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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!…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Discussing Caregiving on the Med School App

Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Discussing Caregiving on the Med School App

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 82 In many cases, caregiving is an amazing way to gain clinical experience in a non-traditional setting. How should you talk about it on…
OPM 222: Should You Go All-In on a Career in Medicine, or...

Should You Go All-In on a Career in Medicine, or…

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 222 Students often ask if they should continue their current path, or abandon everything in pursuit of their interest in medicine. Today, I’ll answer!…
BR 46: USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Glossopharyngeal Nerve Innervation

USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Glossopharyngeal Nerve Innervation

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 46 More glossopharyngeal neuroanatomy! This gland is innervated by the efferent autonomic fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Name that gland! Joining me for another…
CARS 74: MCAT CARS Asks: Are Human and Animal Emotions Similar?

MCAT CARS Asks: Are Human and Animal Emotions Similar?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 74 What kinds of emotions do animals feel? Are they similar to human emotions? How should we address personal biases when answering CARS questions?…
PMY 384: How Are TMDSAS & Texas Medical Schools Adapting to COVID-19?

How Are TMDSAS & Texas Medical Schools Adapting to COVID-19?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 384 Enrique Jasso, Associate Director, Texas Health Education Service, answers your questions about how TMDSAS and Texas medical schools are reacting to COVID-19. Check…