Tag: Stigma

Jacob Murphy Jacob Murphy (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Jacob is a fourth year medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland class of 2025. In 2020, he graduated summa cum laude from University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology. He enjoys reading, collecting watches, and pickup basketball (claim to fame: once almost played with Adam Sandler) in his free time. After graduating medical school, Jacob would like to pursue a career in internal medicine with considerations of a career in pulmonary/critical care or medical oncology.




Bridging Personal and Professional Perspectives on Mental Health Medication

Published by Jacob Murphy

As medical students, we spend years preparing for the daunting hurdle that is the summer between the third and fourth year of medical school, a twelve week stretch in which you prepare for USMLE Step 2, perform at your highest caliber on a sub-internship in the specialty of your choice, and craft your application to residency. Accordingly, as I approached this part of medical school myself, I expected its accompanying level of academic stress. I …

Speaking of Stigma

Published by Sudharshini Prasanna

I placed the first pill on my tongue, opened my mouth so the nurse could see, closed my mouth, swallowed the pill, and opened my mouth again so the nurse could confirm that I had swallowed it. I had to repeat this for nine more tablets and this drill continued for seven days a week and for seven more months of the treatment.

Sudharshini Prasanna (1 Posts)

Pre-Medical Student Writer

University of Houston

Sudharshini Prasanna is an undergraduate student at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, Class of 2026. When she is not baking and eating all of her cookies with her dog Mowgli, she spends her time penning experiences into creative stories both real and fantastical. She carefully weaves a unique message in each of her stories in hopes that it reaches a diverse audience. Sudharshini aspires to pursue a career in orthopedics.