Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The term “doctor” can be traced to its Latin root, docēre, which means “to teach.” And indeed, teaching is ubiquitous in medicine; the residency system that trains physicians is grounded in intensive teaching and learning. Moreover, educating patients about their conditions is a primary objective for every doctor. But five years ago, I was involved […]
Traditionally, medical school is viewed as a continuous four-year educational experience. In reality, the structure of medical education is that of contrasting, dichotomous learning methodologies divided into two sequential stages: preclinical and clinical years. The daily lifestyles, schedules and learning styles of medical students within these two distinct but complementary components of medical school could […]
As researchers, we often get so caught up in our lab work that it is easy to forget that Johns Hopkins is a university. Just outside of our labs are classrooms filled with a younger generation, eager to learn from those of us aiming for an academic career. Like it or not, teaching comes with […]
Academia is a popular career choice for Ph.D. students. While our graduate studies at Johns Hopkins will prepare us to tackle the research side of an academic job, the reality is that professors are expected to teach, yet training to become skilled educators is minimal at best. Recently, a shift in that paradigm could be […]