Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Every few minutes in Baltimore, a group of young men rush into the streets and try to clean stopped cars at busy intersections. What is… Read More »Squeegee Kid Ban: Criminalizing Poverty or Engaging Disconnected Youth?
Reality TV: The term sparks images of drama, conflict and extreme social behavior. For many, “trash TV” is an untouchable genre of television, one that… Read More »In Defense of Reality TV
The history of neuroscience is paved with neurological deficits, specifically of individuals who underwent damage to brain structures through accidents and survived to tell the… Read More »Phineas Gage’s Dating Apps
Burn-out is defined in the International Classification of Disease-11 as an “occupational phenomenon” caused by unmanaged, chronic stress. There are three major symptoms: Feeling physically… Read More »Recognizing and Avoiding Burnout in Graduate School
Photos courtesy of the author. Guest blogger, Emily Rodriguez, is a second-year medical student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. When I decided… Read More »Reflections from International Scholarly Concentration Research
Photos courtesy of the author. Guest blogger, Yusuf Ciftci, is a medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Sultanate of Rum ruled… Read More »A Journey Through the History of Medicine: Lessons from the Ottoman Archive
Guest blogger William (Billy) Mills is a 6th-year Ph.D. candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an Adjunct Instructor in the Departments… Read More »Excelling at Hopkins: How to Make the Most of Your Time in Graduate School
Photo courtesy of the author. “I think this stitch could be placed a little closer to the last one,” a resounding voice said through the… Read More »Surgery Simulation During the Pandemic
From left to right: Emily Rodriguez, Carolina Lopez-Silva, and Eduardo Paredes. Photo courtesy of the author. Carolina Lopez-Silva, guest blogger, is a third year medical… Read More »School of Medicine Hosts LMSA – Northeast 50th Annual Regional Conference
From flies to monkeys, animals are the unsung heroes of the scientific discovery process. Without the sacrifices of our research animals, we wouldn’t have most… Read More »Of Mutant Mice and Men