Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell observes that in many different fields, it seems to require roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become an expert. By… Read More »Learning from Willard Standiford’s 50 Years in Medicine
Today, adult women have a wide variety of choices of birth control methods, including daily pills, implants, IUDs and others. However, there is still no… Read More »Controversy Over Male Contraceptive Study
When I turned 11, the only thing I wanted for my birthday was a letter from Hogwarts, the magical school from the world of Harry… Read More »Magical Mentorship
In November, I talked about the at-times-excruciating wait for interview invitations. Now that it’s mid-January, the bulk of interviews are over. Several flights later, I’m… Read More »Applying for Residency: Lessons Learned on the Interview Trail
At the proverbial watercooler in teaching hospitals across the world, one hears remarkably similar refrains: “This patient is back again,” “I have no idea why… Read More »Who Has Time to Sleep?
Within the medical field, naming a surgical instrument is often considered the epitome of success. Such a major contribution not only cements the lucky surgeon’s… Read More »Tools of the Trade
As 2016 draws to a close and many of us look forward to spending time with family and loved ones, one cannot escape the joyful… Read More »A Time of Giving
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is the hottest new technology being used by molecular biologists and geneticists around the world. The method, first developed in prokaryotes in… Read More »Gene Editing Under Fire
In medicine, we would like to believe that treatment decisions are black and white, evidence is clear cut and uncertainty is a bygone impediment, squashed… Read More »New Statin Guidelines Herald a New Era of Preventive Medications
On Nov. 9, 2016, our country awoke on the precipice of a new beginning. The recent presidential election was historic in many ways, but one… Read More »Making Our Voices Heard in a New America