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
A Day in the Life
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
On Kindness
“Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.” This… Read More »On Kindness
Drifting Through the Dark
I have never wanted to be an astronaut. The idea of hurtling upward in a rocket ship, crashing through the Earth’s atmosphere, and launching into… Read More »Drifting Through the Dark