Christianity and Modern Medicine
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A Day in the Life
Hopkins Students Craft Their Own Medical School Experience
Traditionally, medical school is viewed as a continuous four-year educational experience. In reality, the structure of medical education is that of contrasting, dichotomous learning methodologies… Read More »Hopkins Students Craft Their Own Medical School Experience
Living Out My Faith: Being a Muslim Medical Student at Johns Hopkins
“I am Muslim,” says Nimrah Baig, a third-year medical student. Her words do not sound like a label, but rather a bold summation of an… Read More »Living Out My Faith: Being a Muslim Medical Student at Johns Hopkins
22 Years Later: Learning the Biology of My Mother’s Cancer
No one prepares you for listening to a lecture about how your mother died. Medical students are trained to recognize grief and distress in patients… Read More »22 Years Later: Learning the Biology of My Mother’s Cancer
Discovering Medicine Through Filmmaking
The power of photons is amazing. In fact, every day, photons are trapped with sensors and converted to matrices of millions of numbers. By rearranging… Read More »Discovering Medicine Through Filmmaking
The Social Context of Health Care
In some ways, a hospital is a great equalizer. Once you’re admitted, things like employment status or race no longer matter — unless that happens… Read More »The Social Context of Health Care
Planned Parenthood’s Effects on Our Community
It’s often said that it is hard to imagine what life must be like for someone until you have walked a mile in his or… Read More »Planned Parenthood’s Effects on Our Community
Witnesses of Tragedy in the Hospital
Countless big and small tragedies occur in the hospital daily. There is the yearning for fresh air, the tedium of one blood draw after another,… Read More »Witnesses of Tragedy in the Hospital
Improving Wellness for Health Care Providers
To maintain wellness in the medical profession, wellness must be brought to the forefront as an issue for the medical community. The emphasis on wellness… Read More »Improving Wellness for Health Care Providers
Learning from Willard Standiford’s 50 Years in Medicine
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell observes that in many different fields, it seems to require roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become an expert. By… Read More »Learning from Willard Standiford’s 50 Years in Medicine