Quieted Voices – My Week at the Family Planning Clinic
A medical student reflects on her time at the family planning clinic, calling for more support and understanding and an end to the harsh and unfair stigma.
A Day in the Life
The COVID-19 Reprieve on Medical Student Debt
COVID-19 took an emotional toll on medical students. Government grants, reduced interest rates and paused interest collection offered some financial relief. Why couldn’t we make those changes permanent?
Have You Thanked an Oyster Today?
Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol calls for greater appreciation of a local aquatic hero whose awesome powers are too often overlooked.
Fellowship Experience During a Pandemic
Dominique Mortel, neurology fellow, describes her experience completing her neurology residency to joining the first global health neurology fellowship with Johns Hopkins and the pandemic.
Seeking Equilibrium
Shruti Anant, an incoming medical student, reflects on finding balance in medical school.
Is TRU for You? What a Graduate Student Union Could Mean for Hopkins Graduate Workers
Would a union help graduate student workers at Hopkins? @GraciousSteward examines a graduate student union contract negotiated by the same union that @TRUhopkins proposes graduate workers join.
Lessons from Taekwondo for Medical School
An incoming medical student shares how her years in taekwondo shaped the mindset with which she now enters medical school.
On Entropy, Human Connection and Healing
Medical student Bessie Liu shares how the therapeutic effects of art and writing can be formally incorporated into patient care.
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Equal Access for Trainees in the Wake of COVID-19
During a recent panel, trainees shared their thoughts on how changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic can be used to improve access to careers in science and medicine going forward.