Faculty at Osler Center for Clinical Excellence Receive Grants

December 21, 2007

The Osler Center for Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins, of the Division of General Internal Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University, is proud to announce funding of the following grants effective December 1, 2007:

Qualitative Study Exploring Female Physicians’ Decisions to Leave Academia
Fenny Lin, M.D.; Joseph A. Carrese, M.D., MPH; David E. Kern, M.D., MPH; Rachel B. Levine, M.D., MPH; Scott M. Wright, M.D.

Patients in Recovery (PIR): an Interactive Approach to Substance Dependence Education for Medical Students
Karran A. Phillips, M.D., M.Sc.; Amina Chaudhry, M.D., MPH; Alexander Y. Walley, M.D.; Eric B. Bass, M.D., MPH

Clopidogrel Adherence and Stent Choice in the Application of Drug-Eluting Stents (CASCADES)
Neda Ratanawongsa, M.D., MPH; Jeffrey M. Zimmet, M.D., Ph.D.; Neil R. Powe, M.D., MPH, MBA

Measuring the Impact of an Advising Template for Medical Students
Rosalyn Stewart, M.D., MS; Bimal Ashar, M.D., MBA; Sara Clever, M.D.; Rachel Levine, M.D., MPH; Barry Solomon, M.D.
  

The Osler Center for Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins was established 2002, within the Division of General Internal Medicine, to train physicians in the basic elements of a sound doctor-patient relationship. The program is dedicated to training a new generation of doctors who will be able to:

• Communicate effectively with patients and their families;
    
• Apply good diagnostic skills and the best of medical science to the care of their patients;
    
• Set up health care systems that deliver accessible, patient-friendly, high-quality care; and,
    
• Act as a steadfast guide and source of support to patients, no matter where they choose to see specialty care.
    

For more information about the Osler Center for Clinical Excellence, visit www.hopkinsmedicine.org/oslercenter, or contact:

David E. Kern, M.D., MPH
Director, The Osler Center for Clinical Excellence
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD  21224-2780
(410) 550-1828, dkern@jhmi.edu

John A. Flynn, M.D., MBA
Associate Director, The Osler Center for Clinical Excellence
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, #7143
Baltimore, MD  21287
(410) 955-1111, jflynn@jhmi.edu