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.
The Cost of Preventing Pediatric Influenza Deaths
How much is the life of one child really worth? That is part of the question bioethicists and policymakers must consider when discussing influenza’s recent… Read More »The Cost of Preventing Pediatric Influenza Deaths
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.
Reading and Writing the Immune System
What will be the next advance in immunology? Speculations on reading and writing the immune system from neuroscience Ph.D. candidate JJ Kim.
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.
Biomedical Research Has a Plastic Problem
Ph.D. student Emma Spikol examines the role of biomedical research in the worrisome plastic waste problem and considers innovative solutions.