Our bloggers share diverse insights into classroom life, reflections on residency, updates on their research, highlights of living in Baltimore, and practical advice for aspiring medical students, trainees, and researchers. Check out some of our favorite posts shared this year.
Boyoung Ahn, a PGY-1 intern in Internal Medicine, shares a poem about what it means to show up each day in her white coat for her patients.
The Case for Studying History As a Medical Student
The history of medicine is more than just a few fun facts on an introductory slide. M.D./Ph.D. student Leigh Alon explores how understanding history is critical towards being a competent clinician and researcher.
Insights from a Global Health Rotation in Peru
Two medical students, Vennela Avula and Ariel Vilidnitsky, spent 5 weeks at a public hospital in Peru, learning about resource scarcity, evidence-based care, cultural differences, and clinical reasoning.
In medicine, intellectual joy and human loss coexist. The ICU cares for a woman with a rare diagnosis in a fleeting intellectual triumph, then a quiet lesson in humility. Marquis Berrey writes on intern life.
One Month at the World’s Largest Eye Hospital
Shruti Anant, a fourth-year medical student, had the opportunity to spend one month living and conducting research at Aravind Eye Hospital in Pondicherry, India surveying patients presenting with keratitis to better understand the challenges they encountered accessing eye care.
From Stethoscopes to Symphonies: Medical Students Making a Difference Through Music
A dedicated group of medical students struck the perfect chord between their passion for music and their deep commitment to community service.
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