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The Opportunity in Failure

December 6, 2017

Each year, the Johns Hopkins graduate programs organize a white coat ceremony for graduate students to recognize the completion of their graduate board oral examinations (GBOs). For graduate students this test is the gatekeeper to our training; it transitions us from students to Ph.D. candidates and marks the commencement of our thesis work. The students […]

Joelle Dorskind ⋅ A Day in the Life basic science, planning ⋅

planning ahead

Anticipating the Unexpected: What is Your Plan for When Life Goes Awry?

July 14, 2017

“The best laid schemes of mice and men…” begins the oft-quoted line by Robert Burns, with usually no need to finish with “…go often awry.” Most understand; we as humans make plans, and then life finds a way to complicate them. However, for trainees in medicine and science, planning composes a major requirement of our […]

Benjamin Bell ⋅ A Day in the Life emergencies, planning ⋅

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