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Thank you to all MBI Portfolio Applicants!
Thank you for applying to the Medical and Biological Illustration graduate program!
MBI Portfolio – File Format, Size, and Support!
MBI Portfolio - File Format, Size and...
2026 MBI Portfolio Submission Now Open!
Applicants can now begin building their...
Prerequisite Sciences – any advice?
To help best prepare applicants for the challenging sciences taken during our program, the Admissions faculty have selected 4 sciences that will offer incoming students the minimum preparation for success at Hopkins.
Portfolio – Do This; Avoid That!
What do the faculty want to see in the Portfolio?
A Close Look – Sketchbook Pages
The best places to start learning about our...
Special Admissions Statement – COVID-19
During the past few years, the need for effective visual communication of science and medicine has remained as strong as ever…
A Close Look – Figure Drawing
The best places to start for learning about our...
A Close Look – General Drawing
The best place to start is the Sample Portfolio...
A Close Look – Color Media
Great places to start learning about our...
A Close Look – Graphic Design
The best places to start learning about our...
A Close Look – Digital Media
The best places to start learning about our...
MBI News and Events
2026 Thesis-Capstone Presentations & Grad Show Reception – May 19th
The MBI Thesis and CA Capstone Presentations will be in-person and broadcast live on the Department’s YouTube Channel. Our faculty, alumni, and guests will view the latest research in the art of communicating medical and biological science and advancements in the care for people with prosthetics…
Faces of the Future: JHU MBI Welcomes AU Program to 2026 Student Exchange
The JHU-AU Student Exchange is an annual event where the Johns Hopkins University MBI and Augusta University (AU) Medical Illustration Graduate Programs get together to exchange ideas, network and learn.
2026 Samson Feldman Visiting Scholar in Art as Applied to Medicine
Friday, April 24th at 4:00 pm, Gaël McGill, PhD, the 2026 Samson-Feldman Visiting Scholar, will lecture on how visual media shapes our mental models…
Sonoma State Gallery Exhibit Update: In Vivo: Within the Living
The Department of Art as Applied to Medicine...
Annie Gough’s Visiting Lectureship
We recently invited Annie Gough, MS, CMI, FAMI,...
In Vivo: Within the Living
Where: Sonoma State University Art GalleryThu,...
Surgical Illustration Presentation – 20 Nov 2025
The Surgical Illustration Presentation for the MBI CO 2026 will be held Thurs, November 20, 2025, 3:30 to 5:00 pm…
Jeni Fairman’s work featured on October 2025 Nature Cancer
The illustration work of faculty member Jennifer “Jeni” Fairman is featured on the October 2025 cover of Nature Cancer, “Shaping T cell perception of tumors through radioimmunotherapy”…
Man-San Ma Joins Faculty of Art as Applied to Medicine
We are thrilled to announce that Man-San Ma, MScBMC, has joined our fulltime faculty as an Instructor in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine.
Jennifer Fairman Begins her term as President of the AMI
Associate Professor Jennifer Fairman began her term as President of the AMI. Here are some words she shared during the Passing of the Gavel…
Gary Lees Memorial At AMI 2025
Please join us on July 18, 2025 for a Memorial Event for Gary Lees at 2025 AMI conference.
AMI MBI Alumni Dinner 2025
The faculty are pleased to host a Dinner for...
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