Podcasts: A New Approach to Learning
In 2013, the Serial podcast shook the airwaves as it chronicled a crime in Baltimore. Since then, many have been inspired to use podcasts as… Read More »Podcasts: A New Approach to Learning
Applying for Residency: Assembling the Application
As August begins, rising fourth-year medical students at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are preparing to apply to the next step in their medical… Read More »Applying for Residency: Assembling the Application
Medical and Educational Perspectives Campaign for Progress
Have you ever been driving through Baltimore and seen a child on a bike pass you by with no helmet? Maybe you wonder why there… Read More »Medical and Educational Perspectives Campaign for Progress
Being a Medical Student Subintern in Labor and Delivery
Every medical student undergoes several rites of passage. There’s anatomy dissection during the preclinical years, the first board exam called Step 1, then a dizzying… Read More »Being a Medical Student Subintern in Labor and Delivery
Zombie Genes: Life after Death
Anyone who has ever watched an episode of CSI or Law & Order can appreciate that estimating the time of death in a murder is… Read More »Zombie Genes: Life after Death
An Abdominal Window into the Gut’s Nervous System
As neuroscience has advanced rapidly, unraveling many mysteries of neural circuits in the brain and spinal cord, the gut's enteric nervous system has remained somewhat… Read More »An Abdominal Window into the Gut’s Nervous System
Where the Presidential Nominees Stand on Science and Technology
During the last seven and a half years, President Barack Obama has been a reliable advocate for science and technology. Just recently, the Office of… Read More »Where the Presidential Nominees Stand on Science and Technology
Tips on Surviving the Intern Blues
July 1 marked a monumental day for all first-year residents, also known as interns, across the country. All freshly minted medical graduates began the rite… Read More »Tips on Surviving the Intern Blues
Johns Hopkins Offers Training Flexibility Through Its M.D./M.B.A. Program
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has well-known dual-degree programs, the most famous of which are the M.D./M.P.H and M.D./Ph.D tracks. However, yet another… Read More »Johns Hopkins Offers Training Flexibility Through Its M.D./M.B.A. Program
How the Brain Makes Sense with Mental Maps
The Johns Hopkins Hospital can be a labyrinth to anyone unaccustomed to its many hallways, towers and tunnels. To navigate through such a complex space,… Read More »How the Brain Makes Sense with Mental Maps