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In this week’s episode, Lasya sits down with Divya Gumudavelly, MPH Candidate at Yale University. Divya is a budding public health professional passionate about improving global maternal and child health and mental health outcomes — currently staying in Uganda.
She began undergrad with the goal of matriculating to medical school upon graduation; however, she started participating in global health related electives and organizations, which sparked her passion for public health. Although Divya began studying for the MCAT and completed all of the pre-medical requisites, she made the decision to consider starting medical school later in her life after working in the public health field.
In this episode she explains how she knew this was the right decision for her, how she convinced her loved ones that this was the best decision for her, why she’s passionate about public health, and how she is nurturing her passion. Overall, this episode is great for anyone considering health-related paths other than medical school!
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This week, Lasya sits down with Michael Minh Le, an MD Candidate at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He is very knowledgeable about the pre-medical path and mentors many students. Make sure you check out more of his content on Tik Tok @michaelminhle.
Through this episode, he shares the 6 components that make a competitive medical school applicants. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity working through pre-medical years through pursuing interests you truly enjoy and how to find such activities. Furthermore, he explains how exactly pre-meds can make a plan and self-assess to make sure they don’t fall behind on their path to medical school. Sometimes pre-meds do fall behind, but Micheal describes how to self-assess and compensate for any gaps on your application. Overall, this episode can be informative to anyone interested in pursuing medical school!
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This week Ambika sits down with Dr. Amalfitano DO, PhD, who serves as the Interim Dean at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is also the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation endowed professor of pediatrics, microbiology and molecular genetics and director of the MSU Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. Having earned all of his degrees at MSU, Dr.Amalfitano is an immense inspiration to Spartans - Go Green!
Dr. Amalfitano is a proud DO and explains what the osteopathic philosophy entails. He elaborates on "the art of medicine" and osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) in which DOs receive 200 hours of training -- a key difference between allopathic and osteopathic medical education.
Dr.Amalfitano also describes how MSUCOM is shaping the future of osteopathic medicine through world-class, student-centered medical education and research. SpartanDOs purposely work to build thriving communities, where all can grow and learn together. Therefore, he advises premedical DO aspirants to immerse themselves in their communities to serve and learn from those different from themselves.
This episode can provide insight to anyone interested in healthcare, as osteopathic medicine is the fastest growing medical profession in the United States. If you're applying to osteopathic medical schools this application cycle, this episode can better inform your decision and prepare you to answer one of the most important questions you'll be asked during the application process: "Why osteopathic medicine?".
For more information on osteopathic medicine, check out Dr.Amalfitano's article.
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To open season 8, Viji sits down with Kelly Cheung, @kellytakesmedicine , a new internal medicine resident. Kelly has always had an interest in primary care and geriatrics, and she explains how she developed this interest and the importance of primary care in this episode. Kelly also shares her journey to medicine as a first generation college graduate and physician. She reveals that she was afraid to pursue medicine due to a lack of resources or mentors and that she suffered from imposter syndrome. Kelly discusses how she considered both pharmacy school and medical school but decided on pursuing medicine after taking a couple of gap years.
Kelly also discusses the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship in this episode. She discusses the benefits she received from this scholarship and some of the eligibility requirements. The deadline has passed for this year, but definitely take a listen if this is something you would be interested in for next year.
Lastly, Kelly discusses her residency application process. When this podcast was recorded, Kelly was still in the interviewing process for residency, but now she has successfully matched and started an internal medicine residency! A huge congratulations to her for starting this major milestone! A lot of great information about being a first-get physician, pursuing primary care, and the residency app process in this episode so be sure to give it a listen.
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This week, to wrap up season 7, Lasya chats with Deepti, an incoming M1, from the University of Michigan. At the time of the podcast, she had just submitted her application, and she breaks down each of her 4 years in undergrad. She shares how at first she struggled to balance her clinical activities and school but later found methods that worked for her and ended up doing very well. Not only does she discuss academics, but she also talks about the variety of experiences she took part in such as study abroad. Looking back on her journey, Deepti shares what she is glad she did but also what she wishes she did differently. Ultimately, her journey resulted in multiple acceptances!
The information in this podcast could be especially helpful to incoming undergraduate freshmen who hope to be premed, as it lays out what to expect during every year of your premed experience. It can also be especially helpful for premeds who are unsure about whether they want to take a gap year or not, as Deepti talks about why she chose to take a gap year before applying.
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase
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This week Lasya sits down with Lara Hakim, medical student at MSU’s College of Human Medicine. Lara applied to medical school the first time, but was not admitted. She explains what she did after that point to make sure she could gain admission as a re-applicant!
Lara took part in Wayne State’s special masters program and applied to medical school after completing it, and she had great success! She explains why she chose this program, what she did during her gap year, and how she believes that stepping away from the traditional pre-med “checklist” helped her get in to medical school.
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase
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For this episode, Viji sits down with Holly Seybold, and incoming M1 student! Holly graduated from Temple University and is currently finishing up her gap year. She was accepted to multiple medical schools, and in this episode, she reflects on her successful application cycle, undergraduate experience, and gap year.
Holly describes how she majored in Spanish in undergrad and how this became a major part of her application story since she also studied abroad in Spain and volunteered at a clinic that was predominantly for Spanish speakers.
