Issue No. 58 | March 2017
Yang (far right) and his team placed first in MedHacks 2.0 Hackathon, an annual event hosted by JHU that combines technology with solving health issues.   
Student Spotlight: 
Medical Student and Entrepreneur
 
M.D.-Ph.D. student Joshua Y. Yang, Class of 2020, merges his business savvy with his medical studies. 

"As a medical student, it is no longer enough to just learn and remember the textbook answers to past problems. In fact, with the continuing exponential growth of medical knowledge, it is impossible. Rather, what we must focus on is using the knowledge we do have to solve the current and upcoming medical problems. It is incumbent upon all of us, in this sense, to be an entrepreneur.To me, being a medical student and an entrepreneur are one and the same," said Yang.   Read more
Nancy Abu-Bonsrah will be the first black female resident in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. 
Match Made in Hopkins History 
First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident

On March 17, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah made medical history as the first black woman to match in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. The prestigious program accepts just two to five residents, and is ranked second in the country. 

Born in Ghana, Abu-Bonsrah immigrated to the United States when she was 15, and has been living in Maryland for the last 11 years. She will be the first physician in her immediate and extended family.  Read more on CNN | Huffington Post | View Match Day 2017 Hopkins Highlights
Nicholas Theodore, head of the Neurological Spine Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery, stands beside a bust of Walter Dandy. 
Dandy, Cushing,  Naffziger &  Osler
Busts of Hopkins Luminaries Back Home 

After decades languishing in storage - and, in some cases, threatened with disposal - four impressive bronze busts of leading luminaries in the history of Johns Hopkins Medicine have been brought home.

The busts, weighing more than 100 pounds apiece, were all sculpted by Emil Seletz (1907-1999), who between 1936 and 1937 was a  Hopkins neurosurgery resident under Walter Dandy.  Read more
Nursing student and Daniels Scholar Brandon Campbell (center) leads a simulated patient consultation during an IPE session. 
Patient-care Partnerships
Interprofessional Education Program (IEP)

Medical student Leah Mische has worked with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other global health professionals during trips to Honduras and Peru. She noticed the impact miscommunications can have on efforts to help the communities they served. 

Since 2010, Hopkins schools of Medicine and N ursing , and Notre Dame of Maryland's  School of Pharmacy , have offered an IPE course called the Daniels Scholars, developed with initial support from a gift by the late Worth Daniels, M.D. '48, and his wife, Jane.  Read more
Paul B. Rothman and Redonda G. Miller were named among 100 great leaders to know. 
Hopkins' Great Leaders 
Dean/CEO Rothman, President Miller Among 100 Healthcare Leaders to Know

Paul B. Rothman, M.D., dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Class of 1992's Redonda G. Miller, M.D., M.B.A., president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, were named to Becker's Hospital Review's 100 Great Healthcare Leaders to Know.  The list, which includes innovators in medicine, administration, research and government, recognizes those who have helped elevate care quality and lower costs.  Read more
Class of 1954's Drs. Paul and Ricarda  Didisheim will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary in September! 
You're In Luck!
Reunion Registration Is Now Open 

Class of 1954's Paul and Ricarda Didisheim have been married for nearly 65 years! They've traveled the world in their medical careers, but some of their  luckiest memories  were spent at Hopkins. Create your own lucky moments at Biennial Meeting and Reunion Weekend on June 8-11, 2017.  Register Now | View Schedule | Book Your Stay | Read Their Love Story