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2009 Editions Online
	November 2009 Prized Curiosity Carol Greider’s inquisitive nature and tenacity helped her win a Nobel, despite a learning disability.
	October 2009 Skyrocketing Survey The Pediatric ED sets an example for boosting employee engagement.
	September 2009 A 21st Century Approach to Medical Education The School of Medicine’s new curriculum emphasizes personalized care.
	July 2009 A Swap for a Co-worker Employees from human resources and facilities come together for a kidney paired donation.
	June 2009 Working on the Towline A tour of Hopkins’ back-of-the-house operations reveals a hidden underworld.
	May 2009 Across the Age Divide How a melting pot of generational differences is shaping nursing.
	April 2009 How Healthy is Hopkins? As the recession continues, leadership discusses the state of the hospital and medical school.
	March 2009 Down But Not Out Hopkins opens employment doors for the homeless.
	February 2009 Building Progress As the skin goes up on the new clinical towers, construction stays on schedule.
2008 Editions Online
	December 2008 Music for Musing During the Holidays An oncology nurse finds his own way to bring comfort and support to patients.
	November 2008 Hopkinomics With the advent of an economic crisis, Dome has a candid conversation with Johns Hopkins Medicine’s chief financial officer.
	October 2008 The Hopkins Employee Next Door Live Near Your Work grants are reinvigorating East Baltimore neighborhoods.
	September 2008 A Balm for Employees’Aches and Pains Bad cough? Itchy rash? For relief, stop by the new Employee Health & Wellness Center
	July 2008 Hopkins Legal Physicians aren’t the only people carrying beepers around the clock.
	June 2008 Ties That Bind John and Andrew Cameron’s mutual admiration for surgery, Johns Hopkins—and each other.
	May 2008 Steering Them Through the Maze Patient navigators help the underserved decode health care’s bureaucracy.
	April 2008 Dress Rehearsal The Simulation Center will give “medical practice” a whole new meaning.
	March 2008 A Memorable Month on the Wards By cutting residents’ patient load in half, Bayview is allowing young doctors to dig more deeply into their patients’ lives.
	February 2008 Wellness Partners As more employees seek help managing their health, Healthy@Hopkins steps up.
2007 Editions Online
	December 2007 To Catch a Thief Using surveillance cameras, the Web and some eager “detectives,” Corporate Security is solving high-profile crimes. The department is also launching a text-messaging system for emergencies.
	November 2007 Moving in the MICU The hospital’s sickest patients are benefiting from less sedation and more physical rehabilitation therapy.
	October 2007 Wowing Them Hopkins Hospital will receive a prestigious national award for improving its patient satisfaction scores.
	September 2007 Pool of Support A scheme to create Hopkins' own computer consultants results in more than IT savvy.
	July 2007 Top Priority Steering families through the health-care maze, a cadre of case managers transcends traditional medical care for low-income families
	June 2007 Honoring Abeloff A fitting tribute heralds the end of an era, as the director of the Kimmel Cancer Center steps down.
	May 2007 A Critical Calling Nursing practice at its best on a busy intensive care unit.
	April 2007 Diverse Scholars Special scholarships have brought us some of the nation’s top minority medical students. Two reflect on the difference they’ve made.
	March 2007 True Champions Five hospital social workers reflect on their profession’s dramatic transformation.
	February 2007 My Oh My Oh Maya! Celebrated writer Maya Angelou dazzled her audience at the 25th MLK tribute.

2006 Editions Online
	December 2006 Five Precious Gifts Hopkins makes medical history with a 10-person domino transplant.
	November 2006 Into the Wild Blue Yonder When the Lifeline helicopter transports the sick, life can hang in the balance.
	October 2006 A Triumph for Basic Science A Lasker Award—a.k.a. the “American Nobel”—goes to one of our own.
	September 2006 The Remarkable Journey of Doctor Q. He grew up poor, south of the border. Now he’s a neurosurgeon, bent on finding a cure for brain cancer.
	July 2006 Cracking the Code You saw the movie; now learn more about its truths and untruths from our own Leonardo authority.
	June 2006 Mixing It Up A bold initiative fosters diversity across Johns Hopkins Medicine.
	May 2006 Medicine Meets the Museum Med students hone their observational skills in the gallery.
	April 2006 Into the Jaws of a Giant The new rotoclave turns red-bag medical waste green.
	March 2006 Balancing Act Mixing medical training with family life is doubly difficult when both parents are doctors or doctors-to-be.
	February 2006 Grace Under Fire To save children, Hopkins turns up the heat on Maryland’s energy policy.

