User:Joseph0618/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * John Shaw Billings


 * Article Evaluation
 * I would give this article about a 7/10 or 8/10 overall, due to the fact that it has a decent amount of information on John Shaw Billings, including his notable achievements as well as his affiliation with Hopkins. However, the article is lacking in a lot of valid information regarding John Shaw Billings' works with Hopkins. For instance, there could be a lot more information on how he went about planning and building Hopkins Hospital. In addition, Wikipedia made a note that the article itself has some tone or style issues, which was prevalent throughout the article. For example, when mentioning the passing of his wife, the writer states that it was "a tremendous blow to Billings," which may be the wrong style of writing for a Wikipedia entry.
 * There could also be information added throughout the article itself, even in areas that aren't explicitly regarding Hopkins. For example, the section on his personal life is only a short paragraph long, which could be bolstered with further research.
 * The article could also be improved by adding more links to other wikipedia websites or other sources, especially in the "See also" section, where there are sure to be many other people who are somewhat related to John Shaw Billings. People that could be added to this list include those like William Osler.
 * Adding in a few more images, especially images that depict the construction of Hopkins or his family would be good to put in. The written portions aren't too supported with multimedia, at least to the extent that it could be.
 * This article is ranked C-class and low importance on various projects, but due to his relevance to this course, this article would be of high importance with regard to this course, and a C-class article has a lot of room for improvement.


 * Sources
 * The Influence of Johns Hopkins University on American Medical Education by Richard H. Shryock
 * Limits of Medical Science by Risse
 * https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/pdf/john.pdf
 * https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(19)30094-1/fulltext

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Rheumatology


 * Article Evaluation
 * I would give this article about a 5/10 overall, it is severely lacking in information that may be relevant to its readers. There are no statistics provided on the rates of certain diseases related to the field of rheumatology, nor does it report the prognosis statistics. As this field of medicine is one where the Johns Hopkins Hospital is ranked #1, it may be an important article to add to and may be helpful for those looking to get the best rheumatology treatment to be directed to Johns Hopkins Hospital's webpage from Wikipedia. Additional information that may be good to add is how to potentially prevent yourself from even having the chance of developing some rheumatic diseases.
 * A suggestion for improvement also is to include a table of which hospitals are the best in this field pretty early on in the article, perhaps to be more useful for patients looking for areas for service. In addition, a section regarding brief symptoms of rheumatic diseases may be helpful to include as well as multimedia images in order to provide users with an idea of what rheumatology may work with. This may also help those who are thinking of potentially going into rheumatology see what they might be signing up for.
 * These improvements should either be made to this article directly, or if there was too much specific information uncovered, then perhaps creating new wikipedia pages for specific things such as rheumatic disease diagnosis, or rheumatic disease symptoms.
 * This article is ranked B-class and mid-importance, but again, due to its relevance to the Hopkins Medicine, it would be of high importance. It's ranking of B shows that it can be improved.


 * Sources
 * https://www.hopkinsrheumatology.org/
 * https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/arthritis-and-rheumatic-diseases
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250827/

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Johns Hopkins Hospital


 * Article Evaluation
 * I would give this article about a 6/10, the content itself is well-organized and the information provided is valid and well-put, but it is just lacking in important pieces of information. For instance, the "Operations" section of the hospital fails to provide a full picture of all the services that Hopkins hospital provides, nor does it make note of its accomplishments. This section is only about a few sentences long, when in reality, the operations going on within JHH are definitely much more elaborate. It does do well in providing a list of how the hospital ranks with regards to its specialities, but this list itself can be updated with new rankings. The initial start of the hospital is well elaborated upon, but the rest of the article can be added to.
 * The article itself can also be updated with more current strides the hospital is making and their direction with regard to clinical trials. For instance, the hospital recently developed new criteria for diagnosing its patients, which is an interesting fact that would help make the article more current and informative.
 * In the achievements section, it would be good to provide statistics on the prognosis of the patients who are treated at the hospital, or notable active doctors on the campus.
 * The article also extensively reviews Johns Hopkins' life in this article, which I see as a bit more relevant to his own wikipedia page, and a simple link to that article would have sufficed instead of having multiple sentences explaining his life. In its place, more information in the construction of the hospital and the deliberations made by famous contributors such as John Shaw Billings would be much more informative and relevant to this article.
 * This article is ranked C-class in multiple project, and varying importance. It is ranked of high importance in the hospitals project, so this article is definitely one that should be revised.


 * Sources
 * https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/md/johns-hopkins-hospital-6320180 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/volunteer_services/
 * https://www.newswise.com/articles/johns-hopkins-develops-criteria-for-diagnostic-imaging

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Geriatrics


 * Article Evaluation
 * I would give this article a 7/10 as it provides a lot of valuable information regarding geriatrics, but it fails to recognize top hospitals where patients can receive the best treatment. Creating a subsection devoted to listing different hospitals ranked in skill as well as affordability may be a valuable addition to the article. In addition, the controversy surrounding geriatrics and its dangers especially with regard to elder abuse should be noted. It would be good to provide clear and real information regarding its potential dangers, as it may help patients decide between certain medical facilities.
 * Like the article on rheumatology, this article would be good to improve as Johns Hopkins Hospital is ranked #1 for this field of medicine. In addition, it would also be beneficial to provide some hospitals with the best geriatric care, as well as notable current professionals who can be reached out to.
 * The article only mentions four countries in regards to their geriatric training, so this could be elaborated upon by simply adding more information on other countries' and their programs. This section of Geriatrician training can be recreated in a section titled "Geriatric Statistics" where differing hospitals and their level of care can be presented. Images of these facilities could also be posted to provide people with a clear image of these facilities.
 * The section regarding research in this field could be improved with more examples of current research being done in this field.
 * This article is ranked C-class, but it is of vital importance to the biology project as well as of high importance on the medicine WikiProject, so this article is good to work on.


 * Sources
 * https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/md/johns-hopkins-hospital-6320180/geriatric-care
 * https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/geriatric_medicine_gerontology/
 * https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/geriatrics/elder-abuse/elder-abuse
 * https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/geriatric_medicine_gerontology/aging_research/
 * https://www.americangeriatrics.org/where-we-stand

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


 * Article Evaluation
 * I would give this article a 6.5/10 overall, again due to the fact that the article itself seems to have decent content, but is missing a lot of information, Although the list of notable faculty and alumni is extensive, there isn't much information that describes the current state of the medical school. There is no mention of research being conducted at the school, or opportunities available for prospective medical students. Adding in information about the opportunities and work that is being done at the medical school currently can prove to be valuable to pre-med students who are looking to see why Hopkins medicine is a good choice, as well as inform the general public of the medical advances and research it is partaking in. To go on the theme of providing information for prospective medical students, I think that a section devoted to the school's general mental health may be a good section to include as that plays a huge role in the social life of the students on campus.
 * There could also be a whole section devoted to breaking down the different specialties taught on the campus and various pieces of information regarding each, such as the size of classes, the popularity of them, statistics regarding which studies provide a clearer pathway to specific medical jobs, etc.
 * The article is related C-class and of low importance for medicine as well as B-class mid importance for Baltimore. However, the article is very relevant and of high importance for this course specifically and would therefore be a good article to work on.


 * Sources
 * https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/uhs/university_mental_health.html
 * http://wellness.som.jhu.edu/wellbeing/mental/
 * https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/research/