Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education

10/20/2026

We are pleased to share the October 2026 IEE Educators’ Corner. This monthly feature highlights and celebrates the wisdom of outstanding educators ✨

Welcome to the IEE Educators’ Corner! This monthly feature is an opportunity to share and celebrate the great work of the IEE and our outstanding educators. With each issue, we will feature an “Educator of the Month,” a nominee or winner of an IEE Outstanding Educator award, recipient of a sma...

10/15/2026

Join us for Medical and Biomedical Education Grand Rounds!

On Wednesday, November 4, Jesse B. Rafel, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, will discuss “Precision Education in the AI Era.”

📅 Wednesday, November 4, 2026
🕓 4–5 p.m. ET

📍 In person: AMEB 402, Armstrong Medical Education Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

💻 Virtual via Zoom

We hope you can join us!

10/14/2026

📣 Call for Abstracts: 2027 IEE Education Conference and Celebration

Join us on Friday, April 9, 2027, for the 2027 IEE Education Conference and Celebration, hosted by the Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) and the Office of the Vice Dean for Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Schools of Nursing and Public Health.

The hybrid conference will bring together educators to share research and innovations in medical, biomedical, nursing, and public health education. Oral and poster abstract sessions will include virtual presentation options.

Abstract guidelines:
• Structured abstracts limited to 350 words
• Specify whether your submission is research or innovation
• Include the lead author's email address

🗓️ Submission deadline: Monday, January 11, 2027, at 12 pm ET

🏆 Winners of Best Abstract and Best Innovation will be announced at the end of the conference.

🔗 Submit your abstract:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institute-excellence-education/community-building/education-conference/call-for-abstracts

Conference registration will open soon. We look forward to another great gathering!

10/06/2026

Get caught up on the MedEd literature: Must Reads in Medical Education

The Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) is happy to partner with the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Division of General Internal Medicine on providing a link to their Must Reads in Medical Education. 1. Each month a multidisciplinary team systematically scans the published literature....

09/25/2026

In A View from the Departments, read about “Sub-Internship Boot Camp” by Debraj “Raj” Mukherjee from Neurosurgery. 📚

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institute-excellence-education/educator-corner/a-view-from-the-departments

09/24/2026

Read the Thoughts from an IEE Board Member, Joseph Cofrancesco Jr., as he reflects on his time at Johns Hopkins and concludes his tenure as IEE Director. In this special reflection, he shares his gratitude for the colleagues who helped shape the IEE, reflects on its journey, and looks ahead to its future.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institute-excellence-education/educator-corner/thoughts-from-a-board-member

09/23/2026

Meet our Educator of the Month, Pedram Argani from Pathology! Watch his video and read his “Tip of the Month” to learn how creating a comfortable learning environment can help residents feel confident asking questions and growing as educators 📚✨

Tip of the Month: Make your residents feel comfortable first so they are ready to learn. Today, some of my favorite sign outs are those in which I work with a junior resident who seems nervous and worried that he/she is not at the level of his/her peers.  If such a resident comes up with an incorre...

09/17/2026

We are pleased to share the September 2026 IEE Educators’ Corner. This monthly feature highlights and celebrates the wisdom of outstanding educators✨

Welcome to the IEE Educators’ Corner! This monthly feature is an opportunity to share and celebrate the great work of the IEE and our outstanding educators. With each issue, we will feature an “Educator of the Month,” a nominee or winner of an IEE Outstanding Educator award, recipient of a sma...

09/08/2026

⏰ Today is the last day to submit proposals for the Small Grants Program!

The program supports JHUSOM faculty members in educational scholarship, projects, and innovations. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged, and proposals from all areas of medical and biomedical education will be considered.

For 2026–2027, proposals focused on the theme “IEE: Launching the Next Generation of Educational Stars” are encouraged.

Awards of up to $5,000 are available.

🗓 Phase 1 submission deadline: September 8, 2026.

Learn more and submit a proposal:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institute-excellence-education/scholarship-research/small-grants

09/01/2026

Get caught up on the MedEd literature: Must Reads in Medical Education

The Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) is happy to partner with the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Division of General Internal Medicine on providing a link to their Must Reads in Medical Education. 1. Each month a multidisciplinary team systematically scans the published literature....