Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Challenges are inevitable, particularly for those working in STEM fields. Ph.D. candidate Roshan Chikarmane shares a story that demonstrates how to recognize strategic inflection points and emerge more resilient than before.
April is Financial Literacy Month! Contrary to popular belief, there is no income requirement to set financial goals. Graduate student Taylor Evans shares two ways she has improved her financial literacy to reach her financial goals with her stipend.
The experience of medical school can be intense and overwhelming for many students. Here, a medical student shares how he takes mindful moments to help him through stressful situations.
Around the time I started working in my thesis lab, a new postdoc from central Nepal, named Surya, also joined the group. He had just… Read More »From Rural Nepal to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Part 1
After attending a morbidity and mortality conference, medical student Sharon Pang is reminded of why she is on this path and what sort of physician she hopes to become.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a graduate student in possession of a stipend must be in want of free food. It is this fact that the Graduate Student Association (GSA) uses to draw students to their multitude of events, but there is more to the GSA than you may expect.
Medical student Palak Patel reflects on the unique bonds made between classmates while in medical school.
Picking a thesis lab can be a daunting task. To increase the likelihood of a positive Ph.D. experience, most programs require students to test the… Read More »Lab Rotations: Finding the Right Relationship
Learning to code is proving more and more valuable for scientists who considered themselves to be solely bench researchers. What are you waiting for?
After Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, a medical student reflects on the ways the basketball icon inspired him to overcome personal challenges and develop an interest in medicine.