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MP 171: AAMC MCAT Outline: All About Personality Disorders

AAMC MCAT Outline: All About Personality Disorders

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 171 What do you need to know about personality disorders? Once again, Phil from Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) is joining us…
SS 124: Cytopathology and the Diagnostic Side of Medicine

Cytopathology and the Diagnostic Side of Medicine

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 124 Pathology was not at the top of Dr. Elizabeth Morency’s list. But after being smitten by histology electives, she knew pathology was for…

The Scoop on University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 368 My guests are The Short Coat Podcast’s David Etler and med students from Carver College of Medicine. The Short Coat Podcast is part…
OPM 207: How and When to Get Shadowing Experience

How and When to Get Shadowing Experience

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 207 What is the best way to find shadowing experiences? Is there an ideal time to get all of your shadowing done? Listen to…
CARS 60: MCAT CARS Learns How Keanu Reeves Stays Mysterious

MCAT CARS Learns How Keanu Reeves Stays Mysterious

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 60 Follow along with this challenging passage, where we talk about the news cycle and how to stay as mysterious as Keanu Reeves in…

How to Tell Your Story as an Applicant to Med School

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 367 Today’s episode is a special one as I’m sharing with you a talk I gave at the University of Florida for their AMSA…

Should I Use (and Trust) School Chance Predictors?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 54 What are medical school chance predictors? Can a web-based algorithm actually tell you anything your character and your chances of getting in? Our…
OPM 206: What to Know About Physician Shadowing Etiquette

What to Know About Physician Shadowing Etiquette

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 206 Is there such a thing as etiquette when shadowing doctors? What can you expect to do and what, if anything, should you avoid?…
An Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist on Her Journey

An Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist on Her Journey

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 123 Dr. Sheila Specker is an Addiction Medicine specialist and psychiatrist, and fellowship director at the University of Minnesota. Today, she walks us through…

Can I Do My Med School Prereqs at a Community College?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 53 Community college is a practical choice for many students. Will premed courses taken at a CC hold as much weight as those taken…