The History of Medicine Interest Group and Muslim Student Association are excited to host Dr. Ahmad Ragab, MD, PhD at 12 pm in Hosick Lecture Hall for a talk on the History of Islamic Medicine. Dr. Ragab is a historian, physician, and filmmaker at the Department of the History of Medicine at Hopkins, focusing on the history of medicine in the premodern Middle East and the Islamic World as well as colonial and postcolonial medicine, science, and technology. Please join us for a fascinating talk bridging history and science from an expert in the field - Lunch (Maiwand) will be provided!

Come kick off the New Year with SNMA! Join us for our general body meeting where we’ll be creating medical school 2026 vision boards, sharing important updates on upcoming events and initiatives, and discussing SNMA e-board elections. This is a great opportunity to connect, reflect, and set intentions for a year filled with growth and opportunity. Please sign up and come enjoy some community time with us!

Join us to learn about the intersection of healthcare, law and ethics and interesting cases from Diane Hoffmann, the Director of the Law and Health Care Program and medical school elective at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law!  

This event will touch on cases that have come before State Medical Boards and raise issues about professional behavior in the state of Maryland. The first involves a physician charged with a sexual boundary violation of patients, and the second focuses on a physician charged with assisted suicide in Maryland. The third case focuses on a physician who was charged with spreading misinformation regarding COVID vaccines in the state of Washington. 

These are all very interesting cases, and we would love for you to come learn with us! Lunch will be provided.

Join the Orthopedic Interest Group for our next Journal Club, where we’ll discuss recent literature on shoulder pathology and treatment. This month’s featured articles include:

• The Predictors of Surgery for Symptomatic, Atraumatic Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Change Over Time by Kuhn et al.

• Long-Term Restoration of Anterior Shoulder Stability by Zimmermann et al.

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Anthony Chiu PGY-2 Orthopedic Surgery Resident, who will guide our discussion and share insights from his clinical experience.

The Zoom link and specific articles will be included in the email.

Whether you’re exploring orthopedics or just curious about surgical decision-making, this is a great opportunity to learn and connect with peers.

Please join us for Day 1 of our Radiation Oncology Mini Course. Please email oliviajordan@som.umaryland.edu with any questions or concerns :) 

Hello future surgeons!

Please join us for a Suture Clinic research study! We are teaming up with Dr. Puche to trial the new and improved preserved chicken as well as comparing it to other substrates. We will have short surveys after every station to assess your thoughts.  

Afterwards, we will use these materials to practice subcuticular and multi-layer closures -- otherwise tricky to accomplish on our basic pads!

We hope to see you there! 

Please come to a panel of amazing physicians who work with peds patients and learn how to approach important but sensitive topics with them, such as sexual/emotional/physical abuse.

More details to come (but date and time will likely be this one) !