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SS 214: Child Psychiatry: Looking At The Bigger Picture

Child Psychiatry: Looking At The Bigger Picture

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 214 Dr. Haiyan Wang is a community child psychiatrist at Beverly Mental Health Service who specializes in Anxiety and OCD. Let’s chat about what…

Jump Start Your Premed Journey: High School and Beyond

I’m not in high school or haven’t started college and know I want to be a physician. What can I do? The first and most important thing you can do…

Inside Med Admssions 3: Secondary Applications

Dr. Scott Wright, VP of Advising at Mappd, hosts the third episode of Inside Med Admissions and focuses on what students need to know about secondary applications. This month’s panelists…

Top 10 Premed Myths Busted

Much advice for premeds floats around online; not all of it is good. The common myths addressed in this post might have been told to you by other premed students…

Guide to the Med School Waitlist

Before or after an interview, a school might reject you outright, or they might put you on their waitlist. This guide aims to tell you what you can do to…
PMY 471: What Do The Stats Say? New AAMC Data Breakdown.

What Do The Stats Say? New AAMC Data Breakdown.

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 471 Is the MCAT getting harder and harder? Today, let’s talk about what the AAMC data means and how you should potentially think about…
ADG 157: 17 Years Old & Lacking Some Experience - Can I Apply?

17 Years Old & Lacking Some Experience – Can I Apply?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 157 This prospective applicant is only 17 – and is lacking clinical experience other than shadowing. Should she wait or can she explain it?…
MP 254: Active vs Passive Learning

Active vs Passive Learning

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 254 Hunter and I chat this week about what it means to actively learn, how to identify your learning style, and how to turn…
OPM 297: Do I Apply Earlier or Gain Clinical Experience?

Do I Apply Earlier or Gain Clinical Experience?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 297 Today’s nontrad has some shadowing hours but little-to-no clinical experience. Are they better off waiting a year to gain that experience? Questions answered…

Dr. Rose Provides Insight into Gynecologic Oncology

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 213 Dr. Stephen Rose is an academic gynecologic oncologist who, as someone who recovered from cancer himself, found his passion for helping women. If…