Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Akshaya Annapragada is a third year M.D./Ph.D. student who has lived in five U.S. states (California, Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts, and Maryland). She is passionate about health literacy, the intersections between mathematics and medicine, and exploring Baltimore’s excellent food scene.
What steps are clinical teams responsible for to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations are accurate and unbiased before using them in patient care? If… Read More »From Research to Clinic: Regulatory Frameworks for AI in Medicine
Photos courtesy of the author. Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is a holiday often associated with Hinduism and the Indian subcontinent. However, it is celebrated… Read More »Diwali 2023 in Baltimore
In my last blog post, I talked about ChatGPT and its potential uses in medicine. I drew on my experiences as a medical student and… Read More »ChatGPT in Medicine Part 2: Optimizing Large Language Models for Medicine
There’s been a huge amount of news lately about large language models, such as ChatGPT, and how they may impact medicine. From passing licensing exams… Read More »ChatGPT in Medicine, Part 1 — Learning About the Differential Diagnosis
Photos courtesy of the author. One of the most beautiful parts of spring here in the mid-Atlantic is the return of the cherry blossoms. In… Read More »Make Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers: Cherry Blossoms in Baltimore and D.C.
With the midterm elections finished and the holidays fast approaching, it can be easy to stop keeping track of policy and legislative matters — but… Read More »Open Enrollment Is Here: New Changes to the ACA’s Coverage Explained
In mid-2021 as the COVID-19 vaccines became broadly available, I remember seeing patients as part of my first-year medical-student clinic rotation and hearing numerous reasons… Read More »‘Tis The Season For Safe, Effective Vaccines
All photos provided courtesy of author. One of the best parts of being a student at Johns Hopkins has been the opportunity to explore the… Read More »Pumpkin Spice and Sweater Weather: Fall Is Almost Here in Baltimore!
I graduated college and started my M.D./Ph.D. training in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a remarkable time to enter… Read More »Technology, Progress, and the Pandemic