Holly also explains how she was able to find mentors early in undergrad that provided her a lot of guidance as she navigated the MCAT and application process. She also discusses why she chose to take a gap year and what she did during this time, including managing a French bakery! This episode contains a lot of great information, so definitely give it a listen if you’re planning to apply this cycle!
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase
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We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to research and write secondaries. She details what common secondary prompts are, how to research the answers to those prompts, and how to write compellingly. Definitely listen to this episode if you are applying to medical school this cycle, as writing secondaries can be very stressful.
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to write the activities section on the medical school application. She explains how many activities you can write, and how many characters you can use to describe them. Additionally, she explains what activities to include and how to write about them.
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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This week, Lasya sits down with Mike Foster, M3 at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Mike talks about how you can bounce back from an unsuccessful medical school application cycle, as he experienced one before getting into CWRU Med School.
He describes why he does not think his first application cycle was as successful as he wanted it to be, what he did differently to have a successful second application cycle, and what he suggests for someone who is not getting the attention they thought they would during their application cycle.
Make sure to listen to this episode if you are a re-applicant, but also listen if you will be applying in the coming application cycles, as you may learn what to avoid!
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.
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We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to know if you should write the disadvantaged essay and how to go about writing it.
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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In this episode, Viji sits down with Dr. Samuel Stanley, MD, President of Michigan State University. Dr. Stanley discusses his initial interest in becoming a physician and describes his journey from medical school at Harvard to internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital to infectious disease fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Stanley also describes the various positions he has held throughout his career, starting in academic medicine as an Assistant Professor at WashU to eventually becoming the President of Michigan State University. He shares what he does now as a university president and how his background in medicine helps him in this role. Dr. Stanley ends with sharing his favorite part of his job and his biggest piece of advice to students interested in pursuing medicine. This is definitely an episode to listen to if you are interested in academic medicine and want to learn more about how physicians pivot into other roles outside of clinical practice.
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.
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We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to answer the diversity essay. A lot of medical schools require you to write an essay about what makes you who you are. In this episode, Dr.Josie explains how diversity is more than your cultural background, as you can be diverse in your identity or intellectually. Give this episode a listen to get some ideas about what you could write for this essay!
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to avoid cliches and material that hurts the personal statement. She describes themes/red flags in personal statements to avoid in order to maximize your chances of admission.
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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We are so excited to release our next episode in Dr.Josie’s Guide to Writing Your Way into Medical School series. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to plan out when to write your essays and how to make sure it is done on time. She also describes how to know where to place your experiences whether its in the personal statement or activities section.
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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We are so excited to start a new series on the podcast: Dr.Josie’s Guide to the Medical School Application Cycle. Dr.Josie is an acclaimed writer and advisor, as she has her own company: Write Your Acceptance. Through her affordable services, Dr.Josie helps people get into their dream schools!
This week’s episode is about how to brainstorm for your personal statement. As the next medical school application cycle is nearing, many applicants are starting to craft this incredibly important essay. Make sure to listen to this episode on how you can get started on yours!
If you are interested in gaining help from Dr.Josie, check out her website https://www.writeyouracceptance.com/. If you like what you see, use code premedpod2022 for $15 off of her personal statement programs.
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This week, Esha sits down with Claire Jean, premed mentor and future medical student! She discusses her non traditional route of achieving success as a premed, including her engineering major and not having as many clinical hours as most applicants.
She explains the important parts of the med school application and how to focus on things that you enjoy and give you valuable experience. She gives amazing advice for all premedical students and this is a must listen!
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.
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This week Lasya sits down with Maria Green, a medical student at Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. She discusses her tremendous journey of taking the MCAT three times to cross the 500 score barrier.
She describes her confidence levels every time she took the exam, what she improved every time she took the MCAT, what she did to improve her score during every attempt, what she would have done differently if she were to take the exam again, and how she made her school list based on her MCAT scores.
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.
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This week Ambika sits down with Dr. Cochran, a PGY2 Internal Medicine Resident. She discusses her interesting path of being an international medical graduate from Mexico and later completing her residency in Puerto Rico. Dr. Cochran shares the scarcely known fact that Puerto Rican residency has equivalent ACGME accreditation to US residencies.
Dr. Cochran describes how working in Puerto Rico and Mexico with limited resources made her a better physician who was able to critically think in situations and gives advice about applying to residences and the cost associated with it. She describes that not many people are aware at the amount it costs to go through the full journey.
Listen to this episode if you are interested in working in Underserved Areas and want to learn about different paths to medicine!
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This week, Lasya sits down with Anjali Vaishnav. Anjali started her application cycle in 2020 (her senior year), graduated from The University of Michigan in 2021, and is currently an M1 at the University of Michigan Medical School. In this episode, she breaks down all the major milestones of a medical school application cycle, reflecting on what ultimately led to her successful outcome.
First, she describes how she created a school list, focusing on many more factors other than average MCAT and GPA of matriculants. Next, she explains how she assessed her potential fit at the medical schools she was virtually interviewed at. Finally, she describes how she was weighed her acceptances and decided that the University of Michigan Medical School was her perfect fit.
Listen to this episode if you will be applying to medical school in the future - especially 2022 applicants - so you know exactly what you need to do to have a successful application cycle.
If you are interested in the MCAT retake course that was mentioned during the episode, make sure you visit /www.pillartestprep.com/the-retaker-course and use discount code "PREMEDPERSPECTIVE" for 20% off of your purchase.
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