Dissertation and Defense: The Victory Lap
I used to daydream about my thesis presentation. I would be sitting at someone else’s defense, listening as they dazzled the room with science they… Read More »Dissertation and Defense: The Victory Lap
A Day in the Life
Family-Centered Rounds Encourage Patient Input in Care
Learning medicine is like studying abroad. As a third-year medical student, you cross the border from lecture hall to hospital ward and are expected to… Read More »Family-Centered Rounds Encourage Patient Input in Care
Novel Study Tools Redefine How We Learn
Medical knowledge grows like a metastatic cancer, rapidly expanding every day, uninhibited as new literature is published, novel discoveries are made and evidence is refined.… Read More »Novel Study Tools Redefine How We Learn
Research Transitions: From Wet Lab to Big Data
President Obama announced details about the Precision Medicine Initiative in his State of the Union Address in January 2015. The initiative focuses on individual variability… Read More »Research Transitions: From Wet Lab to Big Data
Baltimore Friendships Through Baltimore Sports
If you listen closely, you’ll hear the buzz begin sometime in August. With your eyes, you’ll start to see the signs in early September. As… Read More »Baltimore Friendships Through Baltimore Sports
Social Strategies for Innovations in Radiology Education
During his time at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Liwei Jiang, a graduating fourth year, found himself interacting with classmates and faculty members… Read More »Social Strategies for Innovations in Radiology Education
The Best Bites in Baltimore
Guys, it’s finally happening. I am going to graduate with my Ph.D. This is 99 percent excellent news, and I am 99 percent thrilled. But… Read More »The Best Bites in Baltimore
From Academia to Industry: Lessons from a Johns Hopkins Graduate
The majority of postdoctoral appointments are at educational institutions. This includes my postdoctoral fellow position at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Approximately 75 percent… Read More »From Academia to Industry: Lessons from a Johns Hopkins Graduate
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
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