The Path to Purpose: From Trail to Medical Training
I had never been more grumpy in my life. It was almost midnight, and our group had been walking for over 15 hours. On the… Read More »The Path to Purpose: From Trail to Medical Training
A Day in the Life
The Case for Studying History As a Medical Student
One of my responsibilities as a graduate student in the history of medicine is to serve as a teaching assistant to Johns Hopkins undergraduates who… Read More »The Case for Studying History As a Medical Student
Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Lessons from Community Medicine in Japan and the Johns Hopkins HHT Center of Excellence
This article has been deidentified to protect the anonymity and confidentiality of the patient in the story. Any matches in names or circumstances to other… Read More »Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Lessons from Community Medicine in Japan and the Johns Hopkins HHT Center of Excellence
Spiraling into Control
When I graduated from high school in 2012, I did not expect that I’d still be in training 13 years later. Not only that, but… Read More »Spiraling into Control
Homesickness is Cured in the Kitchen
When I moved to Baltimore in the spring of 2024, I found myself quite unprepared for the homesickness that was to follow. By week 4,… Read More »Homesickness is Cured in the Kitchen
Getting Up
This article has been deidentified to protect the anonymity and confidentiality of the patient in the story. Any matches in names or circumstances to other… Read More »Getting Up
One Month at the World’s Largest Eye Hospital
Guest Blogger Shruti Anant is a fourth-year medical student at Johns Hopkins from Northern Virginia. Her professional interests include using technology to address the burden… Read More »One Month at the World’s Largest Eye Hospital
Reflections About Science Outreach and Why We Need More of It
When I was in high school, I had the privilege of participating in a research internship at my local state university through one of their… Read More »Reflections About Science Outreach and Why We Need More of It
‘Do Not Let Your Ambition Make You Less Human’
When I was deep in the trenches of fellowship training, overwhelmed by the weight of responsibility and the pressure to perform, my mentor, Dr. Yassine… Read More »‘Do Not Let Your Ambition Make You Less Human’
Popping the Johns Hopkins Bubble
Every Saturday around noon, I sit on a patch of grass tucked away on the corner of a busy street in Baltimore. It is nothing… Read More »Popping the Johns Hopkins Bubble