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SS 139: The Cerebral Field of an Academic Rheumatology

The Cerebral Field of an Academic Rheumatology

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 139 What do House and rheumatologists have in common? Dr. Anisha Dua, fellowship director at Northwestern Medicine, answers and talks lifestyle, dispels myths, and…
BR 48: What Is Causing This Student's Anxiety?

What Is Causing This Student’s Anxiety?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 48 A 20-y/o student presents with anxiety, but her other symptoms suggest her diagnosis may not be so straight-forward. If it isn’t GAD, what…
PMY 386: Carle Illinois COM: How to Thrive in the Midst of Adversity

Carle Illinois COM: How to Thrive in the Midst of Adversity

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 386 Carle Illinois College of Medicine thrives on being different and finding solutions to uncertainty. Danny & Nora share how you can too as…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Is it Bad to Take Prereqs in the Summer?

Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Is it Bad to Take Prereqs in the Summer?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 84 Time is a precious commodity when you’re a nontraditional student like today’s caller. How should you spend your time as a nontraditional premed?…
OPM 223: What's the First Step After Deciding to Apply to Med School?

What’s the First Step After Deciding to Apply to Med School?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 223 You’re switching gears and getting ready to pursue a career in medicine, but what’s your first step on this new path? Your questions…
PMY 385: 6 MCATs, 4 Application Cycles, 12 Interviews & 2 Acceptances!

6 MCATs, 4 Application Cycles, 12 Interviews & 2 Acceptances!

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 385 Our guest today, Taylor, took the MCAT six times. She applied to medical school four times but never gave up. She clawed her…
CARS 75: MCAT CARS Asks: Can Statistics Be Used to Predict Behavior?

MCAT CARS Asks: Can Statistics Be Used to Predict Behavior?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 75 Using our CARS skills, Jack Westin and I tackle this TOUGH practice passage and learn about how social physics can be used to…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Writing About Obstacles in Your Application

Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Writing About Obstacles in Your Application

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 83 If you’ve faced adversity on your path to med school, you aren’t alone! Today, we’ll talk about how to discuss obstacles in the…
SS 138: Inside the Pandemic With an Emergency Medicine Physician

Inside the Pandemic With an Emergency Medicine Physician

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 138 What is it like fighting on the frontlines against the coronavirus in NYC? Dr. Dana Levin, an emergency and aerospace medicine physician, shares…
BR 47: USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Cranial Nerve Nuclei

USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Cranial Nerve Nuclei

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 47 Using our knowledge of cranial nuclei and some spatial awareness, which cranial nerve nuclei receives fibers from the carotid baroreceptors? Let’s find out!…