Biomedical Odyssey

Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Fifteen Minutes of Companionship

November 17, 2020

First-year medical student Alisha Dziarski discusses her experiences meeting and bonding with her classmates through Zoom and a COVID-19-adapted anatomy lab.

Alisha Dziarski ⋅ A Day in the Life anatomy lab, coronavirus, curriculum, medical student, pandemic ⋅

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Honoring the Personal Response: Experiencing Art Museum-Based Learning in Medical Education

September 10, 2020

An emerging trend is taking place in medical education: visits to art museums. Read how a medical student at Johns Hopkins experienced the benefits of a collaborative museum-based experiential learning session with his colleagues, led by professor of psychiatry Meg Chisolm and associate professor Susan Lehmann.

Howard Chang ⋅ A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings art, diverse perspectives, Medical education, medical student ⋅

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Music As a Source of Healing: Drawing Inspiration for Medicine

August 26, 2020

Medical student Sumil Nair shares how music was foundational to his spirit of healing through memories with people, and how it helps facilitate his transition into a career where deep connections are formed every day.

Sumil Nair ⋅ A Day in the Life first-year medical student, inspiration, medical student, Music ⋅

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A Reflection on Returning to Baltimore

August 17, 2020

Sara Wallam, a second-year medical student, reflects on her upcoming journey back to Baltimore and the resumption of in-person activities after five months of strict quarantine.

Sara Wallam ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, medical student ⋅

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Resuming Medical Training in the Era of COVID-19: A Medical Student’s Thoughts

July 29, 2020

A medical student shares her perspectives on returning to the hospital after a four-month COVID-19 hiatus.

Maria Fazal ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, medical student, rotations ⋅

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Role Reversal: Getting Tested for COVID-19

May 19, 2020

A school of medicine student discusses her COVID-19 test and what it feels like to be on the other end of the doctor-patient relationship.

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, guest post, medical student ⋅

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From Classmates to Friends

February 21, 2020

Medical student Palak Patel reflects on the unique bonds made between classmates while in medical school.

Palak Patel ⋅ A Day in the Life friendship, MD program, medical school, medical student ⋅

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From Home to Hopkins

September 18, 2019

At 11 p.m. PST on July 5 — less than three hours after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattled my home in Southern California — shock waves also went through the sports world. Basketball superstar Kawhi Leonard, who had just delivered Toronto its first ever NBA championship, surprisingly announced he would return to his native Los […]

Howard Chang ⋅ A Day in the Life first-year medical student, medical school, medical student ⋅

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Summer Transitions: Learnings from Residency

August 28, 2019

Every summer, a fresh crop of physicians enters the workforce. Overnight, trainees begin new roles and take on new responsibilities. You could imagine that we transition gracefully, like caterpillars turned butterflies, wings beating with effortless aerodynamics upon emerging from the chrysalis. Truthfully, we are more akin to baby birds, pushed off a branch and made […]

Pranoti Hiremath ⋅ A Day in the Life intern, Medical and Educational Perspectives, medical student, residency ⋅

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Transition to the Wards: A Pivotal Point in Medical School Training

March 19, 2019

By Neha Anand On Friday, my classmates and I completed our last preclinical unit of medical school. After a year and a half of lecture learning and small groups about the intricate physiology of the kidneys, detailed pathways of the brain and so much more, we finally came to one of the most immersive classes […]

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life Genes to Society, MD program, medical student, transition to wards ⋅

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