What’s on my mind…is the planned transition of several excellent leaders at the School of Medicine and the honor we have in celebrating their legacies. All good things must come to an end, eventually. The University of Maryland School of…
Category: What’s the Buzz?
What's the Buzz? April 2022
What’s on my mind…is the value that lies in handling difficult situations and how that can bring out the best of our bravery and positivity. Our lives routinely present us with difficult challenges and trying circumstances, both independently and collectively:…
What's the Buzz? March 2022
What’s on My Mind… What’s on my mind…is the increasing violence, misinformation, natural disasters, population disruption, and injustice locally and globally. As we began to experience a feeling of relief that the worst of the COVID pandemic is behind us,…
What's the Buzz? February 2022
What’s on My Mind… “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance” Verna Myers What’s on my mind…is the dramatic progress we have made as an academic medical community in our diversity, equity, and inclusion…
What's the Buzz? January 2022
What’s on My Mind … With the holiday season behind us, we enjoyed an opportune time to reflect on all we are grateful for. The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s productivity has remained high, even throughout the pandemic. We:…
What's the Buzz? November-December 2021
What’s on My Mind … With the holiday season behind us, we enjoyed an opportune time to reflect on all we are grateful for. The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s productivity has remained high, even throughout the pandemic. We:…
What's the Buzz? October 2021
What’s on my mind…is the perseverance of our academic community, even in the face of disappointment. We have all experienced some form of a letdown or setback by now in our lives. Disappointment is impossible to avoid, even if we…
What's the Buzz? September 2021
What’s on my mind…is the need to remain flexible with COVID-19’s shifting nature and our resulting responses so we can stay safe and healthy. This time last year, we were mourning the loss of a regular start to a regular…
What's the Buzz? August 2021
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,…
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…