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Is TRU for You? What a Graduate Student Union Could Mean for Hopkins Graduate Workers

August 10, 2021

Would a union help graduate student workers at Hopkins? @GraciousSteward examines a graduate student union contract negotiated by the same union that @TRUhopkins proposes graduate workers join.

Grace Steward ⋅ A Day in the Life election, graduate students, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, unions ⋅

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The Anatomy of Being Human

October 4, 2016

It’s 6 a.m., and my alarm goes off. Groggily, I continue to press snooze for the next hour, until I realize I won’t be able to enjoy a breakfast that’s not a granola bar if I sleep any longer. It’s been six weeks since I started at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as […]

Pranjal Gupta ⋅ A Day in the Life dissection, first-year medical student, human anatomy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ⋅

Destiny in an Envelope: An Inside Look at Match Day at Johns Hopkins

March 25, 2016

Match Day on Social MediaThe buzzing crowd in the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building atrium counted down in anxious unison as the seconds made their way closer toward noon, rapidly approaching one of the most thrilling moments in medical school. Moments that shape a life trajectory are few and far between. Yet every […]

Benjamin Ostrander ⋅ A Day in the Life, Perspectives in Research Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, match day ⋅

Share Your Thoughts With the Class of 2016

March 17, 2016

Dear faithful followers, We are excited to celebrate Match Day 2016 with the medical students tomorrow. We will be monitoring social media channels and celebrating with everyone matching, including our own blog writer Arielle Medford! If you're there, please feel free to share with us your pictures, thoughts or well wishes for the class of […]

Audrey Huang ⋅ Events and Happenings Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, match day ⋅

Training Future Leaders in Primary Care

March 9, 2016

Recently, as I’ve been spending more time in various clinical settings, I’ve noticed a striking lack of patients who can say they have a designated primary care doctor. Evidence has shown that primary care has an incredibly beneficial effect on population health. The work of generalists, such as family medicine physicians, pediatricians and internists, reduces […]

Stephanie Zuo ⋅ A Day in the Life, Perspectives in Research Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Primary Care ⋅

Student Advocates for Sexual and Gender Minorities Healthcare in Curriculum

November 27, 2015

This past year, fourth-year medical student Ryan Shields undertook a big project. He sought to build on previous students’ efforts to improve medical education surrounding sexual and gender minorities (SGM), the broader category into which fit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) topics. After only a year and half, Ryan and his collaborators have already […]

Arielle Medford ⋅ A Day in the Life, Honor Roll Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, LGBT, LGBT heath, Medical education ⋅

Four Tips for Writing a Personal Statement

November 17, 2015

It’s the season of graduate school application deadlines, and, for many applicants, writing a compelling personal statement can be unexpectedly challenging. How can you make your application stand out among hundreds of qualified candidates? Two first-year graduate students at Johns Hopkins were happy to share their top tips for a successful personal statement: 1.      Don’t […]

melissabowman ⋅ A Day in the Life Application, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Graduate School, johns hopkins, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ⋅

Choosing a Thesis Lab: Considerations from a New Graduate Student

November 11, 2015

“Starting in a new lab has always been difficult for me.” As a new Johns Hopkins graduate student, James Meixiong, or Jimmy to his friends, describes the challenge in finding the right laboratory fit. “There are a lot of things to navigate in a new lab environment,” he says. “However, it can be an exciting […]

dustingreen ⋅ A Day in the Life Graduate School, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Lab, Thesis ⋅

Johns Hopkins Medical Students Create Startup to Protect Patient Privacy

October 27, 2015

“It’s not too often the right opportunity with the right person at the right time comes about, and sometimes you just say, ‘This is one of those shots I have to take or I’m going to regret it for the rest of my life,’” said Robert Lord, a co-founder of Protenus, when I sat down […]

Ruchi Doshi ⋅ Perspectives in Research HIPPA, Johns Hopkins Health System, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nick Culbertson, Patient Information, Patient Privacy, Patients, Privacy, Protenus, Robert Lord, Startup ⋅

Biomedical Illustrators: Masters of Art and Science

October 19, 2015

The halls of the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine (AAM) serve both as a testament to the importance of medical illustration and an homage to the program’s founder, Max Brödel. In addition to being a creator and cultivator of the program, he was also the progenitor of modern medical illustration and pioneered the use […]

michellekim ⋅ A Day in the Life Artist, Biomedical Illustrators, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Max Brödel, Medical Illustration, Sketch ⋅

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