Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
I vividly remember one particular week during my medicine subinternship as the Week of the Pancreas. On the wards, I was caring for two patients with pancreatitis: one acute, one chronic. Then, I admitted a third patient with heretofore-undiagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer. To top it all off, midweek, I received a phone call from one […]
Ruchi Doshi ⋅ A Day in the Life Cancer, internship, Pancreas, Pancreatic Cancer, Patients, Work-Life Balance ⋅
I finally watched last year’s action flick Pacific Rim, and its portrayal of research scientists —stereotypically socially inept — made me cringe. In reality, the Ph.D. students I know are friendly and socially astute. But we tend to think of these qualities as social perks instead of professional skills. In the academic idyll, we think […]
melissabowman ⋅ A Day in the Life Conference Networking, Conferences, Graduate School, graduate students, LinkedIn, Networking, Professional Skills ⋅
Jonathan Grima, a third-year neuroscience graduate student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow working in the labs of Jeffrey Rothstein and Solomon Snyder, was recently named the winner of an international scholarship competition hosted by the human cell culture company Axol. The scholarship application was a test of effective science communication skills. Applicants were […]
Shannen Cravens ⋅ A Day in the Life Age-related diseases, Axol, Axol Science Scholarship, Jeffery Rothstein, Jonathan Grima, National Science Foundation, Neuroscience, NPC, nuclear pore complexes, Scholarship, Solomon Snyder ⋅
Establishing a healthy work-life balance is hard, and ironically, finding ways to squeeze in de-stressing hobbies can be extremely stressful. Over the years, John Froehlig, a graduate student in the Program in Molecular Biophysics, has perfected the art of making progress on his thesis without sacrificing his other passion: music. Froehlig joined Johns Hopkins in […]
Shannen Cravens ⋅ A Day in the Life Johns Hopkins Jazz Band, Johns Hopkins Wind Ensemble, Multidrug Resistance, Music, Peabody Institute, Proteins, Work-Life Balance ⋅
One of the most memorable experiences of my medical training was my first home visit. I was a medical student participating in a primary care elective with a physician in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to gaining experience in the clinic setting, I was expected to make a visit to a clinic patient in his/her home. […]
Ryan Lang ⋅ A Day in the Life Clinic, Home care services, Home Visit, Medical Training, Patients ⋅
As some of the most impressively gargantuan creatures to ever roam the earth, dinosaurs are a constant source of intrigue and inspiration. In the latest remake of the classic Jurassic novel, Jurassic World, dinosaurs again steal the spotlight by giving moviegoers’ imaginations an exquisite bite (pun intended) of life among these magnificent beasts. But as […]
Xuan Pham ⋅ A Day in the Life, Perspectives in Research Cloning, Dinosaurs, DNA, DNA Extraction, Genetics, Jurassic World, Movies ⋅
As I near the end of my research experience here at Johns Hopkins, I am struggling to sort out the mixed emotions going through my mind. A full 2,975 miles from home, I would be lying if I told you that the homesickness had not yet managed a grip. But as I begin to wrap […]
biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life intern, internship, johns hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Research, SIP, Summer Internship Program ⋅
Transitioning to my medical school clerkship after my Ph.D. training was stressful. After a five-year absence from the clinic, my medical knowledge and clinical skills were rusty. My practical knowledge — for example, how to find information in medical charts or how to present patients in morning rounds — also needed improvement. But beyond lacking […]
Alisa Mo ⋅ A Day in the Life Bangladesh, MCAT, New York University, Physicians for Human Rights, Sydur Rahman ⋅
This month, I became a senior resident in internal medicine. With that title comes the opportunity to help train new interns at our hospital. And when I met the talented group of interns just before their start last month, I couldn’t help but think back to my first day of residency. Two years earlier — […]
Ryan Lang ⋅ A Day in the Life clinical residency, internal medicine, internship, mentorship ⋅
I remember the day I first met Carolina Montano, a fellow student in the Johns Hopkins M.D./Ph.D. program. It was toward the beginning of my first year in medical school. We were both at a dinner for M.D./Ph.D. interviewees, and, as with many conversations between medical students, we inevitably began to discuss our classes. Carolina […]
Alisa Mo ⋅ A Day in the Life Brain, Cells, Colombia, DNA, Human Genetics, Johns Hopkins M.D./Ph.D., Molecular Biology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Neuronal Epigenetics, Neuroscience, Political Asylum, Schizophrenia ⋅