Welcome
to the Web edition of Hopkins Medical News.
Published three times a year for alumni, faculty,
parents and friends of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, HMN brings readers
face to face with people, issues and events that shape one of the worlds
leading health care institutions. We probe into the operating rooms, venture
behind the lab bench, poke into the lives of students and distinguished
faculty. The feature articles on the web version of the magazine will be
updated frequently, so keep checking in with us. 
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Four Students and a Cadaver
On the first day of Anatomy, Josh, Charlie, Raquel and
Eric had a case of the jitters. After two months, they’d become masters
of the human body and cutting it apart.
By Anne Bennett Swingle
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In The Name of Lou Gehrig
More than 60 years after the “Iron Horse” succumbed to
ALS, researchers appear at last to be making headway toward defeating
the devastating neurological condition that killed him.
By Joel N. Shurkin
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Making Teachers out of Doctors
Knowing how to inspire a group of students is hard enough
for a practiced professor. For a physician, it can be downright baffling.
By Anne Bennett Swingle
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Search for Tomorrow
The dean says choosing a new department head is the most
important thing he does.
By Patrick Gilbert
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The latest clinical advances and medical news. |


What's happening under the Dome. |


Ruminations
on life as a pediatric resident. |
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