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Next Step Full Length 10, Bio/Biochem Passage 7
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 127 We are joined by Clara of Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) as we break down some more of Blueprint MCAT (formerly…
Disclosing a DUI Didn’t Hold Him Back from Med School
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 319 Matt is a premed with multiple acceptances to med school, even with a big red flag on his application—a DUI. Learn what happened…
Former OPM to Pediatric Resident—It’s Possible
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 159 Today, our student is a former OPM who has matched into a pediatric residency. Just a reminder that it is completely possible, so…
MCAT CARS and What’s Happening to Scientific Research
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 11 Link to the full article: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/three-trends-threaten-science-research-by-jeremy-j-baumberg–2018–09 Scientific knowledge and technological innovation, as Yuval Noah Harari emphasizes in his book Sapiens: A Brief History…
Next Step Full Length 10, Bio/Biochem Passage 6
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 126 Passage 6 is filled with lipoproteins, and maybe a little Hepatitis C. Follow along with the handout on our blog post for this…
Ultimate MCAT Guide
Beginning 2015, aspiring pre med students should be more prepared than ever as new changes on the MCAT exam have recently been approved by the Association of American Medical Colleges or AAMC. The first since the year 1991, the changes made to the MCAT 2015 exam are intended to help and train medical students for the ever evolving and changing health care system to better address the needs of the continuously growing and changing population.
The ShortCoat Podcast: Mouths Wide Open
Original Article: Mouths Wide Open Aline Sandouk discusses with her co-hosts the recent breakthrough in her research–which is pretty much that she’s experiencing the exact opposite of what PhD students fear,…
We Use Our MCAT CARS Skills to Read About an Author
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 10 Link to the full article: https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/rivalry-feud/varieties-ether In 1931 Pearl S. Buck published the novel The Good Earth. Buck was born in the United…
How Does Affirmative Action Affect Medical School Admissions
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 158 This week, our poster is from Canada planning to apply to medical school who is curious whether there the U.S. has got some…
The Pros and Cons of Global Healthcare Experiences
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 318 Lawson is the executive director at Atlantis, a leading global healthcare experience fellowship that gives you the chance to explore other healthcare systems.…
