What happened the year Osler Firms were created?
In 1975, the Firm System was born at Johns Hopkins, dividing the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program into four equal units: Barker, Janeway, Longcope and Thayer. Here's a look back at the year:
~Billboard No. 1 Song on July 1: "Love Will Keep Us Together"- The Captain & Tennille
~Gas per Gallon: 44 cents
~Average ticket to the movies: $2.03
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Arthur Ashe becomes the first African American man to win Wimbledon
~"The Godfather II" takes home 6 Oscars for best actor in a supporting role (Robert De Niro), picture, writing, music, art direction and directing.
~Former Attorney General John Mitchell
, former aide John Ehrlichmann and former Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman are found guilty of obstruction of justice in the Watergate scandal.
~U.S. Supreme Court's rules unanimously in "O'Connor v. Donaldson" that there is no constitutional basis for confining a mentally ill person to a psychiatric facility involuntarily if they are dangerous to no one and can live safely in freedom.
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| AEQUANIMITAS: Osler Firms Turn 40 |
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| The 2015-2016 Osler Medical Housestaff | Photo credit: Sherrie Fornoff |
It's a
Ruby Anniversary! This month marks 40 years since former Chair of Medicine
Victor McKusick, M.D. (Med '46)
transformed Johns Hopkins' medical residency training program into the Firm System it is today.
The idea came to Hopkins through its faculty exchange program with Guy's Hospital in London, where a similar plan was in effect. The medical service divided into four equal units, called firms (the British term for a unit of caregivers): Barker, Janeway, Longcope, and Thayer-
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named after the four men who headed the Department of Medicine between Sir William Osler and McKusick's immediate predecessor, A. McGehee Harvey.
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An Oral History of the Assistant Chief of Service at Johns Hopkins
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ebuting in 1975, each firm had its own chief resident, know
n as the Assistant Chief of Service (ACS), its own housestaff, and its own space in the hospital. All firms e
mbody the Osler motto:
Aequanimitas.
The title of Osler's most famous essay,
A
equanimitas
means imperturbability and was regarded by Osler as the premier quality of a good physician. The term is emblazoned on the tie/scarf given to new interns at the beginning of their residency.
On July 1, 2015, the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program welcomed 14 n
ew residents to each firm.
To read
more about the firms' successes and challenges,
click here
. To stay connected with current and former Osler housestaff, visit The Osler Tie.
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| 2nd Annual Summer Symposium Will Feature Baltimore City Students |
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The School of Medicine will host the second annual Hopkins Career Academic and Research Experiences for Students (C.A.R.E.S.) Summer Symposium. More than 150 high school students from Baltimore City and undergraduates from around the country will present posters and oral presentations.
Peter Agre, M.D. (Med '74), director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, will deliver the keynote address.
"This is an excellent opportunity for our Baltimore City scholars to showcase their talents, intellect, and passion for science and medicine and reaffirm that they can compete at the highest level with undergraduates from across the country," said Danny Teraguchi, Ph.D., assistant dean for student affairs and director of the office for student diversity.
The event will take place on Thursday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building. All are welcome to attend. C.A.R.E.S. is grateful to the Office of the Vice Dean for Education, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Summer Internship Program, Johns Hopkins Internship Program in Brain Sciences, and its corporate sponsor, PNC, for supporting the symposium, and for their commitment to advancing education opportunities and academic programming for Baltimore City youth.
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| Clinician Scientist Career Development Award Recipients Announced |
Four clinician scientists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are recipients of the Clinician Scientist Career Development Award and have been named Ross Physician Scientist Endowed Awardees.
- Charles Brown IV, M.D. (Med '05) assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care.
- Jill Ann Fahrner, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
- Sapna Kudchadkar, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine
- Jason Prescott, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery
Given in the amount of $80,000 per winner, the award recognizes individuals' clinical and research achievements to date, supports proposed research and serves as a commitment to the winners' career development as clinician scientists. To learn more or to apply for the 2016 award, click here.
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