Osler Center Announcements

December 17, 2009

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 17, 2009:

A Study to Understand How Responsibility and Information are Transferred in Hospital Hand-Offs
Romsai T. Boonyasai, M.D., MPH; Scott M. Wright, M.D.; and Albert W. Wu, M.D., MPH

A Question Of Empathy: Do Students’ Communication Behaviors Differ When Interacting With Real Patients Versus Standardized Patients?
Sarah L. Clever, M.D., MS; Joseph Cofrancesco, Jr., M.D., MPH; and Debra Roter, Ph.D.

Developing A Leadership Curriculum For Medical Students
April Fitzgerald, M.D.; David Levine, M.D.; Bimal Ashar, M.D., MBA; Redonda Miller M.D., MBA; Elizabeth Catherwood, BS; and Hsin-Chieh (Jessica) Yeh, Ph.D.

Perspectives Of South Asians Living In The U.S. On End-Of-Life Medical Care
Rashmi Kumar M.D., MHS; and Joseph Carrese M.D., MPH

The Johns Hopkins Urban Medicine and Pediatrics Primary Care Leadership Training Program: Program Development Support
Rosalyn Stewart, M.D., MS, MBA; Leonard Feldman, M.D.; Myron Weisfeldt M.D.; George Dover, M.D.; Julia A. McMillan, M.D.; Charles M. Wiener, M.D.; Randy Barker, M.D.; and Steve Sisson, M.D.

• 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, please contact:

John A. Flynn, M.D., MBA
Co-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

David E. Kern, M.D., MPH
Co-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