Sydnee Chavis, DMD, MS, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, shares a story about growing up with her older sister, Brandi, who has cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities, and how she didn’t perceive her as different until the family was out to dinner one night.Dr. Chavis has been a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry since 2017. Her clinical interests include providing accessible dental care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as medically necessary dental treatment for patients with medical complexities such as organ transplantation and cancer.She is engaged with teaching dental students, residents, and practicing dentists on how to provide comprehensive dental care for complex patients, as well as methods of empowering and enabling dentists to provide dental treatments for patients with disabilities, special needs, and medical complexities. Chavis also is actively engaged in clinical and translational research to improve methods of dental care, access to care, and oral health outcomes for patients with disabilities and medical complexities.

Resilience is such a buzzword. How about trying to gloriously fail?That's the charge given by Kimberly Lumpkins, MD, MBA, associate professor, in the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.Dr. Lumpkins, who has been a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Medicine since 2014, is chief of the school’s Division of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.She treats children with general or urological surgery needs and has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery and the care of complex urogenital and pelvic anomalies. She is American Board of Surgery-certified in general and pediatric surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a fellow of the Royal Collegeof Surgeons of England. Lumpkins has received the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons’ Gold Medal, been named a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore magazine multiple times, and was recognized as among Maryland Top 100 Women by The Daily Record in 2021.

Do you have the will to fail and reject perfectionism? That's the concept explored by Kimberly Lumpkins, MD, MBA, associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine during the third annual Faculty Convocation at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.Dr. Lumpkins, who has been a faculty member at the University ofMaryland School of Medicine since 2014, is chief of the school’s Division of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.She treats children with general or urological surgery needs and has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery and the care of complex urogenital and pelvic anomalies. She is American Board of Surgery-certified in general and pediatric surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.Lumpkins has received the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons’ Gold Medal, been named a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore magazine multiple times, and was recognized as among Maryland Top 100 Women by The Daily Record in 2021.

On October 1, 2024 the University of Maryland, Baltimore held a town hall for the university community regarding the Quantum Human Capital Management system schedule for implementation at UMB in the Spring of 2025.

The first in a series of gatherings focusing on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion progress, challenges, and future strategies across the University of Maryland, Baltimore's seven schools on Sept. 9 featured presentations from the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies and the Francis King Carey School of Law.