March 13, 2020

Please see this week's announcements from the Johns Hopkins

Medicine, Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

REMINDER: Nominations for JHM Office of Diversity & Inclusion Achievers Award We are pleased to continue the Achievers Award Program recognizing and highlighting underrepresented minorities

across Johns Hopkins Medicine who exemplify excellence and exhibit our Johns Hopkins core values. Recipients of

these awards will be recognized during Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month in the month of May.

Please take a moment to nominate a deserving colleague for this award. The nomination period will run through

March 27, 2020. If you are interested in collaborating with our office to plan the recognition event for

May, please contact us at Diversity@jhmi.edu.

REMINDER: The Meyer-Beers Essay Contest The JHSPH Mental Health Grad Network, in partnership with the Hopkins Disability Health Coalition and funded by

the 10x20 Grant, is pleased to announce the inaugural Meyer-Beers Essay Contest. See the attached flyer, and the full

guidelines can be found at tinyurl.com/meyerbeers. Deadline is March 29th.

Women in STEM Symposium – April 4th Women of Whiting, a graduate student organization supporting women and underrepresented minorities in STEM at

Johns Hopkins University, is hosting its third annual Women in STEM Symposium on Saturday, April 4th from

8 AM - 5 PM in Turner Concourse (JHU East Baltimore Campus). Registration is free and open to all! The symposium will feature leaders from academia, government, and industry in two morning sessions and afternoon breakout

workshops that focus on providing professional development skills, as well as a mini-career fair, a networking session,

and a poster session. Free lunch will be provided! Poster abstract submission deadline: Sunday, March 29th, 2020 at 11:59PM EST. Symposium registration deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 11:59PM EST.

School of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Mentoring Award Presentation and Lecture The fifth annual School of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Mentoring Award Lecture will take place on

Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 5 p.m. in The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Chevy Chase Bank Auditorium.

This year’s recipient of the Distinguished Mentoring Award is University Distinguished Service Professor Emerita

Catherine DeAngelis, a pioneer in efforts to advance women in medicine. She will receive her award at the event,

and a lecture in recognition of her achievements will be given by Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert

Wood Johnson Foundation. A reception will follow the lecture.

Grant for Researchers at Minority Serving Institutions The Minority Research Grant Program just released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for HBCUs,

HSIs, AANAPISIs, and TCUs. Administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority

Health (CMS OMH), the Minority Research Grant Program is excited to release a notice of funding opportunity for

researchers at minority serving institutions (MSIs). This funding opportunity will allow MSI faculty and students a way

to build their portfolios while funding studies pertinent to the health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities, rural

residents, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community. Two awards will be made to one or more eligible

institutions. See Attached Document. Click here to review the grant opportunity.

REMINDER: Community Kids Closet to support residents of Baltimore City housing

The Hopkins Diaspora ERG Community Subcommittee is sponsoring an on-going Community Kids Closet to provide

gently used clothing, shoes, and winter coats for children who live in Baltimore City housing. Please see the attached

flyer and please contact the ERG Community Subcommittee co-chair, Tamala Knox for more information.

View our picture galleries Click here to view pictures from the 2020 MLK Day of Service Volunteer Sites held on January 24th

Click here to view pictures from 2020 MLK Day of Service Health Fair held on January 24th

Click here to view pictures from The New Jim Crow Panel and Achiever’s Awards held on February 26th

Click here to view pictures from our Black History Month in Pictures

Do you know of an event that promotes diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency at and within Johns Hopkins

Medicine? If so, email us at diversity@jhmi.edu

Contact Us Johns Hopkins Medicine

Office of Diversity & Inclusion

1620 McElderry Street, Reed Hall, Baltimore, MD 21205

Website: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/diversity

Email: diversity@jhmi.edu Phone: 844-JHDVRSTY (543-8778)

Advocacy For...Self, Peers, & Community

What If...Journies through STEM

Speakers | Workshops | Posters | Networking | Career Tables

Saturday, April 4, 2020 • 8am - 5pm Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Turner Concourse

Registration & poster abstract deadline: March 31, 2020

Register for event & poster session @bit.ly/WOWSymposium2020

/jhu.wow

@jhuwow

/company/jhuwow

/jhuwow

wow.students.jh.edu

FREEEvent

& Lunch

Tamala Knox, Community Subcommittee Co-chair

1620 McElderry Street | Reed Hall, Suite 425| Baltimore, MD 21205

For more information, please contact: Tamala.Knox@jhmi.edu

The Hopkins Diaspora ERG Community Subcommittee and the Baltimore City

Housing Authority’s Office of Resident Services

Is Sponsoring A Community Kids Closet for Children Living

in Baltimore City Housing

PLEASE DONATE GENTLY USED GIRLS & BOYS CLOTHING,

SHOES, AND WINTER COATS SIZES NEWBORN & UP.

(There is an immediate need for girls’ clothing, size 4T.)

All donations should be washed and stain-free. Please drop off to:

Meyer-BeersEssay ContestStrengthening Supports for Mental Health

and Neurodiversity at JHU

One $1,000 first place awardTwo $500 runner-up awardsDue Sunday, March 29th

contact

jhsph.mhgn@gmail.com

with questions about the

contest or for disability-

related accommodations

For guidelines and

submissions:

tinyurl.com/meyerbeers

supported by the 10x20 grant

JHSPH Mental Health Grad Network presents the inaugural