Marquita Cecelia Genies, M.D., M.P.H.

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  • Associate Vice Chair Of Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Female

Expertise

Pediatrics

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

1800 Orleans St.
The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building
Baltimore, MD 21287
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Background

Dr. Marquita Genies is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Her clinical area of expertise is in pediatric hospital medicine.

Dr. Genies holds the role of Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of Pediatrics. Additionally, she serves as the Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Genies is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the healthcare setting. She possesses extensive experience recruiting, retaining, and advancing underrepresented in medicine (UIM) trainees, having served in numerous local and national leadership positions. Nationally, she has worked with UIM trainees pursuing careers in academic medicine as a faculty member with the Academic Pediatric Association New Century Scholars Resident Mentoring Program.

She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology at Spelman College. Subsequently, she attended medical school at The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and received a Masters of Public Health from The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. She completed her residency in pediatrics at The University of North Carolina and a General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. 

Since joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Genies has emerged as a leader in medical education. Her primary focus involves addressing healthcare disparities through the development and implementation of bias mitigation and anti-racism curricula, and increasing racial, ethnic and gender diversity of the physician workforce. Dr. Genies has received numerous awards recognizing her contributions as researcher, teacher and educational innovator. In 2020 she received the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine Jennifer Daru Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Journal of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. In 2021, the Association of Pediatric Program Directors honored her anti-racism curriculum with a Spotlight on Education award, Dr. Genies' anti-racism curriculum with a Spotlight in Education honor. Additionally, Dr. Genies was the recipient of the Picker Gold Graduate Medical Education Challenge Grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to develop a culturally competent curriculum to address vaccine hesitancy among historically marginalized communities.

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Titles

  • Associate Vice Chair Of Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Pediatrics
  • Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Postdoctoral Affairs – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Associate Residency Program Director, Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2011)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; UNC Medical Center (2014)

Fellowships

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hospital Medicine) (2022)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) (2014)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Genies, an educator with expertise in curriculum development, dissemination and evaluation centered on anti-racism, the establishment of inclusive and equitable learning environments, and healthcare equity and disparities, has played a pivotal role in leading multiple interdisciplinary teams on grant-funded research. 

During the early stages of her academic career, Dr. Genies focused on addressing healthcare disparities resulting from variances in clinical practice by enhancing clinician adherence to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Recognizing the potential for broader impact, she has shifted her focus towards utilizing medical education, specifically around bias mitigation, anti-discrimination and anti-racism, for trainees, faculty and staff as a way to address healthcare inequities. 

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine Jennifer Daru Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Journal of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2020
  • Baltimore Magazine Top Doctor, 2022 and 2023
  • Association of Pediatric Program Directors- Spotlight on Education Award 2021
  • The Arnold Gold Foundation- Picker Gold Graduate Medical Education Grant, 2020
  • Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education- Innovation in Education Grant, 2021
  • Extramural Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award, NIH, 2016-2018

Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • National Medical Association
  • Academic Pediatric Association
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