Johns Hopkins School of Medicine explained

Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Established:1893
Country:U.S.
Students:480 (M.D. and M.D.-Ph.D)[1]
1,400 total[2]
Faculty:2,980+ full-time
1,270+ part-time[3]

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1893, the School of Medicine shares a campus with Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Children's Center, established in 1889.

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the United States in terms of research grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health, and other factors.

History

Before his death in 1873, Baltimore financier and philanthropist Johns Hopkins appointed a 12-member board of trustees to carry out his vision for a university and hospital that would be linked to each other by a medical school, which was at the time a radical idea.

The Johns Hopkins University was established first, opening in 1876. Construction of the Johns Hopkins Hospital began in 1877 with the razing of the site formerly occupied by the city's mental asylum, and took twelve years to complete. By the time the Hospital opened in 1889, only six of the original twelve trustees appointed by Hopkins were still alive. Despite having already recruited the necessary faculty, the board no longer had enough funds to establish the medical school.[4]

Four the original trustee's daughters, led by Mary Elizabeth Garrett, stepped in to spearhead a nationwide fundraising campaign to secure funding for the medical school, on the condition that the remaining trustees agree to open the medical school to both men and women, who were generally excluded from medical education in the 1890s. When the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine finally opened its doors in 1893, there were three women in its first class.[5]

The founding physicians of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, sometimes referred to as the "Big Four", were pathologist William Henry Welch (1850–1934), the first dean of the school and a mentor to generations of research scientists, Canadian internist William Osler (1849–1919), who was perhaps the most influential physician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the author of The Principles and Practice of Medicine (1892), surgeon William Stewart Halsted (1852–1922), who revolutionized surgery by insisting on subtle skill and technique and strict adherence to aseptic technique, and gynecological surgeon Howard Atwood Kelly (1858–1943), credited with establishing gynecology as a specialty and being among the first to use radium in the treatment of cancer.[6]

Facilities

The School of Medicine, along with the Johns Hopkins Hospital (the School of Medicine's primary teaching hospital), Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and School of Nursing, are located on the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus in East Baltimore.[7]

The wider Johns Hopkins Medicine system includes several other regional medical centers, including Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Eastern Avenue in East Baltimore, Howard County General Hospital near Ellicott City, Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., and Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.[8] Together, they form an academic health science center.

Reputation and rankings

According to the Flexner Report, Hopkins has served as the model for American medical education.[9]

Its major teaching hospital, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, was ranked the top hospital in the United States every year from 1991 to 2011 by U.S. News & World Report.[10] In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Hopkins #2 medical school in the U.S. for Research, and #92 for Primary Care. U.S. News also ranked Hopkins #1 in Anesthesiology, #1 in Internal Medicine, #2 in Obstetrics and Gynecology, #4 in Pediatrics, #3 in Psychiatry, tied at #3 in Radiology, and #1 in Surgery.[11] [12]

Academics

Colleges Advisory Program

Upon matriculation, medical students at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are divided into four colleges named after famous Hopkins faculty members who have had an impact in the history of medicine, Florence Sabin, Vivien Thomas, Daniel Nathans, and Helen Taussig. The colleges were established to "foster camaraderie, networking, advising, mentoring, professionalism, clinical skills, and scholarship" in 2005.[13]

In each incoming class, 30 students are assigned to each college, and each college is further subdivided into six molecules of five students each. Each molecule is advised and taught by a faculty advisor, who instructs them in Clinical Foundations of Medicine, a core first-year course, and continues advising them throughout their 4 years of medical school. The family within each college of each molecule across the four years who belong to a given advisor is referred to as a macromolecule. Every year, the colleges compete in the "College Olympics" in late October, a competition that includes athletic events and sports, as well as art battles and dance-offs.[14]

Governance

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is led by Ronald J. Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, and Theodore DeWeese, dean of the medical faculty and chief executive officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Kevin Sowers serves as president of Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Notable people

See also: List of Johns Hopkins University people.

