Margaret S. Chisolm, MD
Psychiatry
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Margaret S. Chisolm
Professional Titles
- Director of the Paul McHugh Program for Human Flourishing, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background
Dr. Chisolm is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine. She has 3 decades of clinical experience, has served as PI or co-investigator on multiple nationally-funded research projects, and has published over 100 scientific, clinical, and medical education papers on psychiatric disorders and humanistic medical practice, as well as two textbooks and – most recently – a book for patients and families living with mental illness: From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness. Dr. Chisolm is a member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence and the Director of the Paul McHugh Program for Human Flourishing where she uses the arts and humanities to explore the ‘big questions’ - what it means to be human, to be a physician, and to lead a good life (for doctors and patients) - with medical learners. She completed the Harvard Macy Institute Art Museum-based Health Professions Education fellowship and is a certified Visual Thinking Strategies facilitator and coach.
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Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Picture of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (October 06, 2022)
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Medicine
Research Interests
Arts and Humanities in Medical Education, Humanism/Professionalism in Medical Education, Psychiatric Education Towards Care of Whole Person
Selected Publications
Chisolm MS, Kelly-Hedrick M, Stephens MB, Zahra FS. Transformative Learning in the Art Museum: A Methods Review. Fam Med. 2020;52(10):736-740. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2020.622085
Chisolm, Margaret S. MD; Kelly-Hedrick, Margot MBE; Wright, Scott M. MD How Visual Arts-Based Education Can Promote Clinical Excellence, Academic Medicine: December 1, 2020 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003862
Kagan H, Kelly-Hedrick M, Benskin E, Wolffe S, Suchanek M, Chisolm M. Understanding the role of the art museum in teaching clinical-level medical students. Med Educ Online. 2022;27(1):2010513. doi:10.1080/10872981.2021.2010513
Ryznar E, Kelly-Hedrick M, Yenawine P, Chisolm M. Relevance of Visual Thinking Strategies for Psychiatry Training [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jan 24]. Acad Psychiatry. 2022;10.1007/s40596-022-01590-8. doi:10.1007/s40596-022-01590-8
Stouffer K, Kagan H, Kelly-Hedrick M, See J, Benskin E, Wolffe S, Yenawine P, Chisolm M.The Role of Online Arts and Humanities in Medical Student Education: Mixed Methods Study of Feasibility and Perceived Impact of a 1-Week Online Course. JMIR Med Educ. 2021;7(3):e27923. doi:10.2196/27923
Honors
- Member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Johns Hopkins University
- Returning Gold Humanism Scholar at the Harvard Macy Institute 2017 Program for Educators
- Excellence in Teaching Award for the School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, 1/1/14
- Chester W. Schmidt, Jr. Teaching Excellence Award, for the Bayview Department of Psychiatry, 1/1/14
- Gold Humanism Scholar at the Harvard Macy Institute 2014 Program for Educators, Harvard University, 1/1/14
- Chester W. Schmidt, Jr. Teaching Excellence Award, for the Bayview Department of Psychiatry, 1/1/13
Lectures & Presentations
- Curating the Clinical Environment: Using Visual Thinking Strategies to Activate Transformational Thinking, talk, medical education, Grand Rounds, University of Nebraska Medical Center Office of Faculty Development and Department of Psychiatry, Omaha, NE, 9/15/21
- Flourishing Together at the Detroit Institute of Art, workshop, medical education, Special Event, Bur Oak Foundation, Detroit, MI, 8/19/22
- The Role of the Arts and Humanities in Health Professions Education, Grand Rounds, University of Michigan School of Medicine, virtual, 4/14/21
- Visual Thinking Strategies in Medical Education, talk, medical education, The Maudsley Training Programme Medical Education Conference on Arts and Humanities in Medical Education, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK, 7/21/21
- VTS in Health Professions Education, talk, medical education, Macy Faculty Scholars Program 11th Annual Meeting, Josiah Macy Foundation, New York, NY, 6/28/22
- VTS in Medical Education, talk, medical education, Medical Education Grand Rounds, Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education, Milwaukee, WI, 6/8/22
Memberships
- Association of European Medical Education
- Association for Academic Psychiatry
- American College of Psychiatrists
Professional Activities
- From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness, Author
- Systematic Psychiatric Evaluation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Applying The Perspectives of Psychiatry, Author
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
Expertise
Education
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 1993Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Psychiatry, 1992University of Maryland School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1988Board Certifications
Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)