2005 Editions Online
	December 2005 Smart Space in Howard County Our Columbia cousin is adding on.
	November 2005 ¡Hola Hopkins! Baltimore’s burgeoning Latino community arrives on the scene.
	October 2005 When the Saints Came Marching In A team of 13 joined Maryland emergency workers to aid a Katrina-ravaged community.
	September 2005 The Master Planners Meet the minds behind what is arguably the most significant hospital construction project in the country.
	July-August 2005 Walk This Way For thousands of employees and visitors, parking patterns are about to change.
	June 2005 A New Place to Call Home Residents are relocating. Shovels will soon be in the ground. Baltimore’s new Eastside is starting to take shape at last.
	May 2005 The Gene Gurus Genetic counselors help us grasp our biological destiny.
	April 2005 Back from Banda Aceh In the wake of the tsunami, a nurse and her daughter aided survivors.
	March 2005 Critical Condition Cases don’t get much more complex than they are at Johns Hopkins. No one knows that better than the physicians themselves.
	February 2005 Superman, M.D. S.B. Lee, a former Olympic hopeful, is quadriplegic. He’s also chief resident in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

2004 Editions Online
	December 2004 A “Brand” Takes Manhattan The Imagine Campaign boosts the JHM profile beyond Baltimore.
	November 2004 Cutting Meetings Down to Size As part of a broad safety initiative, meetings get the ax.
	October 2004 Teamwork Times Two From all corners of the hospital, people came together in a heroic, days-long effort to separate conjoined twins.
	September 2004 The New Face of Geriatrics A summer program attracts minority medical students to the field.
	July 2004 The Power of One How a nurse’s hunch led to a new level of safety for patients nationwide.
	June 2004 Growing Green Spring On its 10th birthday, Hopkins’ first suburban outpatient center plans to add more space and specialists.
	May 2004 Hopkins Meets HBO The result is a complete clash of cultures... and a captivating film.
	April 2004 Building a Better Workforce The JH Health System receives $3 million for career development.
	March 2004 The Difference a Decade Makes Thanks to Joe Coppola, a stroll on campus is now a walk in the park.
	February 2004 Fever Pitch The flu hits hard, and Hopkins fights back—with the fundamentals.

2003 Editions Online
	December 2003 Safe Strategies Hopkins Hospital’s new patient safety coordinator, Lori Paine, is on a critical mission.
	November 2003 Nobel Prize Glory In October, Peter Agre, a professor of biological chemistry and medicine at the School of Medicine, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
	October 2003 Residency Rules A cultural shift is afoot as teaching hospitals adjust to the 80-hour workweek for residents.
	September 2003 Triple-Swap Transplant Hopkins surgeons caught the public’s attention this past summer when they performed what is believed to be the first three-way, paired kidney swap.
	July 2003 At HCGH, Everything's Coming Up Babies The economy may be in a slump, but the baby business at Howard County General Hospital is alive and kicking.
	June 2003 New Partners in Safety The Children’s Center looks to parents for help in keeping little patients safe.
	May 2003 Customer Friendly, Inside and Out A dynamic service excellence effort is under way in Admitting and Registration.
	April 2003 Making the Grade Hospital report cards ultimately may determine where patients go for care.
	March 2003 Wanted: Volunteers for a Vaccination ED physician Christina Catlett tells why she will soon be rolling up a sleeve for the smallpox inoculation.
	February 2003 Re-Sharpen Your Pencils The employee satisfaction survey is right around the corner. It’s time again to make your mark.

2002 Editions Online
	December 2002 Only in America! A couple from Romania sold everything and came to Baltimore to pursue a better life. Hopkins was lucky enough to find them.
	November 2002 Spreading Their Wings A new breed of philanthropist is sweeping the country, and Hopkins women who’ve joined the movement understand why.
	October 2002 Wax On, Wax Off Their work gets walked on every day, but the producers of Hopkins’ floor show take it in stride.
	September 2002 Practice Without Precedence Johns Hopkins Community Physicians view terrorism as a matter of primary concern.
	July 2002 Nerve Central A much-needed expansion of the neuroscience critical care unit ushers in the latest technology and a new spirit of collaboration.
	June 2002 The Mail, the Man, the Mentor At his post. While Rod Toney goes about quietly doing his job, a few people have noticed how well he nurtures young people.
	May 2002 Following in Mom's Footsteps Some share a profession, some don’t. Some meet for lunch, others rarely see each other. Whatever the case, mothers who share their workplace with a child can’t conceal their pride.
	April 2002 Blame it on the System Mistakes happen. In the case of medical errors, finger pointing doesn't solve much. Only fixing the underlying systems will get to the root of the problem.
	March 2002 To Admit or Not to Admit With emergency departments across the country seeing record numbers of patients, creative approaches are buying valuable evaluation time.
	February 2002 Scaling Down, Weighing In At the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center there are no gimmicks and no promises of overnight miracles. Just the tailored, well-rounded approach to dieting you’ve hungered for.
	January 2002 Working to Stay Clean Tucked quietly inside Bayview’s oldest building is a unique drug treatment program that’s breaking the cycle of addiction and poverty.