Assistant Professor
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
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Jennifer E. Fairman, CMI, FAMI Assistant Professor Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
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Education University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Assistant Professor Certified Medical Illustrator, Founder & Principal Medical Illustrator Medical Illustration Intern Scientific Illustrator & Research Associate Scientific Illustrator Illustrator and Graphic Designer Exhibits Assistant
:: Vesalius Trust Honors and Awards The Association of Medical Illustrators Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Vesalius Trust Smithsonian Institution University of Maryland
Other Awards
:: Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Return to Top of Page
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Jennifer holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine where
she previously received her Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration. Jennifer's background includes experience
in medical and scientific illustration for publication and patient education, 2D animation, web publishing and
interactive and graphic design. Jennifer is a professional member and serves on the Board of Governors of
the Association of Medical Illustrators. She was recently inducted as a Fellow of the AMI. She is also a professional
member of the GNSI, The Illustrators Club of Washington, DC, and is currently serving as 3rd-term Board Member to the Vesalius Trust.
She has received numerous grants and awards for her work including Awards of Merit and Excellence from the AMI,
a Smithsonian Women's Committee Grant, a James Smithson Society Fellowship, and a Vesalius Trust Research Grant.
She is also the 1999 recipient of the Inez Demonet Award.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration, 1999
Bachelor of Science in Biology 1995
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art/German Minor 1995
Work Experience
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 2006 - Present
Fairman Studios™, LLC
Baltimore, Maryland, 2000 - Present
Department of Medical Art
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA 1999-2000.
Hurd Studios
Brooklyn, NY 1998.
The Department of Entomology
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, 1994 - 1997
Department of Microbiology
University of Maryland, College Park, MD,1994
Department of Communication Services
University of Maryland, College Park, MD,1992-1995
Virginia Living Museum
Newport News, VA 1991-1992
Special Appointments
:: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2006 - Present Admissions Committee, Art
as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2007 - 2009 Medical School
Council Department Representative, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Fellow, 2007 - present
Professional Member, 1999 - present
Student Member, 1997 - 1999
Board of Governors, 2004 - 2008
Council on Education, 1999 - 2000
Meeting Planning, Program Committee Member, New Orleans, 2003
Annual Salon Juror, Cleveland, 2004
Meeting Planning, Website/Logo & Assistant Coordinator, Boston, 2006
Meeting Planning, Website/Logo, Bozeman 2007
Meeting Planning, Website, Indianapolis 2008
First Timer's Workshop Coordinator, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Scholarship Committee Member, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Corporate Sponsorship Committee Member, 2001, 2002
Artist's Rights Committee Member, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CE Committee Member (Video), 2007, 2008
Website Committee Member, 2006, 2007, 2008 Vice-Chair 2008
PR Committee Member, 2006
Scholar Trustee, 1999 - 2000
Advisor, 2007 - 2008
Board Member, 2001 - 2004, 2004 - 2007, 2008 - 2011
Vesalius Scholars Moderator, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Vesalius Trust Poster Session Moderator, 2008
2007 Inducted as a Fellow of the Association of Medical Illustrators for outstanding volunteer contributions to the organization.
2007 Award of Excellence "The Genetic Journey: Following DNA from Cell to Society," Professional Editorial.
2007 Award of Excellence "Biliopancreatic Diversion with Lateral Gastrectomy and Duodenal Switch," Professional Instructional Tone.
2003 Award of Merit "Kyphoplasty," Professional Marketing and Promotional.
2002 Award of Merit "Utricaria," Professional Editorial.
2001 Award of Merit "Headache, Heading Off Pain," Professional Editorial.
1999 Award of Merit "Iguanid Cranial Anatomy, A Comparitive Study," Student Medical Tone.
1998 Award of Merit "Anatomy of the Manus and Antebrachium of the Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle," Student Medical Tone.
1998 Best of Show "The Pterygopalatine Fossa," Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.
1998 William P. Didusch Scholarship.
1997 William P. Didusch Scholarship.
1999 Inez Demonet Award.
1999 Vesalian Research Grant.
1996 Smithsonian Women's Committee Grant.
1995 Fellow, James Smithson Society Grant.
1994 Senior Summer Scholarship, Department of Undergraduate Studies.
1994 Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society, UMD Vice-president.
1992+ Golden Key National Honor Society.
2008 Silver Award "The Genetic Journey: Following DNA from Cell to Society," Illustrators Club of Washington DC.
2008 Certificate of Merit "Systems of Penuemococcal Infection" Illustrators Club of Washington DC.
2007 Semi-Finalist "The Genetic Journey: Following DNA from Cell to Society," National Science Foundation International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
2006 Honorable Mention People's Choice Salon of Mid-Atlantic Biocommunicators Meeting, "Systems of Penuemococcal Infection".
2006 Silver Award "Penguins of the World," Illustrators Club of Washington DC.
2006 Certificate of Merit "HIF Inhibition of Mitochondria," Illustrators Club of Washington DC.
2004 Silver Award The Consumer Health Publishers Association and Online Health Association, UrologyHealth.org for Best Online Health Information.
2001 Finalist New England Web Design Awards: Best Promotional/Individual Portfolio, Aquent.
Professional Associations
:: Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI)
:: Vesalius Trust
:: Illustrators Club of Washington DC
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