Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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
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
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
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
“From Prison Cell to Ph.D.” is a series following the journey of Dr. Stanley Andrisse, who was convicted of 2 felony drug charges and sentenced to… Read More »Ban the Box on College Applications
It’s the beginning of my third and final year of residency, and I can finally see the light at the end of the training tunnel.… Read More »Reflections on Residency from a PGY-3: The Beginning of the End
After their qualifying exams are over and most of their required coursework is completed, graduate students disperse back to their labs for the long haul.… Read More »How to Beat the Third-Year Slump
More often than not, people come to a point in their academic careers where they hit a wall; some of us just do it more… Read More »Hitting a Wall
Have you ever had one of those days when everything and anything goes wrong? Your car won’t start; your roommate used the last of the… Read More »Explorers Behind the Bench
If you’re planning to apply to Ph.D. programs this fall, hopefully you’ve — at the very least — thought about starting to write a personal… Read More »Tips for Writing a Standout Personal Statement