Finding Community in Graduate School
Graduate school can be a lonely time. As your research becomes increasingly specialized, it is harder to find people who can relate. During your first… Read More »Finding Community in Graduate School
A Day in the Life
How I Want to Die: Teaching Ethics and Death in Medical School
It was a simple assignment. Fill out an advanced directive or Maryland Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) form and the Five Wishes form, and… Read More »How I Want to Die: Teaching Ethics and Death in Medical School
The Promise of Medicine and the Butterfly Effect: Can Small Changes Create Big Effects?
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is captured metaphorically by the story that a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the world causes… Read More »The Promise of Medicine and the Butterfly Effect: Can Small Changes Create Big Effects?
Destiny in an Envelope: An Inside Look at Match Day at Johns Hopkins
Match Day on Social MediaThe buzzing crowd in the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building atrium counted down in anxious unison as the seconds… Read More »Destiny in an Envelope: An Inside Look at Match Day at Johns Hopkins
Taking resident education into our own hands
Preparing the next group of medical doctors does not always fall on the shoulders of attending physicians. Residents, themselves, play a very important part in… Read More »Taking resident education into our own hands
Disco Music Saves Lives (and Other Lessons from CPR Training)
I was CPR certified once. I don’t remember anymore why I was trained — I think it may have been a requirement for school? What… Read More »Disco Music Saves Lives (and Other Lessons from CPR Training)
International Students Offer Unique Perspectives on Graduate School
The most recent survey from the Council of Graduate Schools found enrollment for international graduate students still on the rise. Data from fall 2015 show… Read More »International Students Offer Unique Perspectives on Graduate School
Training Future Leaders in Primary Care
Recently, as I’ve been spending more time in various clinical settings, I’ve noticed a striking lack of patients who can say they have a designated… Read More »Training Future Leaders in Primary Care
BCI Internships: A Johns Hopkins Resource for Stepping Away from the Bench
Most students come to graduate school planning to become a professor. For some, that plan withstands the test of time, but for others, it loses… Read More »BCI Internships: A Johns Hopkins Resource for Stepping Away from the Bench
A Career in Law for the Academic Scientist
“Now I don’t even consider myself a scientist. I’m a lawyer. But when I started, I was a scientist first.” - Gaby L. Longsworth, Ph.D.… Read More »A Career in Law for the Academic Scientist