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USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Chemical Composition of Gallstones
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 43 A 32 y/o woman with acute cholecystitis has a past medical history of acute hemolytic anemia. Which substance is likely to be found…
Providing Hope in Pediatric Palliative Medicine
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 134 Dr. Kelly Komatz, Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program at UF, talks about her experience in pediatrics, hospice, and palliative…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: What Counts as an Upward Trend in Your GPA?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 79 Today’s caller had a mediocre GPA from her undergrad in business. Now, she’s on the premed path taking prereqs and her GPA is…
How Do You Show Med Schools You can Handle the Pressure?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 219 Do AdCom’s really expect you to quit your job and take classes full-time to show you can handle the demands of med school?…
MCAT CARS: Power, Suspicion and Mystery in Mirrors
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 71 This MCAT CARS passage looks at the history of mirrors and the intangible power they hold over us. Once again, Jack Westin joins…
MCAT CARS: Would Working Less Reduce our Carbon Footprint?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 70 Can we save the planet by switching to a four-day workweek? The author of today’s MCAT CARS practice passage thinks so! As always,…
How Does Understanding Cultural Values Improve Patient Care?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 380 I’m joined today by Dr. Cheo Torres to learn more about traditional medicine, cultural competency and how understanding both will make you a…
A Look Into Community Pain Medicine
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 133 Dr. Alex Dressler is a community anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist. He’s been out of training now for a year and so he…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: How to Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 78 Everyone experiences imposter syndrome as a premed, medical student, and resident physician. Today, I share how to deal with these feelings on the…
USMLE Step 1 Went Pass/Fail: What Does That Mean for Premeds?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 379 What are residency program directors looking for in applicants? Is the USMLE Step 1 the most important factor? We’re looking at the data…
