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Faculty Accolades

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Danielle McCamey on earning selection as a 2025 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), recognizing Dr. McCamey’s outstanding contributions to the advancement of nurse practitioners and her unwavering dedication to high-quality health care!

Peer-to-Peer Nominations (February)

Congratulations to our Peer-to-Peer nominees for the month of February: Natalie Wertz, Jen Bunker, Julia Wilson, Trevor Mitchell, Raphe Reggie, Marz Macchia, Regine LaForest Sharif, Theresa Cannone, Anne Scoufalos, Erin Sturgis, and Michelle Hanna. Raphe is the random drawing winner and will receive a half-day of paid time off.

Mental Health Care in Ghana

The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Mental Health is excited to host Angela Ofori-Atta at 4:30 pm March 13 at the Welch Medical Library-West Reading Room, 1900 E. Monument St. Her seminar: “Optimizing sociocultural resources to extend mental health care: evidence, digital mental health, and spirituality in Ghana.”

Professor Ofori-Atta is the chairperson of the Ghana Psychology Council, a practicing clinical psychologist, a researcher, and former head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ghana Medical School. Her research focuses on culturally appropriate service delivery in mental health, including introducing a digital psychosocial intervention (mHealer) paired with a psychiatric nurse (mobile nurse) that enables healers in prayer camps to use evidence-based psychosocial care. 

On the Pulse Podcast: School Nursing 1 Year In

Nurse Supervisor Christal White, BSN, shares the challenges and highlights from the first year of the School Health Nursing program. You can also read more about the program in Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine.

March Brown Bag: Overview of Financial Research Compliance

Join JHURA on Wednesday, March 12 from noon – 1 pm for an overview of the Financial Research Compliance Office. This presentation will consist of a general overview of the services and functions provided by the Office of Financial Research Compliance. Services include:

• Effort reporting
• Payroll and Non-payroll cost transfers
• Subrecipient monitoring
• OMB Single and agency audits
• Central policy development
• Allowability of cost
• Help desk

Presenter:

• Rick Inglis, Assistant Director, Financial Research Compliance, Johns Hopkins University

Audience: All JHSON, Faculty, Staff

Dimensions in Nursing: First-Generation Student Success and Support

The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is committed to highlighting the experiences, research, and practice of various identities belonging to our nursing community. It is a priority for us to amplify the voices belonging to underrepresented communities while providing equitable and accessible opportunities for education and healthcare within our Nursing programs. For this month, our Diversity Dimensions virtual session, 3-4 pm Wednesday, March 26, will speak about First-Generation Student Success and Support at the School of Nursing. Each month will highlight diverse and unique populations within our community. Alexander Murphy, assistant director of Admissions for diversity initiatives and recruitment, will facilitate how first-generation students find success and support during their academic journey. Registration is required Audience: Public, Students

Registration for Bloomberg School of Public Health Summer Institutes Opens

The Bloomberg School will offer Summer Institutes courses both on the Baltimore campus and online, giving participants from around the world access to essential public health education without traveling. The Summer Institutes give working professionals the ability to complete credit or non-credit courses in a short period of time.

Choose from over 125 courses taught by world-renowned faculty to expedite your education. This year, to help you achieve your goals, there are 13 Summer Institutes to choose from.

From health care policy to epidemiological research to biostatistics and more—there’s a course to match your interests.

JHU employees may benefit from tuition remission.

The flexible course format offers participants:

• Credit or non-credit courses
• Condensed course formats from one day to a few weeks
• Online and onsite courses
• Instruction from Bloomberg School faculty

Audience:
All JHSON, Faculty, Public, Staff, Students