Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
In February, the Johns Hopkins History of Medicine Survey had the opportunity to experiment with three stethoscopes: a replica of René Laennec’s 1816 stethoscope, a… Read More »19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
As a second-year student in the pathobiology graduate program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, I joined a thesis lab this past August.… Read More »Every Ph.D. Journey Is Different, and That’s OK
By Neha Anand On Friday, my classmates and I completed our last preclinical unit of medical school. After a year and a half of lecture… Read More »Transition to the Wards: A Pivotal Point in Medical School Training
In 2012, the Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity (ACDWGD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) produced its first report. The… Read More »Underrepresented minority biomedical researchers: numbers, challenges and initiatives for change
“Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.” This… Read More »On Kindness
I have never wanted to be an astronaut. The idea of hurtling upward in a rocket ship, crashing through the Earth’s atmosphere, and launching into… Read More »Drifting Through the Dark
Above: Kristin's carrel at Welch Library Mid-November 2018: I sit in my carrel watching the snow fall outside, a café au lait cupped in my… Read More »Medicine in the Library
Over the holiday season, I was fortunate to spend time with family in northern California where I grew up. There I had the opportunity to… Read More »Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?
Photo credit: Kelly Valeri When my younger brother, Sam, was 14 years old, he went outside, stripped to his white, Fruit of the Loom underwear,… Read More »Things My Brother Sam Can’t Talk About
Curious about graduate school? Below are recent posts from our students sharing advice, accomplishments and the latest goings-on in the Johns Hopkins University School of… Read More »Student Perspectives: All About Grad School