Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Photo courtesy of author. Unlike its close neighbor Rockville, Baltimore isn’t exactly known for authentic Chinese food. I am still in search of the elusive… Read More »Best Authentic Chinese Food in Baltimore: Where to Go and What to Order
Photo courtesy of author. Evenings at the Armstrong Medical Education building are usually quiet, with students at home or scattered between classrooms for late-night studying.… Read More »Time to Sing
The doctoral qualifying exam is probably the most stressful part of earning a Ph.D. In addition to the candidate being scrutinized by a panel of… Read More »Rethinking the Doctoral Qualifying Exam
All photos provided courtesy of author. Spring is nigh, spring fever is in the air, and February has been doing a superb job of dodging… Read More »Soldiers Delight: Truly Delightful
Skating is something I learned to do by falling on the ice — a lot. When I was a junior in high school, I joined… Read More »Skating on Thick Ice — how do we learn new motor skills?
“Let us know if you need anything,” I said to my patient as I hurried toward the door. With many more patients to see before… Read More »Never Forget Where You Started
For a person who hates mornings and switches into night shift without issues, nights are a blessing. Typical night shifts as a resident on general… Read More »A Day in the Life of an Internal Medicine Resident on Night Shifts
Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, over 350 million people have been infected [1]. Early on, it was recognized that COVID symptoms, outside the… Read More »Pursuing Graduate Work While Chronically Ill
There was a new vaccinator in the clinic, a first-year medical student hovering nervously in the corner of the room. “Have you done this before?”… Read More »The Boundaries We Cross
I was a two-year medical student when our university in Iran decided to teach us how to perform some clinical skills through different stations with… Read More »A Day When a Young Medical Student Tried to Feel Like an Expert Surgeon