Howard Chang

About Howard Chang

Howard Chang is a first year M.D. student with keen interests in Christian theology and practice, NBA basketball, fitness and food (especially coffee, boba and Indian cuisine). He has journaled (nearly) every day since Sept. 5, 2015.

Posts by Howard Chang:

The Mental Health Crisis in Medical Education: Sharing Stories, Normalizing Unwellness and Seeking Help

An illustration of two doctors standing on either side of a large brain.

Dec 20, 2019 | posted by Howard Chang | A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings | No comments

Anxiety, depression and burnout are common among medical students, trainees and physicians. A diverse panel of speakers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine discuss their experiences struggling with mental and emotional unwellness and the importance of seeking help.

The Human Behind the Body: A Medical Student’s Experience with Cadaveric Dissection

Nov 14, 2019 | posted by Howard Chang | A Day in the Life | No comments

The hardest part about dissecting Sir was when he no longer looked human. When we had cut and sawed and scraped to the point when I could not see Sir’s face — or a semblance of any face — I felt, for the first time, that I had taken something inviolable from him. How many […]

From Home to Hopkins

A view of an airplane wing through the plane window.

Sep 18, 2019 | posted by Howard Chang | A Day in the Life |

At 11 p.m. PST on July 5 — less than three hours after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattled my home in Southern California — shock waves also went through the sports world. Basketball superstar Kawhi Leonard, who had just delivered Toronto its first ever NBA championship, surprisingly announced he would return to his native Los […]