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How Can I Get Into a Postbac With a Linkage to Med School?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 143 This week, we have a question from a 34-year-old student who wants to get into a postbac program with a linkage to med…

What is Preventive Medicine? A Look at Academic Prev Med

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 77 Dr. Janani Krishnaswami talks about Academic Preventive Medicine including what drew her to it, and what she likes and doesn’t like about prev…

The ShortCoat Podcast: Man Ovens, Shoring Up Weaknesses, and Ditching the MCAT

Original Article: Man Ovens, Shoring Up Weaknesses, and Ditching the MCAT Should you fix a bad grade, or concentrate on making your strengths even stronger? Activia (not her actual name,…

Instagram Q&A: HPSP, Picking Med Schools, SMPs and Postbacs

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 302 I asked on Instagram (@medicalschoolhq – follow me!) for questions for this episode. You did not disappoint! Here are some questions our students…

Next Step Full Length 10, CARS Passage 2

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 110 Clara from Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) is back for some more Next Step full-length 10 breakdown—this time with CARS passage…

Will the HPSP Scholarship be Too Hard with a Family?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 142 Our poster today is an Air Force pilot who now wants to go to medical school He has three kids and a wife…

Near Death Experience Led This Physician to Help People Die

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 301 BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative care specialist at Mettle Health. A near-death experience as a teenager left him with a unique…

Am I Doing Enough Right Now to Get Into Med School?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 141 Jay started in the workforce right after college and knew it wasn’t for him. He’s found his way to medicine but is frustrated…

Next Step Full Length 10, CARS Passage 1

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 109 Clara joins Ryan as the new MCAT expert from Next Step Test prep. We tackle the first passage of CARS. Follow along with…

The ShortCoat Podcast: A Crucial Health Professions Pipeline Pt. 2

Original Article: A Crucial Health Professions Pipeline Pt. 2 More great stuff from the SHPEPers at CCOM Our visit with pre-health students in the Carver College of Medicine’s Summer Health Professions…