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Current Fellows

CHANNELLE CARR, MD, MHS

Dr. Channelle Carr was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Palm Bay, FL. She attended college at Florida A&M University where her passion for medicine blossomed through participating in various on-campus groups. It was not until attending medical school at Howard University did she develop a passion for women’s health during her clinical years. While at Howard, she also discovered a passion for working with children after creating The Future Doctors of America Club with a classmate.

The club went on to work with a local D.C. school to teach kids about pursuing careers in medicine. During her medical training, she realized that she could combine her passion for women’s health with her passion for working with children through a career in adolescent medicine.

Dr. Carr became Co-Chair of the Pediatrics Diversity Council during her second and third years of Pediatrics residency at Yale University. She developed educational and social initiatives including journal clubs, conference and grand rounds presentations, and community service and advocacy projects that educated pediatric trainees, faculty, and staff on social justice and racism in medicine. Additionally, during her time in residency she created an anonymous reporting pathway for incidents of all forms of discrimination.

 Dr. Carr is excited to return to the DMV area to begin her training in adolescent medicine at Hopkins. During her time in fellowship she plans to continue her work in diversity, equity and inclusion, and contribute to research addressing health disparities within sexual and reproductive healthcare for teens.

You can ask her about leadership opportunities within DEI, the best brunch places in the DMV area, and caring for her many plants with a busy work schedule.

SAMARA JINKS-CHANG, MD, MPH

Samara Jinks-Chang was born and raised in southwest Atlanta, GA. As the granddaughter of a public school teacher and public health worker she developed an early love of STEM, which was fostered every summer at science camp on the campus of Morehouse School of Medicine. After being awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship, she pursued her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University in Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA). There she took on multiple advocacy and leadership roles including serving as the President of the GU Black Student Alliance (BSA). She went on to complete her medical degree at Duke University, where she was accepted into the PCLT (Primary Care Leadership Track) and first developed a passion for working with AYA populations as the co-lead of a Centering Pregnancy group at the Durham County Health Department. During her third-year of medical school, she traveled to Boston to complete a Masters in Public Health at Harvard (Quantitative Methods Track). While at Harvard she was selected as an Ambassador for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and co-led the Harvard Youth and Public Health conference for 150 high school students.

 Upon graduation, she went on to complete her pediatric residency training at Seattle Children’s/University of Washington, where she was Chair of the resident Diversity Committee (DCOMM) and received the James Owen’s Excellence in Adolescent Health and Medicine for her work with incarcerated youth and injury prevention. She remained in Seattle for an additional year to serve as a Chief Resident before matching at Johns Hopkins. In fellowship, she plans to further her research and advocacy expertise in substance use disorders, violence prevention, and health disparities. 

 You can ask her about moving from the west coast, starting fellowship during a pandemic, and living in Baltimore city.

TIFFANY MARK, MD

Dr. Tiffany Mark is originally from Long Island, NY but spent most of her childhood growing up in Cincinnati before moving to Chicago for undergrad at DePaul University. At DePaul, she first developed her passion for adolescents and medicine through teaching health education at high schools in the South Side. This passion further ignited when she spent two years teaching in Nashville with Teach for America, working closely with young adolescents and families in underserved neighborhoods. She then attending medical school at the University of Rochester, earning her MD degree with a Distinction in Community Service and Distinction in Research. During her time in medical school, she helped implement risk screening and counseling for adolescents at free school physical events. Between her third and fourth year, she also spent one year living in rural Malawi researching maternal depression and food insecurity. Following medical school, she completed her Pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins. While in residency, she helped design a fully integrated Pediatric resident curriculum on Trauma and Resilience. She also started to develop her research interests, working closely with one of our current faculty members investigating the intersection of teen dating violence and substance use. She will also serve as one of the Pediatric Chief residents from 2022 – 2023. In fellowship, she plans to further her research and advocacy expertise in adolescent violence exposure both nationally and globally, health disparities, and trauma-informed care.

 In her free time, Tiffany enjoys exploring all the different restaurants and bars in Baltimore, spending time on rooftop decks, and riding horses. You can ask her about the best places to eat in every neighborhood, balancing owning a horse and riding multiple days a week with work, buying a rowhome in the city, or all the great activities Baltimore and Maryland have to offer. 

Past Fellows