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Issue No. 60 | May 2017
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Anne M. Murphy M.D.'81, and her daughter Julie M. Nogee M.D.'11, shared many experiences at the school of medicine. Both worked in the historic clinical buildings in East Baltimore and served on the advanced medicine Osler clerkship and the surgical clerkship of John L. Cameron, M.D. In June, Julie will celebrate her 5th reunion; her parents, Anne and Larry Nogee, M.D.'81, will celebrate their 35th! Create your own family traditions at Biennial Meeting and Reunion Weekend  on June 8-11, 2017.  
Student Spotlight  
Father's stroke helps student identify room for growth at Hopkins

After his father suffered from a disabling stroke, Charles Amoatey Odonko, M.D., M.A., a fourth-year Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation resident, changed his career path and has since made strides in diversifying Johns Hopkins Medicine.

"Initially, I thought I would do neurosurgery, but when I went home and saw my dad, he was a shadow of himself," said Odonko. "I asked, what can we do for him? I was told: I'm sorry - it's an act of God. There's nothing else to be done." Read Odonko's story.
 
Congratulations, Class of 2017!
122nd Convocation Held May 23 

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine celebrated its 122nd graduating class at a convocation ceremony on May 23. Congratulations to the 266 graduates who are set to embark on the next part of their journey to become physicians and scientists.
View ceremony video 

Scholarships-You Can Make a Difference! Your philanthropic gift for scholarships can fuel the dreams of a deserving student. To learn more about the many giving options, please contact Chad Newill at 410-361-6537 or  [email protected] .
Live the Mission  
A School of Medicine Experience
At the Live the Mission: School of Medicine event on April 24, nine alumni and friends of Johns Hopkins Medicine were given a rare opportunity to shadow medical students and experience current curriculum.

Attendees participated in a Year 1 Genes to Society course,  Pediatrics/Womens' Health Clerkships discussion, and a medical school student-guided tour of the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building. For more information on how you can Live the Mission, email [email protected]
Help Medical Students Discover Hopkins
Take the Doximity Residency Navigator Survey Thru June 15
 

Doximity provides free reviews and information about residency programs to medical students. Last year, more than 75 percent of fourth-year medical students nationwide used Residency Navigator to learn more about programs. Hopkins has roughly 10,000 alumni in Doximity, and all are encouraged to participate in the survey. Simply login into Doximity before June 15! Questions? [email protected]
Doctoral student Donna Dang, left, conducts cancer cell research in the lab of physiology professor Rajini Rao, director of the graduate program in cellular and molecular biology.
Trustworthy and Transparent  
Hopkins strives for biomedical research integrity
 
School of Medicine doctoral student Donna Dang has spent four years researching how a certain protein makes the HER2 breast cancer cell multiply. If she can find just the right amount of protein to kill the cancer cells, her work could eventually lead to breast cancer therapies, but only if her research proves reliable. In the May/June issue of Dome, learn how Johns Hopkins Medicine is taking steps to ensure that biomedical research remains trustworthy and transparent. Also read about the new FastForward 1812 business incubator and how interventional radiology bedside service means shorter waits for patients. Read more about Dang's research.

Muscle Anatomy 
3D App Offers Interactive Learning from Johns Hopkins Experts

Muscle Anatomy is a new Johns Hopkins-created app that offers interactive learning for students, doctors, artists, forensic scientists and even archeologists. With more than 3,000 anatomy structures, the app launched in March and allows users to spin, tilt, dissect, write on and highlight different areas of the body.  Read more about this new interactive tool.


Chief Perspectives: STILE
Dean Rothman Talks Classroom Innovation

Graduate education is one of the core missions of Johns Hopkins Medicine. As times change for academic medical centers, we want to keep apace of the trends in medicine. Read the latest Chief Perspectives column, written by Paul Rothman, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to learn how the new Science, Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage (STILE) classroom on the East Baltimore campus is providing a more interactive and engaging teaching environment. Learn more about the STILE Classroom.
A. Low-fidelity simulated surgical model for ETV. B. High-fidelity model with hair, eyelashes and eyebrows. Copyright AANS. 

Hollywood Meets Neurosurgery
Special Effects Exeprts Help Create 3D Simulator for Practicing Brain Surgery  
 
A team of computer engineers and neurosurgeons, with an assist from Hollywood special effects experts, successfully tested a 3-D simulator designed to teach surgeons to perform a delicate, minimally invasive brain operation.  Learn more about this innovative approach to teaching/practicing neurosurgery.