Jeremy Sugarman

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Jeremy Sugarman
Academic background
EducationBS, pyschology, 1982, Duke University
MD, 1986, Duke University School of Medicine
M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
M.A., Applied Ethics, Georgetown University
Academic work
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Duke University Medical Center

Jeremy Sugarman is an American bioethicist. He is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American College of Physicians, the National Academy of Medicine, and the Hastings Center.

Early life and education[]

Sugarman was born to psychologist Daniel and mother Barabra Sugarman and raised in a Jewish household.[1] Growing up in New Jersey, he attended Paramus High School and competed in gymnastics.[2] Upon graduating, Sugarman attended Duke University for his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. He graduated from Duke as chairman of the symposium committee for STEP '82 and received the President's Leadership Award.[3] He was then admitted into the Duke University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa[4] while enrolled at the Duke University School of Medicine.[3] After earning his medical degree, Sugarman completed his medical fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1993.[5]

Career[]

While in medical school, Sugarman noticed there was a linguistic divide between patients and doctors which led to miscommunication and misinformation. Upon completing his medical education, Sugarman accepted a position at Duke University's Medical Center and he began working with English professor on this subject.[6] They compiled and classified some of these terms into two categories: slang which is familiar to patients and differ by region and malapropism, in which the patient confuses the pronunciation of standard medical terminology.[7] In 1999, he was also appointed head of the Duke Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities.[8] During the late 1990s, Sugarman was recruited by to join the faculty at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.[9] While working at JHU, Harvey Meyerhoff created an Endowed Professorship in Bioethics and Medicine position in 1999 and awarded it to Sugarman.[10]

In 2008, Sugarman was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research organization for his "contributions to both the field of research ethics and to PRIM&R."[11] He was later elected a Fellow of the Association of American Physicians[12] and the National Academy of Medicine.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Levin, Jay (July 7, 2015). "Daniel Sugarman, psychologist and published author". Hackensack, New Jersey: The Record. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Paramus club has gymnasitcs". The Ridgewood News. November 27, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Paramus". The Record. June 8, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Phi Beta Kappa". The Sunday News. January 16, 1983. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jeremy Sugarman, M.A., M.D., M.P.H." hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bright & Brief". The Central New Jersey Home News. September 26, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Selinsky, Debbie (September 28, 1986). "Patients are words apart from their doctors". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Up for debate". The News and Observer. September 1, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The History of Hopkins GIM: Thirty-Five Years of Medicine Without Limits". hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "25th Anniversary Historical Highlight: Harvey Meyerhoff Endows Professorship". bioethics.jhu.edu. January 24, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Dr. Jeremy Sugarman Earns PRIMR Distinguished Service Award". hopkinsmedicine.org. 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "BIOETHICIST JEREMY SUGARMAN ELECTED TO AAP". bioethicsinstitute.org. 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "GIM's Dr. Jeremy Sugarman Elected to IOM". hopkinsmedicine.org. 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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