Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?
Over the holiday season, I was fortunate to spend time with family in northern California where I grew up. There I had the opportunity to… Read More »Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?
Benjamin Ostrander
Benjamin Ostrander is a third-year medical student who strives to keep life infinitely interesting through creativity with words, food, music, medicine and more.
Are llamas the Key to Curing the Flu?
Influenza kills up to 646,000 people worldwide each year. While we have all heard about the importance of receiving the annual flu vaccine, it reduces… Read More »Are llamas the Key to Curing the Flu?
Learning Through Apprenticeship: A Continued Pillar of Medical Education
“See one, do one, teach one,” is the traditional adage by which physicians learn their trade. This apprenticeship model in medicine is often credited to… Read More »Learning Through Apprenticeship: A Continued Pillar of Medical Education
Electronic Health Records Shape the Medical Student Experience
While entering a clinic room one day, I closely followed the attending physician as she greeted the patient and made introductions. That morning I was… Read More »Electronic Health Records Shape the Medical Student Experience
Hopkins Medical Students Shape National Health Policy Through the AMA
The American Medical Association, or AMA, is the largest association of physicians and medical trainees in the United States. This organization has also established itself… Read More »Hopkins Medical Students Shape National Health Policy Through the AMA
Top Five Strategies to Generate Great Ideas and Build a Successful Startup
“Now that would be an amazing app for patients!” she exclaimed to her colleague. “Agreed. We could have our own little startup on the side,”… Read More »Top Five Strategies to Generate Great Ideas and Build a Successful Startup
Does Anesthesia Knock Out Plants, Too?
In 1796, an English scientist by the name of Edward Jenner expounded on the observation that milkmaids were generally immune to smallpox. He inoculated people… Read More »Does Anesthesia Knock Out Plants, Too?
The Debate Behind Balancing Resident Work Hours
As an undergraduate, I frequently shadowed physicians and remember vividly many moments and anecdotes from those experiences, many of which would go on to shape… Read More »The Debate Behind Balancing Resident Work Hours
Hopkins Students Craft Their Own Medical School Experience
Traditionally, medical school is viewed as a continuous four-year educational experience. In reality, the structure of medical education is that of contrasting, dichotomous learning methodologies… Read More »Hopkins Students Craft Their Own Medical School Experience
In the Wake of ACA Repeal, Medical Students Unify to “#ProtectOurPatients”
In the wake of a seismic shift in the political environment in the United States, with a new presidential administration and the promised rapid repeal… Read More »In the Wake of ACA Repeal, Medical Students Unify to “#ProtectOurPatients”