Current GIM Fellows

Kara Alcegueire, MD

Started GIM Fellowship: July 2023
Undergraduate Education: Northwestern University
Graduate Education:
Emory University School of Medicine
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Miami at Holy Cross Hospital
Research Interests:
Integrating and applying interprofessional scholarship to promote wellness and burnout within medicine and medical education
Clinical Practice: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Email: kalcegu1@jhmi.edu

Kara Alcegueire

Portia Buchongo, PhD, MPH, RN

Started GIM Fellowship: Dec. 2024
Undergraduate Education: Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Education: University of Maryland College Park; Georgia State University, MPH
Research Interests: Learning health systems and health services

Email: pbuchon1@jhmi.edu

Portia Buchongo smiles for a photo

Kacey Chae, MD

Started GIM Fellowship: July 2023
Undergraduate Education: University of Virginia
Graduate EducationEastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Clinical Fellowship: Obesity Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Research Interests: Prevention of sarcopenic obesity in older adults
Clinical Practice: Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station Internal Medicine and Johns Hopkins Healthful Eating, Activity and Weight Program

Email: kchae1@jhmi.edu

Kacey Chae

Y. Joseph Hwang, MD, MSc

Started GIM Fellowship: July 2023
Undergraduate Education: University of Western Ontario
Graduate EducationCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine; University of Western Ontario, MSc
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside and Pittsburgh VA Medical Center
Research Interests: Clinical epidemiology and health outcomes research
Clinical Practice: Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station Internal Medicine

Email: yhwang19@jhmi.edu

Joseph Hwang

Amanda McArthur, PhD

Started GIM Fellowship: July 2022
Undergraduate Education: Drexel University
Graduate Education: University of California – Los Angeles; University of California – Los Angeles, MA in Sociology and in Linguistics
Research Interests: Physician-patient communication in primary care and other healthcare settings

Email: amcarth1@jhmi.edu

Amanda McArthur, PhD

Rinas Osman, MD

Started GIM Fellowship: Aug. 2024
Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins University
Graduate Education: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: Internal Medicine, Montefiore – Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Research Interests: Lifestyle interventions in diabetes and related metabolic outcomes
Clinical Practice: Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station Internal Medicine

Email: rosman1@jhmi.edu

Rinas Osman smiles for a photo