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Should You Quit Your Job to Study for the MCAT Full-Time?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 70 The MCAT is hard. Being a nontrad and studying for the MCAT can seem impossible. Should you quit your job to study for the…
How Do I Know if Medicine Is Right For Me?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 69 Taken directly from the Nontraditional Premed Forum, today’s question comes from Kyle, a student who’s not really sure if medical school is right for him. This…
TheShortCoat Podcast: Consumer Genetic Testing, Marmite for Your Brain, and Counting Human Calories
Original Article: Consumer Genetic Testing, Marmite for Your Brain, and Counting Human Calories Dave is no scientist, but he is ‘science-adjacent.’ This week, after having read of research involving the benefits…
What Is Private-Practice Child & Adolescent Psychiatry?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 18 Today’s guest is Dr. Jacqueline Hubbard, a private-practice child and adolescent Psychiatrist. Hear her thoughts on child and adolescent psychiatry, what you can…
54-year-old Med Student Overcame 5 MCATs, Rejection, and More
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 229 Renee had a successful career as a nurse educator. But she knew in her gut that she wanted to pursue medicine, so she applied…
How Do I Know If I Am Ready to Take the MCAT?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 37 This week, we’re breaking from our normal pattern of going through MCAT questions as we talk about how to determine if you are really…
Maintaining Confidence Through the Grueling App Process
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 228 Today, I will be talking with Mariah whom I’ve worked with through the application process and helped her gain an acceptance to medical school…
What is Pain Medicine? A Community Doc Shares His Story
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 17 Dr. Fred Weiss is a Radiologist by training who did a Fellowship in Pain Medicine. However, he’s going to share with us today what…
Which Postbac Should I Choose? Does Prestige Matter?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 68 Our poster this week is trying to decide between two postbac programs in New York and is worried about picking one that may be…
Breaking Down MCAT Chemistry Discrete Questions
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 36 My name is Dr. Ryan Gray and I am joined again by Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep)‘s MCAT guru, Bryan, as we…
