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…
Category: What’s the Buzz?
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…
What's the Buzz? April 2020
In March, Governor Hogan not surprisingly issued an Executive Order that requires all residents of Maryland to stay home, except for essential activities. This new directive adds a level of commitment and accountability for all during the COVID- 19 pandemic.…
What's the Buzz? March 2020
As we find ourselves in the season of spring, we are contrastingly confronted with the stark realities brought by COVID-19. This is an unprecedented season for us, but not unsurmountable. While the medical community has been ever aware of the…
What's the Buzz? February 2020
Each February, the Celebrating Diversity Reception and Dinner gives the School of Medicine the opportunity to reflect on the specific ways in which we have demonstrated our priorities of increasing and respecting diversity. Our special guests and honorees at this…