Biomedical Odyssey

Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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The Legacy You Leave

December 10, 2021

Why global neurology? In a presentation featured by the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, Dr. Deanna Saylor addresses the answer to this question and shares her experiences developing neurologic research, care and training in Zambia.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ Events and Happenings Global Health, healthcare, HIV, neurology ⋅

Zambia flag waving in the wind.

To lead is to serve: perspective on the Zambian election

October 1, 2021

Neurology fellow Dominique Mortel, based in Zambia, reflects on what the nation’s recent presidential election could mean for its people.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ Events and Happenings economics, healthcare, neurology, politics ⋅

A healthcare worker comforting a patient lying in a hospital bed.

A Hand on Her Shoulder

September 29, 2021

A medical student humbled to know how simple kindness can be — just a hand on her shoulder.

Mohammad Walid Aref ⋅ A Day in the Life compassion, emergency medicine, healthcare, medical student ⋅

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The Future of Reproductive Health on College Campuses

December 2, 2019

Reproductive health has always been an important issue. But those who advocate for reproductive health rights must focus on more than just the legal rights of individuals to obtain reproductive health care. In addition, we must tackle issues such as accessibility to insurance, services and education, which all impact reproductive health. Part of the fight […]

Mary Soliman ⋅ Perspectives in Research campus, contraception, healthcare, healthcare costs ⋅

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Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?

February 26, 2019

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 catch up with some friends from high school. We talked about many things, but eventually the conversation turned to work, salaries and other practicalities of adult life we would have […]

Benjamin Ostrander ⋅ Perspectives in Research debt, healthcare, physician salary ⋅

two men with stethoscopes

How Business School Is Making Me a Better Doctor

January 30, 2019

Olu Akinirimisi (pictured above, right) is a student in the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Master of Science in Health Care Management program. This one-year degree is open to School of Medicine students between their second and third or third and fourth years of study. Find out more information about the program. I found myself […]

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life Carey Business School, healthcare ⋅

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In the Wake of ACA Repeal, Medical Students Unify to “#ProtectOurPatients”

January 27, 2017

In the wake of a seismic shift in the political environment in the United States, with a new presidential administration and the promised rapid repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), medical students across the country are making their voices heard. Health professions students have unified under an ancient, fundamental ethical principle […]

Benjamin Ostrander ⋅ Events and Happenings ACA, Affordable Care Act, healthcare, policy ⋅

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