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From Classrooms to Clinics: A Former High School Teacher’s Reflections on Medicine

September 7, 2017

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 […]

John Choi ⋅ A Day in the Life patient- and family-centered care, Teaching ⋅

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Hopkins Students Craft Their Own Medical School Experience

March 9, 2017

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 […]

Benjamin Ostrander ⋅ A Day in the Life Genes to Society, Peer-to-peer, Teaching ⋅

Johns Hopkins Teaching Academy Shapes Future Faculty Members

December 16, 2015

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 […]

Shannen Cravens ⋅ A Day in the Life johns hopkins, Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy, Teaching ⋅

Summer Teaching Institute Helps Students Prepare for Academia

June 11, 2015

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 […]

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