medical school Archives

Two Canadian Medical School Acceptances for this Premed

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 187 In today’s episode, Ryan talks with Rachel, a premed in Canada who got two medical school acceptances who shares with us her journey…

Should I Retake the MCAT? Is There a Minimum MCAT Score?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 26 In today’s episode, we answer a question from a student who got a 504 on the MCAT and doesn’t know whether to retake the…

Should I Drop Out of My Masters Program and do a Postbac?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 25 In today’s episode, Ryan and Rich take a question pulled out directly from the forums over at OldPreMeds.org as they discuss getting a master’s…

Gap Years, Healthcare Teamwork and more Premed Q&A

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 181 In today’s episode, Ryan is joined by Allison as they discuss interesting topics such as taking gap years and fostering healthcare teamwork. This is…

How to Maintain Your Health and Fitness as a Premed

Ryan is joined by Ryan from thewhitecoatfitness.com who shares what he has learned about maintaining health and fitness through medical school. Take a listen!

9 Things We Wished Medical School Taught Us

Ryan and Allison cover a different kind of topic. They look back at their training and discuss what they wished they would have learned about during med school.

PA Turned MD Talks About Why He Made the Switch

Brad is a former PA, who is now a first year medical student. Hear him talk about the difference between a PA and an MD and why he’s changing careers now.

How Old Is Too Old to Start Medical School?

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/oldpremedspodcast/OPM2.mp3″ title=”How Old is Too Old to Start Medical School” ] You’re Not Too Old for Medical School. If you’re above the traditional age for medical students, you might…

Pros and Cons of the Liberal Arts for Premeds

Allison and Ryan discuss the pros and cons of choosing a liberal arts school or major as a premed, including the implications later on as a physician.

Interview with a 56-Year-Old Medical Student

In Session 11 I talk to Kate. She recently turned 56-years-old, and is a 3rd year medical student at West Virginia School of Medicine. AMAZING! You can read a profile that she wrote for us already here.

Kate shares with us her story of switching from a biology major, focusing on premed, to nursing and how at age 50, she got the itch to go back to school to become a physician. One of the decisions that helped her make the decision to switch to nursing was the cut-throat culture of the premed (I’m hoping to change that here!).