Author: Shiv Gaglani, MD, MBA
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What Makes a Great Educator? Some Frontline Medical Education Insights
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About a decade ago, I took a leap of faith by leaving Johns Hopkins Medical School to start Osmosis, a platform aimed at transforming medical education. Fast forward to today, I find myself back at Hopkins, not only as a student but as someone who has seen firsthand the impact…
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How Osmosis Is “Raising the Line” With Its Podcast Series
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In March 2020 it became frighteningly clear that COVID-19 was going to have an unprecedented impact on our healthcare system, educational institutions, government, and society. Eager to help, the Osmosis team worked tirelessly to create educational videos that have been seen millions of times, a continuing-education course taken by over 100,000 people, and even this…
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How to Use LinkedIn Effectively in Medical School
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A handy guide to using LinkedIn with practical tips for building a strong profile, networking effectively, and connecting with influential healthcare professionals.
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If Santa Claus Were Your Patient
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What medical conditions might Santa Claus have? From rosacea to cardiomegaly, explore the playful diagnosis behind the jolly old elf’s health.
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5 Tips for Effective Peer-to-Peer Learning
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Over the last four years of medical school, I have realized that my knowledge comes from a mosaic of sources. These included, but were not limited to, a multitude of textbooks, lecturers from many domains of scientific research, clinicians and residents from all fields of medicine, multidisciplinary members of treatment…
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The Negative Effects of Competition Amongst Medical Students and 5 Tips to Overcome Them
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During a typical day in the third and fourth years of medical school, students work with countless other students. For example, on any given clerkship I work with anywhere from 0 students to 6 or more. So what happens when you put multiple medical students in a setting where we…
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Greys Anatomy Medical Advisor and Neurosurgeon, Dr. Allan Hamilton
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After four months of scheduling we were incredibly fortunate to get an interview with the impressive Dr. Allan Hamilton, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arizona and medical advisor to the popular Grey’s Anatomy. He shared some unique insights on his professional career, why he values creativity in himself and…