A Reflection on Returning to Baltimore
Sara Wallam, a second-year medical student, reflects on her upcoming journey back to Baltimore and the resumption of in-person activities after five months of strict quarantine.
Announcing the Meyer-Beers Essay Contest Winners
The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Mental Health Grad Network honor winners of the Meyer-Beers essay contest, which aimed to raise awareness about the high prevalence of mental health conditions and neurodiversity in academia.
Hospital Buildings: An Under-Appreciated Art (and Science)
Often described as cold and unfamiliar, hospital buildings have a reputation for being uncomfortable. Learn about the history of hospital architecture as well as how new advancements in design allow hospital buildings to help patients heal.
Ten Anchors for Med24
As a welcome gift to the incoming first year medical school class at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, second year students offer 10 essential principles, or “anchors,” to steady their new peers as they navigate the exciting adventure ahead.
We Will Bloom Again: A Poem
Doctoral candidate Izzy Wells reflects on the nature of time in her poem, "We Will Bloom Again."
With the Corn, Against the Grain
Lisa Learman, a Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular medicine, is among the winners of The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2020 essay contest. Read her award-winning essay about scientist Barbara McClintock, whose approach to science inspired Learman to “embrace complexity and diverse perspectives in science to arrive at a more complete truth.”
How to Master a New Technique
Looking to level up your skill set? Ph.D. candidate Roshan Chikarmane shares a three-step process for rapidly acquiring competence in a new skill or technique: imitate, improvise and innovate.
Resuming Medical Training in the Era of COVID-19: A Medical Student’s Thoughts
A medical student shares her perspectives on returning to the hospital after a four-month COVID-19 hiatus.
Chasing Cancer: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Cancer Outcomes
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee along with former executive vice president of the American Cancer Society and Hopkins oncologist Otis Brawley spoke with the Washington Post about how COVID-19 affects cancer outcomes.
Quarantine Activities: Virtual Escape Rooms
When she’s not busy with her graduate program in human genetics, Stephanie Yang likes to visit escape rooms. During the pandemic, Yang and friends have found a new way to connect online by teaming up to solve virtual escape rooms.