As the University of Maryland School of Medicine community begins to return to campus for the fall semester, we still face many unknowns regarding the pandemic. The Delta variant threatens to reverse the progress we have made as a country,…
Category: What’s the Buzz?
What's the Buzz? Summer 2021
We are finally back on campus! When I think about where we were in this pandemic last summer, I am filled with encouragement and gratitude for where this journey has brought us. COVID-19 has certainly stretched us in many different…
What's the Buzz? April 2021
The past year has asked a lot from us. We have had to trade in our quality time with family and friends for time at home, alone. We answered the call to wear masks and avoid large gatherings, while trying…
What's the Buzz? January 2021
What’s on my mind…is the power of endurance and the strength in unity. Returning to school and to work after the winter break, and after celebrating the new year, usually generates a fresh and exciting new beginning. While I hope…
What's the Buzz? November - December 2020
In the midst of the holiday season, we have been experiencing an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases across the country and throughout the world. While many of us may be experiencing COVID-19 “fatigue,” it is not yet time to let…
What's the Buzz? October 2020
Presentations, Events, Lectures & Workshops: The Department of Emergency Medicine livestreamed its 10th annual The Crashing Patient: Resuscitation and Risk Management Conference on October 13-15 for the first time and the new format garnered an international audience, with participants attending…
What's the Buzz? September 2020
New Faculty: Brent J. Bauer, MD, has joined the Department of Orthopaedics. An Assistant Professor, he will also serve as the Director of Orthopaedic Traumatology at University of Maryland Capital Region Health (UMCRH). Dr. Bauer completed an orthopaedic traumatology…
What's the Buzz? August 2020
As we approach the end of the summer season, our nation is still far from the end of the challenges that have confronted us this year. Even so, we can see a light at the University of Maryland School of…
What's the Buzz? June 2020
What’s on my mind…is the relativity of the School of Medicine’s mission to the unrest in our country. At the beginning of June, I sent a special letter to the University of Maryland School of Medicine community in collective grief…
What's the Buzz? May 2020
This is the third distribution of this publication since our transition to telework and a limited on-campus presence. It is strange to experience some of our lives’ biggest moments in a virtual world. In March, our Class of 2020 celebrated…