Mark T. Hughes

About

Mark T. Hughes, MD, MA, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He holds a BA in philosophy with a minor in biology from the University of Virginia, an MD from SUNY at Stony Brook, and a master's degree in philosophy (bioethics) from Georgetown University, where his thesis explored the notion of comfort in the healing relationship. Dr. Hughes's research and teaching focus on ethics in clinical practice, research ethics, and medical education. He is involved in developing and delivering curricula on research ethics and clinical ethics for medical students and residents, and he co-developed an internet-based curriculum utilized by residency programs nationwide. Additionally, he serves as co-chair of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Ethics Committee and Consultation Service, and he helps coordinate the Ethics for Lunch monthly panel discussions. His work includes studying ethical issues in daily medical practice, designing ethics curricula, and teaching clinical skills and ethics to medical trainees.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Nursing
• Computer Science
• Family medicine
• Economics
• Business
• Economic growth

Selected publications

• From Modules to MOOCs: Application of the Six-Step Approach to Online Curriculum Development for Medical Education

  Academic Medicine · 2019-01-29 · 213 citations

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  Online curricula can make high-quality health professions education accessible in virtually any setting. They can enhance teaching and learning by both standardizing curricular resources and individualizing curricular experiences. Despite growing demand for and institutional interest in online curricula for medical education, many medical educators lack a framework for online curriculum development. Without rigorous and thoughtful development, online curricula can waste opportunity and resources…

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• Operational Recommendations for Scarce Resource Allocation in a Public Health Crisis

  CHEST Journal · 2020 · 51 citations

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• A Palliative Care Intervention for Patients on Phase 1 Studies

  Journal of Palliative Medicine · 2020 · 39 citations

  A nurse-delivered PCI can improve some QOL outcomes and distress for patients participating in Phase 1 trials. Greater integration of PC is needed to provide quality care to these patients and to support transitions from treatment to supportive care, especially at the end of life. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01612598.

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• Health equity and distributive justice considerations in critical care resource allocation

  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine · 2020-06-23 · 33 citations

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• Ethics and Well-Being: The Health Professions and the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Academic Medicine · 2021-11-18 · 31 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on health professionals, adding to the moral suffering and burnout that existed prepandemic. The physical, psychological, and moral toll of the pandemic has threatened the well-being and integrity of clinicians. The narrative of self-sacrifice and heroism bolstered people early on but was not sustainable over time. For health professions students, the learning environment changed dramatically, limiting opportunities in direct patient care and raisi…

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Frequent coauthors

• Marie T. Nolan

  Emory University

  38 shared

• Daniel P. Sulmasy

  Georgetown University

  36 shared

• Sherita Hill Golden

  Johns Hopkins University

  33 shared

• Joseph A. Carrese

  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  33 shared

• Allen Kachalia

  Johns Hopkins University

  29 shared

• Joan Kub

  Johns Hopkins University

  28 shared

• Peter B. Terry

  26 shared

• Cynda Hylton Rushton

  Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

  24 shared

Awards & honors

• Blaustein Scholarship in the Ethics of Clinical Practice at…

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