The Premed Years show

The Premed Years

Summary: If you're struggling on your premed journey, trying to figure out the best way to study for the MCAT, or trying to understand how to best apply to medical school, the award-nominated podcast, The Premed Years, has you covered. From interviews with Admissions Committee members and directors to inspirational stories from those who have gone before you, The Premed Years is like having a premed advisor in your pocket. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or anywhere else you listen to music or podcasts so you don't miss an episode. It's free. Every week. Don't forget to watch us on YouTube, or follow us on Instagram too! We're medicalschoolhq everywhere!

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  • Artist: Ryan Gray, MD of Meded Media
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Podcasts:

 303: How Can I Prepare for the CASPer, What is CASPer and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:57

Ryan is joined by Dr. Kelly Dore who is one of the brilliant minds who developed and researched CASPer. We talk about what it is, how it's scored and more.

 302: Instagram Q&A: HPSP, Picking Med Schools, SMPs and Postbacs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:13

I asked on Instagram (@medicalschoolhq - follow me!) for questions for this episode. You did not disappoint! Check out the episode for some great questions!

 301: Near-death Experience Led This Physician to Help People Die | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:45

BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative care specialist at UCSF. A near-death experience as a teenager left him with a unique perspective on disability and death.

 300: Burnout in Medicine and Our Newest Project to Help With It! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:59

Ryan is joined by Allison who has previously shared her story of burnout. They discuss burnout and they talk about MedDiaries—their newest project to help.

 299: High School Dropout to Highest Ranking Physician in the US | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:24

Dr. Richard Carmona served as the 17th Surgeon General of the US. After being a high school dropout and special forces medic, he found his calling for medicine.

 298: Professor to Premed, How Indentifing as LGBT Affected Apps | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:02

Sarah is starting med school this fall and is excited to begin. Listen to her story and how identifying as LGBT affected her med school applications.

 297: What If You've Applied and Your MCAT Score Is Not Good? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:42

If you've not taken my advice and pushed your MCAT back until June or July, you may be in for a rude awakening when you see your score. What should you do?

 296: What are Med School Red Flags & How Do You Talk About Them? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:38

Red flags seem to confuse a lot of students. They come up in applications and interviews and you need to be prepared to talk about them. Listen to this episode!

 295: Ignoring Advice, He Disclosed His Bipolar Disorder in Apps | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:37

Logan Noone is an MSII at PNWU. He became discouraged after listening to a previous Premed Years podcast about not disclosing big red flags. He ignored me!

 294: Premed Hangout Q&A: Interviews, Mistakes, and Much More! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:15

For today's episode, we took a handful of questions that students asked in our Facebook group, the Premed Hangout. We cover a variety of topics. Join now!

 293: Can You be an Alcoholic and Still Get Into Medical School? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:59

Michael joined me to talk about his struggle with alcohol since middle school, his failed, first application cycle, and what he did to succeed the second time.

 292: President of His Caribbean Med School Class to Failed Match | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:47

Dr. Yousuf is starting his Emergency Medicine residency after failing to match. Learn from his failures and triumphs and how you can avoid similar mistakes.

 291: Dr. Buck Parker: Academic Struggles to an 'A' Student | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:20

Dr. Buck Parker shares his journey of struggling during undergrad to success in medical school and his new course, Secret Study Hacks. Listen to his journey.

 290: How Do You Focus on Your Health While a Premed Student? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:16

Caroline is a second-year med student who runs the @carolinecooksclean Instagram account. As a former athlete, she tries her best to stay on top of her health.

 289: Stop Wasting Space in Your Personal Statement and ECs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:42

After reading hundreds of personal statements and extracurriculars this application cycle, I'm seeing the same mistakes over and over again. Don't do it too!

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