The Joy Is in the Ride!
As I turned the knob of the water fountain, I started musing about science blogs. Why should one write for a science blog? Could I… Read More »The Joy Is in the Ride!
A Day in the Life
What Is It Like To Attend The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine?
You've reviewed the prerequisites for attending Johns Hopkins, now hear from our students! Check out these posts about student life at the Johns Hopkins School… Read More »What Is It Like To Attend The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine?
Anatomy: A Poem
Like many medical schools across the nation, mine taught its first-year anatomy course through dissection of human bodies. Donors of cadavers donate their bodies for… Read More »Anatomy: A Poem
The Beautiful Epiphyte
“We often use illness to disparage a way of being, and identity to validate that same way of being. This is a false dichotomy …… Read More »The Beautiful Epiphyte
Why Do Students Pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience?
As a fourth-year neuroscience Ph.D. student, I appreciate the variety of topics that lie within the umbrella of the nervous system. Nowhere is this more… Read More »Why Do Students Pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience?
Grad Grooves: The Soundtrack of Our Science
Background music is everywhere. It plays quietly in malls and grocery stores, and loudly at sports events. It is almost ever-present in the TV shows… Read More »Grad Grooves: The Soundtrack of Our Science
Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
Preclusion of efficacious scientific communication, nucleating from the cultivation of an elitist scientific culture, is a pervasive detriment to the impact of science. Wait, let… Read More »Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
In February, the Johns Hopkins History of Medicine Survey had the opportunity to experiment with three stethoscopes: a replica of René Laennec’s 1816 stethoscope, a… Read More »19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
Every Ph.D. Journey Is Different, and That’s OK
As a second-year student in the pathobiology graduate program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, I joined a thesis lab this past August.… Read More »Every Ph.D. Journey Is Different, and That’s OK
Transition to the Wards: A Pivotal Point in Medical School Training
By Neha Anand On Friday, my classmates and I completed our last preclinical unit of medical school. After a year and a half of lecture… Read More »Transition to the Wards: A Pivotal Point in Medical School Training