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SAVE THE DATE | June 8-11, 2017
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Issue No. 51 | August 2016
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US News ranks The Johns Hopkins Hospital No. 4. |
Among Nation's Best Hospitals
'U.S. News' ranks Hopkins No. 4
Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals reviewed, The Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked No. 4 in the nation in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list, released Aug. 2. Ten specialties at The Johns Hopkins Hospital are ranked among the top five in the nation, and 14 specialties are in the top 10. Johns Hopkins earned the No. 1 ranking for 22 years, including an unprecedented 21 years in a row from 1991 to 2011. The Mayo Clinic claimed the top spot in this year's U.S. News rankings, followed by the Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Johns Hopkins, and UCLA Medical Center.
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Three Hopkins trainees win $248K fellowship research awards. |
3 Win $248K Fellowship Award
Research combats pediatric cancer
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named two Johns Hopkins trainees winners of the Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Fellowship Award and one the winner of the Damon Runyon Fellowship Award. The fellowships provide funding to basic scientists and clinicians who conduct research to fight one or more pediatric cancers. Recipients Daniel Goldman, Ph.D., Michael A. Koldobskiy, M.D., Ph.D. (Med'11), Cara A. Rabik, M.D., Ph.D. will receive a four-year award for a total of $248,000.
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Akrit Sodhi, M.D, Ph.D., Barbi Smole, and Sean Smole (photo by: Justin Tsucalas) |
Unraveling Coats' Disease
Mother raises money, hope for those suffering from rare eye condition
Doctors at the Wilmer Eye Institute gave Barbi Smole's son a second chance at sight. Now, she's raising funds and awareness to ensure they can help other families battling a rare eye disorder. Smole has
gone above and beyond, fundraising more than $32,000 to support the Coats' Disease research of
Akrit Sodhi, M.D., Ph.D. (Opth' 08)
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Linda Lee, M.D. (Gastro '94) founded the Baltimore Kids Chess League 13 years ago. |
Queen of Baltimore Kids Chess
Former gastroenterology fellow founded team in 2003 and the nonprofit in 2004
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found that there were no kids' chess organizations in Baltimore, she decided to start her own: the Baltimore Kids Chess League.
The School of Medicine professor now serves on the board of the nonprofit she founded 13 years ago. The league has nearly 1,000 members across more than
50 city schools that range from well-to-do to severely impoverished
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"I've seen kids increase their ability to concentrate and to handle complex problems because they play chess," Lee said.
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Leading Transformation for Value-based Health Care is a six-month executive training program.
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A-Z of Value-Based Healthcare
6-month program accepting applicants
Leading Transformation for Value-based Health Care is currently accepting applicants for its January 2017 cohort. The six-month executive education program is a collaborative effort between the schools of medicine, public health, nursing and business.
"I highly recommend this program to any health care professional that is managing the implementation to cost-effective health improvements within their organization," said
Quoc-Anh Thai, M.D. (Med'99).
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