $250 to further branch efforts and programming. 
SAVE the DATES
for these upcoming events

SNMA Networking Reception in Austin, Texas 

Join Hopkins medical students and current residents at the Student National Medical Association (SNMA)'s Annual Medical Education Conference, where they will host a networking reception on Friday, March 25, 6:30-9 p.m. at the JW Marriott Austin in Texas. The SNMA is the oldest and largest organization focused on the needs of underrepresented minority medical students. This networking reception is an opportunity to showcase Hopkins medicine to prospective medical students and current medical students who are interested in our residency programs. The event is coordinated by the Hopkins Medicine Office for Student Diversity, the Department of Medicine's Diversity Council and the Office of Alumni Relations.  For more information, please email [email protected].

Johns Hopkins University 
Harriet Lane House Staff Reunion
 
Held Saturday, April 30, 7-9 p.m. at The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, this special  Harriet Lane celebration will honor Dr. George J. Dover's historic legacy as director of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The reunion will be held in conjunction with the 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Current and former pediatric house staff, faculty and fellows are welcome, but pre-registration is required. Guests will receive invitations in early March. Please email  [email protected]  for more information or to find out how you can help contribute to Dr. Dover's legacy campaign.   

The 2nd Annual  Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics'  Howard A. Kelly Alumni Society  Day of Celebration

Held  Saturd ay, May 14 in Baltimore, the full day of  events celebrates  Johns Hopkins Gynecology and Obstetrics. Held in conjunction with the American College of Obste tricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Day of Celebration  will be a great opportunity to reconnect with past colleagues, hear updates from current Johns Hopkins gynecology and obstetrics leadership, and have some fun. GYN/OB alumni should receive formal invitations with a full schedule of events in mid-March. For more information, please email  [email protected] .


The Johns Hopkins Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service Below the Belt - Stride and Thrive 5K and 1-Mile Run/Walk will kick off Sunday, May 15, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Goucher College. The goal of the Below the Belt Stride and Thrive 5K race is to bring together cancer survivors, their family members and friends, women's health specialists, and the local community to encourage fitness, raise gynecologic cancer awareness, and educate women to seek out expert care earlier. All race proceeds will go towards funding innovative gynecologic cancer research and for local women's cancer survivorship programming at Johns Hopkins. For more information, please visit http://www.charmcityrun.com/calendar/hopkins.

Biennial Meeting and Reunion Weekend 2017

The dates are set, and we hope to see you in Baltimore on June 8-11, 2017. Held in conjunction with The Johns Hopkins Medical & Surgical Association Biennial Meeting, the next School of Medicine reunion will recognize graduating classes that end in 1, 2, 6 and 7. Save the date, and stay tuned.