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JUMP into Networking! News and updates from JUMP events including the first GBM of the semester!
Did you miss the Pathways Dinner?
Read about the inspiring presentation that Michael C. Gibbons shared during the Pathways to Medicine Dinner.
A Monthly Newsletter Issue No 18, October 2014
Expanding Internet Access Expansion of Internet access can help address health disparities.
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JUMP Updates for October 2014 It’s officially Fall! Time for corn mazes, apple picking, and the sweet smell of a pumpkin latte from Starbucks!
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JUMP had a great start this September with the JUMP-Start Orientation, our JUMP Pathways to Medicine dinner, and the first GBM of the semester! If you missed the Pathways dinner, please read page 2 and learn all the neat tips Dr. Gibbons shared with our students!
It is also time to celebrate Latino Heritage Month! If you want to learn more, click here: http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov
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Your JUMP Team Dr. Irene Ferguson, Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs Dr. Danny Teraguchi, Director of the Office for Student Diversity, JHSOM Dr. David Verrier, Director, Pre- Professional Programs and Advising Ms. Katie Cruit, Assistant Director, Pre- Professional Programs and Advising Mrs. Kristina Nance, JUMP Coordinator Ms. Alejandra Rodriguez, ’15, JUMP Intern Ms. Sophia Ottleben, ’15, JUMP Intern, JUMP Newsletter Editor
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Networking Tips
We discussed networking during our GBM! Read about some tips to help you build your network!
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On September 15th, JUMP held its annual Pathways to Medicine dinner. The room bustled with excitement from undergraduates who were thrilled to meet medical and graduate students in the field of medicine. Amongst the sea of young aspiring minds, there was talk of experiences being shared along with support and mentorship relationships being built. As a representative of JUMP I would like to thank all of the medical and graduate students who took the time out of their busy schedules to talk to undergraduates who are hoping to be in your shoes someday. I also would like to thank our honored guest speaker, Michael C. Gibbons who shared his personal life journey with us and inspired us with his words. Although there is no set way of becoming a professional in medicine, Dr. Gibbons shared with us 8 tips that he uses to navigate his life and they are as follows:
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5. Stay ahead of the curve Dr. Gibbons coined and pioneered the field of populomics. By staying informed and educating himself in Public Health, he was able to create a new field, which is on the cutting edge of redefining medicine.
6. Don’t expect everyone to
understand This point refers back to point 5, because often when you discover something new you will not always have a full team of support until you prove what you are pursing is worthwhile.
7. Be Nice
At this point, Dr. Gibbons explained how important it is to treat everyone with respect no matter where you are on the hierarchy of medicine. Medicine is largely a team-based effort and it is in the best interest for your patients to have a fully functional team with people that support each other.
8. Always do your B.E.S.T. Believing Elevating your mind Strive hard Trust that things are going to work out
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1. Life is a game (those of you who play it well know that, and those of you who do not play it well will lose) Here, Dr. Gibbons explained how all games come with a set of rules that you have to follow in order to win. He made the analogy that life is similar, you must get a medical degree to become a doctor and before you get your degree you have to be admitted into a medical school. It is important as a student to know what you have to do in order to attain your goals.
2. If you are not interested in learning, you are losing. Especially if you are interested in a profession in the field of medicine, which is rapidly changing as technology advances, you need to be on top of your game and have a desire to keep learning.
3. You have to do what other people want you to do before you can do what you want to do. Many times your profession will have duties that you have to accomplish in order to remain successful in your job and sometimes it will get in the way of what you really want to do. Keep in mind that it is important to finish your obligations either before or along with pursuing your wishes.
4. There is always another way to skin
a cat. This is a common saying, which basically sums up the point of having our pathways dinner. There are many paths to your ultimate goal of finding a profession in medicine, so do not worry if your path is not the same as your roommate or other classmates.
 
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Internet and Medicine
Today, before many of us decide to set up an appointment at the Doctor’s office, we look up our symptoms online. It is a natural response to want know what is wrong with your body and find ways to make you feel better. There are blogs and forums devoted to the sharing of experiences amongst people who have had similar symptoms. They will post their home remedies and discuss what worked and what didn’t. The Internet allows us to communicate and learn the basics of medicine without having to visit a professional.
Of course, no website is better than seeing a health professional, but at the same time, this pool of information gives us a chance to become aware of health risk factors that may cause the symptoms we are experiencing.
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“How can expanding internet access address health disparities?”
The author explains that many low income patients, non- native English speakers, and people with disabilities lack internet access that could help them do online research about health conditions along with mHelath tools that are used to help patients track and maintain their health. The statistics show that forty four percent of Americans do not have access to smartphones along with a significant amount of the elderly, low-income and less educated residents less likely to own technology. Feel free to read the entire article here: http://tinyurl.com/nuwd6jv Here is another article, which was written by a JHU Alumni from Baltimore. “Too Poor for pop culture” gives an inside view surrounding the technology gap here in our city. http://tinyurl.com/lsyr2o5
 
 
   
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Johns Hopkins JUMP Newsletter, October 2014
Networking as an Undergraduate By: Sophia Ottleben
Being a student at Johns Hopkins University means that you have been given a skeleton key to many doors of opportunities not only on this campus, but campuses all over the world.
Below is a list of useful tips that I have used throughout my time here at Hopkins
Know Yourself-
You must know yourself before knowing others. What kind of qualities, personality, and skills do you have? Once you understand your strengths and weaknesses you can use them to your advantage.
Using Past Experiences-
Not many of us had amazing medical related experiences before college, but that’s okay! Medicine is more than solving medical mysteries. Relationships, office work, stressful situations, critical thinking all takes place in the medical field. Know what experiences fit into these niches and use them to show your capability!
Willing to acknowledge your lack of knowledge-
There is a huge difference between not knowing about something ignorantly and not knowing something, but willing to learn about it. Be willing to acknowledge in a conversation that you may not know something, but offer to ask more insightful questions or look up information on your own time.
Showing your Knowledge-