The Opportunity in Failure
Each year, the Johns Hopkins graduate programs organize a white coat ceremony for graduate students to recognize the completion of their graduate board oral examinations… Read More »The Opportunity in Failure
A Day in the Life
Students Impact AMA’s National Health Policy
Aloha! Being a medical student has its perks. Over the past semester, my medical school experiences have taken me across the country. I’ve traveled to… Read More »Students Impact AMA’s National Health Policy
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Graduate School Interviews
If you’re in the process of applying to graduate school, by now you’ve either submitted your applications or are gearing up to do so. After… Read More »What to Expect When You’re Expecting Graduate School Interviews
The Fate of Science Rests on Our Ability to Communicate
“It is absolutely impossible!” While the student next to me was the one to vocalize an incredulous attitude, everyone was thinking it. We were in… Read More »The Fate of Science Rests on Our Ability to Communicate
When Cancer Hits Home: A Researcher’s Call to Action
My fifth grade world — a typical one concerned with classes, friends, recess, lunch menus and dreading middle school — forever changed one day, when… Read More »When Cancer Hits Home: A Researcher’s Call to Action
The Simplest of Remedies: Rediscovering the Experience of Healing
I sat, enveloped by the clinic’s dusty walls and chalky smell. It felt as if a fog of gray haze had descended over the building… Read More »The Simplest of Remedies: Rediscovering the Experience of Healing
Reflections on Dermatology and Telemedicine in Brazil
Rapidly evolving telecommunication and information technologies have led to incredible changes in our lives — including how we manage our health. In particular, teledermatology, or… Read More »Reflections on Dermatology and Telemedicine in Brazil
Telemedicine and the Brazilian Health Care System
This summer, I traveled to Brazil for a course on dermatology at the Faculty of Medicine, Sao Paulo (FMUSP), where I not only received hands-on… Read More »Telemedicine and the Brazilian Health Care System
Genetic Double-Agents Are Making You Old
We’re getting old. Unprecedented advances in biomedical research and technology over the last century have increased the average human lifespan in the United States by… Read More »Genetic Double-Agents Are Making You Old
Nearing the Finish: A Reflection on Medical School
The seasons I spent running high school cross country have long gone, and I'm far from a great long-distance runner now, but I remember three… Read More »Nearing the Finish: A Reflection on Medical School