A Day to Remember
I remember a June day in my family’s Seoul apartment when I was in a celebratory mood following my college graduation. It was a day… Read More »A Day to Remember
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Step by Step — What Completing an Ironman Taught Me About Medical Training
Photo courtesy of the author. Second-year medical students Luke Tomasovic, left, and Thomas Su at the finish line of the 2023 IRONMAN Maryland. At the… Read More »Step by Step — What Completing an Ironman Taught Me About Medical Training
Reflections from International Scholarly Concentration Research
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
A Journey Through the History of Medicine: Lessons from the Ottoman Archive
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
Across Generation Lines: The Importance of Studying Elderly Populations
“Why would you want to study that?” This is a question I have received when I share that I research the genetics of frailty —… Read More »Across Generation Lines: The Importance of Studying Elderly Populations
Technology, Progress, and the Pandemic
I graduated college and started my M.D./Ph.D. training in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a remarkable time to enter… Read More »Technology, Progress, and the Pandemic
The Progressing Path
As I enter my fourth year of medical school and make plans for residency and beyond, I realize that I have spent much of the… Read More »The Progressing Path
Digitizing Diagnosis: A new book by fourth-year medical student Andrew Lea
I recently sat down with Andrew Lea, a fourth-year medical student who holds a Ph.D. in the history of science and medicine. We discussed his… Read More »Digitizing Diagnosis: A new book by fourth-year medical student Andrew Lea
The Boundaries We Cross
There was a new vaccinator in the clinic, a first-year medical student hovering nervously in the corner of the room. “Have you done this before?”… Read More »The Boundaries We Cross
A Day When a Young Medical Student Tried to Feel Like an Expert Surgeon
I was a two-year medical student when our university in Iran decided to teach us how to perform some clinical skills through different stations with… Read More »A Day When a Young Medical Student Tried to Feel Like an Expert Surgeon