Equal Access for Trainees in the Wake of COVID-19
During a recent panel, trainees shared their thoughts on how changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic can be used to improve access to careers in science and medicine going forward.
Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
During a recent panel, trainees shared their thoughts on how changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic can be used to improve access to careers in science and medicine going forward.
Grace Steward ⋅ A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings covid-19, disability, equity, inclusion ⋅
Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol sheds light on the broken narratives of scientific breakthroughs.
Emma Spikol ⋅ Perspectives in Research diversity, inclusion, Research, women in science ⋅
This summer’s reflection on systemic racial injustice needs to be more than just a moment if we’re going to create lasting change in Johns Hopkins institutions. Student groups like the Biomedical Engineering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and the Biomedical Scholars Association are committed to seeing that change.
Grace Steward ⋅ A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings diversity, equity, inclusion, minority trainees, student group ⋅
Our higher education system must be radically changed at every level to ensure an equitable and safe future for Black scholars.
biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings diversity, guest post, inclusion, racism ⋅
Last week, NPR published “Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White ‘Dude Walls’ of Honor” on its website. This article addresses the message that walls of honor that mostly feature white men may send to nonwhite and nonmale trainees. Several academic institutions are dismantling or relocating their “dude walls” to send a more inclusive message, and this has […]
Talia Henkle ⋅ A Day in the Life diversity, history, inclusion, legacy ⋅
Equal treatment for all is one of the values on which this institution was founded. In an 1873 letter from Mr. Johns Hopkins to Johns Hopkins Hospital trustees, he wrote that the hospital must care for “the indigent sick of this city and its environs, without regard to sex, age, or color, who may require […]
biomedicalodyssey ⋅ Perspectives in Research diversity, ICYMI, inclusion, LGBTQ heath, race ⋅
Caroline's essay received 3rd place in The Lasker Foundation Essay Contest. The Lasker Foundation’s Essay Contest engages young scientists and clinicians in a discussion about big questions in biology and medicine and the role of biomedical research in our society today. The Contest aims to build skills in communicating important medical and scientific issues to […]
Caroline Vissers ⋅ Perspectives in Research diversity, inclusion, Social Media ⋅