Three deans in the school of medicine implement strategies to strengthen cultural competence.
Expanding Diversity
3 SOM Deans Help Foster Inclusiveness
Within the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, three deans are using a personal touch and farsighted policy to forge an inclusive community. Chiquita Collins, associate dean for diversity and cultural competence, has an array of tools and strategies to build a diverse faculty. Shari Lawson, M.D. (Class of 2001) assistant dean for student affairs, guides student groups that represent LGBTQ, women and minority communities. Namandje Bumpus, associate dean for institutional and student equity, assures students from different backgrounds that they are not alone within the school of medicine. Learn More
Drs. Valerie Ratts and Matthew Gornet, Class of 1987, will celebrate their 30th reunion in June.
Hopkins Sweethearts
Meet 2 School of Medicine reunion couples
The school of medicine fosters more than academic relationships. It's also a place where love blooms! Return, Relive, Relearn with these Hopkins couples at Biennial Meeting and Reunion Weekend on June 8-11, 2017. Registration opens next month. To view hotel accommodations and a detailed schedule of events, click here. Read their love stories
Alumni ranged from the Class of 1962 to 2011.
Thirty-two M.D. students joined twenty-three local M.D. alumni/faculty for the first Dine with a Doc networking event on Feb. 2 at Amicci's Restaurant in Baltimore.
Alumni dined with current students, offering career advice and industry insight. If you're interested in sponsoring or participating in a future Dine with a Doc event, contact jhmalumni@jhmi.edu.
Lynn Bickley, M.D. '85, won a JHU sweatshirt in a random drawing of survey participants!
Your Voice Matters
Thanks for Taking the All-Alumni Survey!
The School of Medicine Alumni Relations Office received more than 500 responses to this fall's alumni survey. The largest alumni groups were M.D. degree holders (53%), former residents (34%), and former fellows (26%).
79% would like to receive this alumni e-newsletter either quarterly or monthly
39% expressed some interest in meeting and/or mentoring current medical students
32% are interested in participating in an alumni event in their cities
This survey is one of many tools we will use to address your needs. Thank you again for your participation! Read more
U.S. News & World Report
Eligible Alumni Encouraged to Take Survey
The annual
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals survey is due out very shortly. If you are a board-certified physician in a ranked U.S. News specialty area and a Doximity member, you are eligible to take the survey by logging on to
Doximity.com or the Doximity app during the survey period.
Check Your Eligibility
