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November 19, 2019

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Med Student, Entrepreneur, Exercise Addict: How Does He Do It? [Episode 339]

Podcast interview with Adam Goodcoff

Interview with Adam Goodcoff, fourth year medical student and co-founder of an online community for healthcare professionals [Show Summary] Med student Adam Goodcoff shares info on what life is like as a med student, how he became interested in medicine, what he plans to do when he graduates, and his new digital platform, “The Med… 

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June 20, 2019

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Why Does an MD Need an MBA? This UCLA MD/MBA Student Tells All [Episode 316]

Podcast interview with Trisha Mathelier

Interview with Trisha Mathelier, MD/MBA student at UCLA [Show Summary] In today’s episode Trisha Mathelier, an MD/MBA student with the Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program, shares her medical school journey as well as what led her to decide on getting an MBA in addition to her medical degree. She fills us in on the uniqueness of… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Charles Drew University of Medicine, MD/MBA, med school life, podcast, UCLA Anderson, UCLA/Drew, what is graduate school like series

June 2, 2019

Reading Time: 10 minutes

Dr. Calvin Sun, ER Resident, Entrepreneur, and Adventurer [Episode 254]

Dr Calvin Sun ER Resident Entrepreneur blog

Warning: Our guest today has done so much that it’s going to be really hard to give his background succinctly, but here goes. Dr. Calvin Sun earned his bachelors in 2008 at Columbia where he held numerous leadership positions. In 2014, he graduated from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and served as graduating class president…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / entrepreneurship, med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, residency

May 29, 2019

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Yoga Instructor, Holistic Health Coach, M4: Clare Brady Fits it All In [Episode 270]

Clare Brady St. Louis University School of Medicine blog

Yoga Instructor, Holistic Health Coach, M4: Clare Brady Fits it All In [Show Summary] Clare Brady is currently a fourth year med student at St. Louis University, though she got to med school in a roundabout way. During her recovery from an eating disorder in college, she learned a lot about the human body and… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, postbac

May 29, 2019

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Family Practitioner, Author, Advocate: An Interview with Dr. Alexa Mieses [Episode 303]

Podcast interview with Dr. Alexa Mieses

Interview with Dr. Alexa Mieses, family medicine resident, mentor & writer [Show Summary] Do you want to be a clinician? Are you concerned about your ability to gain acceptance to med school? Listen in to today’s interview with the author of The Heartbeat of Success: A Med Student’s Guide to Med School Admissions, Dr. Alexa… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / duke university medical school, Icahn SOM, MD/PhD, med school life, podcast, residency

May 29, 2019

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Doctor, Mother, and SMILE Score Creator [Episode 310]

Podcast interview with Dr. Laura Vater

Interview with Dr. Laura Vater, resident physician and SMILE Score creator [Show Summary] Dr. Laura Vater is a current resident in internal medicine, future hematologist/oncologist, mom, and inventor of The SMILE Score, a tool to help patients and health care providers simplify and prioritize health in their lives. She is also the mother of a… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Indiana University School of Medicine, med school life, MpH, podcast, residency

May 7, 2019

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Be a Happy Doc! [Episode 224]

podcast with taylor brana

Our guest today is an intern at Einstein Healthcare Network. He recently graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also has his own web site and podcast called The Happy Doc. Let’s learn more about Dr. Taylor Brana and how you too can be a happy doc. Let’s talk to the Happy Doc! Can… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, podcast

December 19, 2018

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Amy Ho: An ER Resident Who Connects with Patients and Society [Episode 203]

podcast amy faith ho er resident

I would like to share with you the email that made me believe that today’s guest, Dr. Amy Faith Ho, a third year ER resident, will be simply outstanding: I love the mission of your site, and the Match was something that endlessly agonized me (see my article in Forbes). It is a great passion… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, residency

December 19, 2018

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Encore: What is Med School Really Like? [Episode 213]

med podcast natalie wall

For the 4th of July week, we are airing an encore of one of the most popular Admission Straight Talk podcast episodes of 2017. Listen in on our conversation with Natalie Wall, a student at the University of Utah School of Medicine, for a fascinating discussion about her non-traditional path to med school, what it’s like to… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, podcast

December 19, 2018

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Life of a Former Med Student, Now Physician [Episode 290]

Podcast IV Dr. Charles Cochran

Interview with Dr. Charles Cochran, anesthesiologist and blogger [Show Summary] Are you wondering what life is like as a med student? Resident? Practicing physician? Do you want to graduate without mountains of debt? Do you want to be able to have work/life balance when you start practicing? Interested in rural medicine? Anesthesiology? Hear from Dr…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Indiana University School of Medicine, med school life, paying for med school, podcast, premed, residency

January 30, 2018

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Keeping Up with Dr. Andrea Tooley – Ophthalmology Resident and Soon-To-Be-Fellow [Episode 244]

Dr. Andrea Tooley Opthamology Resident Mayo Clinic blog

Dr. Andrea Tooley is currently an ophthalmology resident at the Mayo Clinic who will soon start a fellowship in oculoplastics in NYC. I know you’re a returning guest, but can you tell us a little about yourself? Your background, where you grew up, went to college and medical school? [1:22] I am originally from Sarasota,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Indiana University School of Medicine, med school life, podcast, residency

August 8, 2017

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One Older Med Student’s Path: From Grief to Growth to Giving [Episode 219]

med podcast deborah horenstein

Our guest today has a very unusual path to medical school. I’m going to let her tell her story with very little intro from me. All I’ll say now is she once upon a time had a career in finance, did her postbac at Columbia and attended Rutgers New Jersey Medical School where she earned… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Gold Humanism Honor Society, med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, rutgers medical school

August 1, 2017

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The Leonardo of Langone: Dr. Michael Natter [Episode 217]

med podcast with mike natter

Our guest today is a newly minted internal medicine intern at NYU Langone. He just graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and is starting his residency in Internal Medicine at Langone almost as we speak. He is also an accomplished artist, cartoonist, and writer who uses his “doodling” as a study tool. Welcome,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, postbac, residency, SKMC

July 11, 2017

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MD, OBGYN, MPH Talks Med School and Residency Admissions [Episode 214]

podcast iv suzi schweikert

Our guest today is Dr. Suzi Schweikert – a former English major at UCLA who decided she wanted to be an MD. She did so at UCSD, specialized in OBGYN at USC-Los Angeles County Medical Center, and after completing her residency, added an MPH to her credentials. Let’s learn more about Dr. Schweikert’s path in… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Accepted Admissions Consultant Interview, med school life, MpH, podcast, residency

January 13, 2016

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The Unbelievable Story of an Orthopedic Surgeon [Episode 136]

Dr Antonio Webb

Think you can’t get into medical school? Listen to this podcast for the amazing story of a physician who was rejected 3 times to medical school and later matched at his #1 choice in one of the most competitive residencies around. Introduction to Dr. Antonio Webb (1:09) Growing Up in Shreveport, LA  (2:06) Dr. Webb describes… 

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