Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“Robots are more accurate than humans, but humans are far smarter than robots. How do we bring these two together so that human intelligence and perception are complemented by robot precision and control?” says Greg Hager, professor of computer science and the director of the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. As his statement above […]
A big change in biomedical photography has been the arrival and permeation of digital photography. To fully appreciate its impact, one must consider the origin of photography. The earliest methods of image capture required assembly of the actual light-sensitive medium. Even today, exposed film has to be developed with specific solutions and transferred to photographic […]
michellekim ⋅ Perspectives in Research Biomedical Photography, Digital Photography ⋅
Juan Garcia is an associate professor in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, a certified clinical anaplastologist and the director of the Johns Hopkins Facial Prosthetics clinic. While earning his B.S. in biology, Garcia realized that his talent for and interest in art were too strong to pass off as a mere hobby. […]
michellekim ⋅ A Day in the Life Anaplastoligists, Anaplastology, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins Facial Prosthetics Clinic, Prosthesis ⋅
The halls of the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine (AAM) serve both as a testament to the importance of medical illustration and an homage to the program’s founder, Max Brödel. In addition to being a creator and cultivator of the program, he was also the progenitor of modern medical illustration and pioneered the use […]
michellekim ⋅ A Day in the Life Artist, Biomedical Illustrators, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Max Brödel, Medical Illustration, Sketch ⋅
Eggs are a great source of nutrients. Eggs are too high in cholesterol. Meat will make you strong. Meat will lead to heart disease. The cultural and medical messages regarding our diet are multitudinous and often contradictory. This is not surprising, given that moderation, especially when dealing with diet, is an ever-elusive virtue for many […]
michellekim ⋅ Perspectives in Research Cancer, Capsaicin, Chili peppers, diabetes, Heart Disease, Infections, Mortality, Pain, Spicy food ⋅