Current GIM Fellows
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Sarah Syed, MD
Started GIM Fellowship: July 2025
Undergraduate Education: The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Education: McGovern Medical School at UT Health
Residency: Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Medical humanities and education, learner wellness and empathy building
Clinical Practice: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Email: [email protected]
