Issue No. 55 | December 2016
Physician-scientist A. Jason Vaught, M.D.  joined the School of Medicine faculty in July.
One Doctor. Two Roles.
New Physician-Scientist Training Program Supports Research with Clinical Care

The School of Medicine  created the new Physician-Scientist Training Program to nurture careers that combine investigation with patient care.

"I'm a better maternal-fetal medicine clinician because of my lab work, and  I'm a better researcher because I understand what's at stake," said A. Jason Vaught, M.D. ( Maternal & Fetal Medicine Fellow '16 ).

The 34-year-old high-risk obstetrician and critical care doctor splits his time between the clinic and his mentor Robert Brodsky's hematology lab, where he studies hellp syndrome.  Read more
Medical students gather below "The Four Doctors,"  who are all featured in a new video series.
Hopkins Legends In The Spotlight
'The Four Doctors' Inspire Video Project  

When Jessica Ruck arrived at Johns Hopkins as a medical student in 2013, she couldn't name the quartet of Johns Hopkins' founding physicians depicted in John Singer Sargent's iconic 1906 painting, "The Four Doctors"-pathologist William Welch, surgeon William Halsted, internist William Osler or gynecologist Howard Kelly.  Many of her classmates couldn't either.

Supported in part by the Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, Ruck embarked on a two-year history project that has produced seven videos, ranging in length from six to 12 minutes.

In addition to celebrating Welch, Halsted, Osler and Kelly, the videos document the exceptional efforts of Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Vivian Thomas, and  John Shaw Billings.  Watch   Learn More
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The SOM Swim Club is one of 40 medical-affiliated student groups granted small stipends. 
Funding for Medical Student Groups 
Hopkins Alumni Association Grants Small Stipends to 40 Medicine-Related Programs

The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association awarded 
40 medicine-affiliated student groups up to $1500 to support upcoming programming. Grantees include the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Swim Club and Learn-to-Swim Program as well as Ultrasounds' Medical Campus Performances and Outreach.

The Student Grants Program encourages students to create volunteer community service projects or to design ventures within existing volunteer organizations.  Learn More 
 Mike Weisfeldt, M.D.'65 pictured with medical students Aaron Parzuchowski and Sminu Bose.
THANK YOU!
Alumni Support Inspires Innovation
 
The Physician-Scientist Training Program and student-led video history project are but two examples of endless innovation happening at the School of Medicine. Support from our alumni strengthens core programs that inspire our medical students to promote health and expand biomedical knowledge.

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