Nobel laureates

As of 2024, 29 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Johns Hopkins University as faculty, fellows, residents, or graduates, with 15 out of the 29 being associated with the School of Medicine specifically, including 14 out of the university's 17 laureates for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and 1 out of the university's 3 laureates for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Two laureates, Peter Agre and Gregg Semenza, are current faculty at the School of Medicine.[15]

The 1985 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Two of the six founding members of the organization, Bernard Lown (M.D. 1945) and James E. Muller (M.D. 1969) were graduates of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[16]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Philanthropy

In July 2024, businessman and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $1 billion gift to his alma mater Johns Hopkins University to make tuition free for all medical school students whose families make under $300,000 a year, beginning in the fall of 2024.[28] [29]

In popular culture

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Class of 2025! . hopkinsmedicine.org . . 16 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Hopkins Pocket Guide 2007. 2009-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102122309/http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/about/Hopkins_Pocket_Guide_2007.pdf. 2013-11-02. dead.
  3. Web site: Fast Facts: Johns Hopkins Medicine . Hopkins Medicine . 26 March 2020 . 26 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326014513/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/about/downloads/JHM-Fast-Facts.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: History of The Johns Hopkins Hospital . 2024-06-07 . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . en.
  5. Web site: Women Gaining Access to Medical Education . 2024-06-07 . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . en.
  6. Web site: The Founding Physicians . 2024-06-07 . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . en.
  7. Web site: Welcome to The Johns Hopkins Hospital . 2024-06-09 . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . en.
  8. Web site: Fisher . Andy . Johns Hopkins Medicine: Patient Care Locations . Johns Hopkins Medicine . 2019-12-05 . 2011-11-02 . 2019-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331150608/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/patient_care/hospital_locations.html . live .
  9. Ludmerer, Kenneth. The Development of American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Care . Accessed July 8, 2007
  10. http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-hospitals/articles/2012/07/16/best-hospitals-2012-13-the-honor-roll U.S. News Best Hospitals: the Honor Roll
  11. Web site: Focusing on Outcomes for Students: A Preview of the 2023-2024 U.S. News Best Medical Schools: Research Rankings . 18 April 2023 . usnews.com . . 17 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144139/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/focusing-on-outcomes-for-students-a-preview-of-the-2023-2024-u-s-news-best-medical-schools-research-rankings . live .
  12. Web site: Johns Hopkins University . usnews.com . . 16 March 2024.
  13. Stewart. RW. Barker. AR. Shochet. RB. Wright. SM. The new and improved learning community at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine resembles that at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Medical Teacher. 29. 4. 353–7. 2007. 17786750. 10.1080/01421590701477423. 34265553.
  14. Web site: About Us . 2024-06-09 . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . en.
  15. Web site: Nobel Prize winners . 2024-06-10 . Johns Hopkins University . en.
  16. Web site: 2020-07-08 . IPPNW: A brief history - International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War . 2024-06-10 . www.ippnw.org . en-US.
  17. Web site: Meet the Professors JHU Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships . 2024-06-11 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Dr. Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH - Baltimore, MD - Internal Medicine . 2024-06-11 . profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org . en-US.
  19. News: We are proud to welcome two new members of our medical advisory board: Dr. Rachel Brem and Dr. Eleni Tousimis . 5 May 2024 . Outlook. 4. 24 . 2 . Breast Cancer Alliance . 2018.
  20. Web site: Dr. Lisa A. Cooper, MD - Internal Medicine . 2024-06-11 . profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org . en-US.
  21. Web site: The Green Lab @ JHMI . 2024-06-11 . The Green Lab @ JHMI . en-US.
  22. Web site: Ralph Hruban, M.D . 2018-04-20 . 2018-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180420074427/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/0002171/ralph-hruban . live .
  23. Web site: Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD . 2024-06-11 . profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org . en-US.
  24. Web site: Geraldine Seydoux, PhD . 2024-06-11 . profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org . en-US.
  25. Web site: 16 January 2007 . Something the Lord Made - Rotten Tomatoes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116203356/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/something_the_lord_made . 2020-11-16 . 2021-02-01 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  26. Web site: Sheila West, Ph.D., Pharm.D . 2024-06-07 . www.hopkinsmedicine.org . en.
  27. Altman, Lawrence K., "George P. Berry, 87, Is Dead; Bacteriologist and Educator", New York Times
  28. News: Svrluga . Susan . 8 July 2024 . $1 billion gift to make Johns Hopkins medical school free for most . 8 July 2024 . The Washington Post.
  29. News: Blake . Jessica . A $1B Donation to Johns Hopkins Makes Med School Free for Most . 9 July 2024 . Inside Higher Ed.
  30. Web site: ABC Hopkins . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107051940/http://hopkins.abcnews.com./ . January 7, 2009 .
  31. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2009/04_03_09.html Abc Documentary “Hopkins” Wins Prestigious Peabody Award
  32. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/stlm Something the Lord Made – An HBO Film