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Three Lessons from Fish

April 12, 2022

Do you know that feeling when you read a book so good that its pages stay with you long after you put it down? A book that you can’t wait to tell all your friends about? A book that you think everyone should read? If so, I want to tell you about your possible next […]

Patrick Debs ⋅ A Day in the Life books, lessons, reading, scientific community ⋅

Image of Match Day 2022 celebrations.

The Return of a Collective Match Day

April 6, 2022

In the middle of January 2022, as Omicron surged, the Johns Hopkins Medical Student Senate (MSS) had to face the possibility that Match Day might be virtual for the third year in a row. On Match Day, which occurs yearly on the third Friday in March, fourth-year medical students learn where they will train for […]

Margo Peyton ⋅ Events and Happenings celebration, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, match day, residency ⋅

Finding Mentorship As an Underrepresented Scientist

Finding Mentorship As an Underrepresented Scientist

March 30, 2022

Having to conduct three rotations across various labs for the first year of my human genetics Ph.D. experience has been both an exhilarating and arduous experience. While engaging with a large breadth of science, I have experienced the constant uncertainty of whether I can make a space for myself in this new environment. As a […]

Rama Alharari ⋅ A Day in the Life bias, graduate students, mentorship, representation ⋅

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Worldwide Refugee Crises and How to Help

March 24, 2022

What does it mean to be a refugee or asylum seeker? According to amnesty.org, refugees are people who have left their country because they are at risk of having their rights violated. This is often a result of lack of protection from their own government. Refugees have a right to international protection. Asylum seekers are […]

Meher Kalkat ⋅ Events and Happenings immigration, Political Asylum, politics, refugees ⋅

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Women in Medicine, Then and Now

March 22, 2022

Women have been practicing medicine since its inception. Metrodora, an ancient Greek physician, wrote one of the oldest medical textbooks, and she pioneered surgical treatments for breast and uterine cancers. It is dismaying to realize that, centuries later, women still face discrimination in the medical profession. For example, in a recent study examining the effect […]

Fatemah Shojaeian ⋅ A Day in the Life discrimination, Medical education, STEM, women in science ⋅

Pickle pepper whole fish pot (right) from Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro.

Best Authentic Chinese Food in Baltimore: Where to Go and What to Order

March 17, 2022

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 dim sum, which ironically could not be found in Canton, a neighborhood named after dim sum’s birthplace. However, in the midst of the pandemic, I did discover a few places […]

Hanghang Wang ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, community, food, restaurants ⋅

Synaptic Clefs performing.

Time to Sing

March 15, 2022

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. On a recent Wednesday, however, several students stepped out of their study rooms to an unusual sound: the soaring lines of Ariana Grande’s hit song, “Greedy”, performed by the School […]

Alisha Dziarski ⋅ A Day in the Life a cappella, Music, performing, singing, Work-Life Balance ⋅

Woman presents with a board.

Rethinking the Doctoral Qualifying Exam

March 10, 2022

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 field experts with a vague scope of questions, a single poor performance on the exam could result in expulsion from your Ph.D. program, despite how hard you worked toward your […]

Grace Steward ⋅ Perspectives in Research Doctoral Qualifying Exam, Ph.D., Ph.D. Programs, testing ⋅

Wide field

Soldiers Delight: Truly Delightful

March 8, 2022

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 the cold clutches of winter in favor of the warmer embrace of the season to come. On several days this past month, we got a feel for what spring has […]

Patrick Debs ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, exploring, hiking, nature, trails ⋅

People skate on a rink at Johns Hopkins.

Skating on Thick Ice — how do we learn new motor skills?

March 3, 2022

Skating is something I learned to do by falling on the ice — a lot. When I was a junior in high school, I joined the JV hockey team, without really knowing how to ice skate. The very first thing I learned was how to fall safely on the hockey pads. Even so, I was […]

Jeong Jun Kim ⋅ A Day in the Life graduate student, learning, motor skills, Neuroscience ⋅

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