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A hospital employee stands outside one of the COVID-19 rooms at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

The Bayview Oath: Transcending Barriers in the Time of COVID-19

November 20, 2020

Every year, a new crop of interns at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center creates an oath, a “North Star” to help guide us through residency and reaffirm our collective commitment to humanism and professionalism. This year it will be a bit different.

Mark Lieber ⋅ A Day in the Life covid-19, intern, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, pandemic ⋅

A medical professional performs CPR.

Learning to Grapple with Difficult ‘Firsts’ in Medical Training

September 23, 2020

For most trainees in the medical field, there are “firsts” that we will likely never forget. Some of these — hopefully most of these — are memorable in a good way. But there are some we dread.

Mark Lieber ⋅ A Day in the Life Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Medical Trainees, Medical Training, residency ⋅

Questions are a Critical Component of Medical Education

December 21, 2015

“The one real goal of education is to leave a person asking questions.” – Max Beerbohm, essayist of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras Medical school is challenging. At first glance, the sheer volume of information can seem overwhelming, as if the only way to process it all is to simply memorize as much as […]

Arielle Medford ⋅ Perspectives in Research Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Medical education ⋅

Training Prepares ICU Residents for a Hospital’s Hardest Conversations

December 9, 2015

During the family meeting, as the physician reviews the patient’s prognosis, one family member begins to cry. The physician explains the patient’s condition and, judging by the tone of voice, it does not sound promising. A dozen family members are present for this meeting. The physician describes the vital signs, the infection and the failing […]

pgaliatsatos ⋅ A Day in the Life ICU, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, TRAIL, Training ⋅

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