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Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Mentioning Mental Illness in Applications
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 76 There are ways to touch upon mental illness in your application that are more discreet. But what if it’s a major part of…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Postbac vs Masters to help a low GPA?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 75 If you have a low GPA, first ask yourself why. Before picking between post-bac, masters, and SMP programs, be honest about where you…
A Look Into Psychiatry With A Program Director
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 130 What makes a great psychiatrist? Dr. Jason Curry, a Psychiatry Residency Program Director at the University of Arizona Tucson, weighs in. Last week,…
Stop Worrying About What Medical Schools Think
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 377 Today, you get to come along on a premed meetup I hosted in Chicago! I answered a bunch of questions about how to…
Disclosing Sources of Motivation When Applying to Med School
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 216 This premed and mother of two is wondering when and how to discuss her motivation for applying to medical school: her children. Your…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: Giving Up on My Med School Dream
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 74 What do you do when a premed advisor recommends a drastic change of course? Should this caller call it quits on US MD…
Do You Know Your Anatomy in Reference to a C-Section?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 40 In today’s episode, we’re pulling another one from our grab bag of pathology questions. As always, I’m joined by Dr. Mike Natter from…
MCAT CARS Unmasks the Comedy in Slaughterhouse-Five
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 67 Finding hope through horror, this author dissects Slaughterhouse-Five. What can we learn about his stances on life, death, and comedy in this CARS…
What Is the Location of this Myocardial Infarction?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 32 Crushing substernal chest pain, bradycardia, elevated troponin, and decompensating. What are the subjective and objective signs of myocardial infarction? Dr. Mike Natter from…
Ask Dr. Gray: Premed Q&A: How To Pull in the Reader
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 73 Help your reader inhabit those important “why medicine” moments with you. Show your experiences through anecdotes and appeal to their senses. Our episodes…
