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Basically Doctors episodes
- Basically, How To Choose a Graduate School (feat. Prof. Jared Shaw)
On this week's episode of Basically Doctors, we are back with our PhD advisor Prof. Jared Shaw to talk about what to do once you have gotten in to a chemistry graduate program. In this episode we talk about what to do at graduate school visitations, what NOT to do, questions to ask professors, and more. Hope you enjoy!
Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud
1 hr 31 min - Basically, How To Get Into Graduate School (Feat. Prof. Jared Shaw)
We're back!! On this week's episode, we chat with our PhD advisor Prof. Jared Shaw about how to get into a chemistry graduate program. In this episode we talk about how to pick a graduate program to apply to, undergraduate research, letters of recommendation, and other important aspects of your graduate school application. Hope you enjoy!
List of Organic Faculty:
https://www.organicdivision.org/organicsyntheticfaculty/
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 We're BACKKKKK
00:02:04 Why should someone apply to grad school?00:04:29 What do you consider the difference between a Masters vs PhD level scientist?00:09:19 How to decide which schools to apply to?00:22:27 Episode structure00:24:18 Must haves to get in to grad school00:25:45 Undergraduate research experience00:34:20 Letters of Recommendation00:37:57 Are you mostly just looking for evidence a student isn't going to quit?00:38:40 How early should you ask for recommendation letters?00:47:55 Should you email professors beforehand?00:52:33 Is it required for students to have published?00:57:19 What about letters of recommendation from Post Docs?01:04:42 GRE requirements?01:06:47 International Student Considerations01:14:36 Don't forget your GPA is set your 3rd year!01:16:32 Personal and Research Statements01:28:15 What happens to the application afterwards?01:35:01 Anna and Nina final thoughts1 hr 50 min - Basically, Anyone Can Start a Podcast (Feat. Aidan Looby)
On this week’s episode of basically doctors, we have our first guest of the podcast, Aidan Looby from Synthesis Workshop!!!! (https://www.youtube.com/c/SynthesisWorkshopVideos) In this episode, we talk about why Aidan decided to start his own podcast (formerly Under the Scope), his recent merge with Synthesis Workshop, and how we feel about science communication, the state of publishing, and much much more!
Don't forget to follow Synthesis Workshop and Basically Doctors on social media! Also- leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!
Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud
REFERENCES
https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-2020-2024/our-digital-future/open-science/open-access_enhttps://tidsskriftet.no/en/2020/08/kronikk/money-behind-academic-publishinghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557876/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6740196/https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_8/8.2.2_nih_public_access_policy.htm#:~:text=Under%20the%20policy%20NIH%2Dfunded,the%20official%20date%20of%20publication.https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16009/nsf16009.jsp1 hr 31 min - Basically, Be An Empath
On this week’s episode of basically doctors, we discuss dealing with conflict both in real life and in graduate school! We talk about how we dealt with our personal conflict in graduate school, what we think leads to conflict and disagreements, and spill the tea on how we eventually made up!
Getting to Yes - https://amzn.to/3UpiSeG
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Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!Music: Fireplace by Joakim KarudTIME STAMPS:00:00 - You can either be right or you can be loved05:34 - Choose your battles!14:33 - Misunderstandings20:06 - You can either be right or you can be loved30:25 - You can't let conflict get in the way of your work!35:00 - Dealing with when you completely disagree with someone39:29 - Hot take... you don't always have to be right!50:00 - You also don't always have to agree with everyone51:30 - How did we make up?1 hr 4 min - Basically, Write Your Dissertation Like The Simpsons
On this week’s episode of basically doctors, Nina and Anna discuss how they wrote their dissertation featuring productivity tips and organizational tools. You don’t want to miss this ;)
Check out some of Nina's other thoughts about data: https://ninaperryman.com/blog/my-biggest-mistakes-in-grad-school
How to Take Smart Notes: https://amzn.to/41XOeuu
Building a Second Brain: https://amzn.to/48zHaH1
Getting Things Done: https://amzn.to/3O5eqxB
Tiago Forte's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TiagoForte
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Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!
If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud58 min - Basically, Are You Qualified To Be A Doctor?
On this week's episode, of basically doctors, we talk about our process for studying for our PhD qualifying exams at UC Davis! We cover what a qualifying exam is, how we prepared, and how we dealt with our stress and the stress of the people around us. Hope you enjoy!
Find Nina's elaborated thoughts here :https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-1https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-2Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud00:00 - The shoe's gonna drop!
00:11 - Introduction
00:59 - What is a qualifying exam?03:49 - Qualifying exams at different schools, UC Davis vs Yale
06:13 - Qualifying exams at Yale
10:47 - Was it hard to prepare for the research part of the exam?
13:06 - What is a PhD candidate16:04 - How Anna prepared - how teaching helps you prepare
31:53 - How Nina prepared - fielding questions
35:46 - IMPOSTER SYNDROME!!
42:42 - Make yourself proud and believe in yourself :)
44:22 - QE's are a cool opportunity
45:51 - Unpopular opinion, QEs are fun
52:04 - Presentations need to be a STORY
53:19 - Confidence is KEY
55:15 - Crowdsource from people who have gone through it before!
59:50 - Nina's Reese's meltdown
1:02:14 - Moral of the story :)
1 hr 5 min - Basically, Are Postdocs Bad for Industry?
Since we talked about Nina's postdoc journey in our last episode, we decided to close out 2023 with the story of Anna's journey from graduate school to her job in the pharmaceutical industry. We talk about whether post docs are good/bad for industry, why you might want to do a postdoc before going into industry, and what ultimately led Anna to choose to do a postdoc. Hope you enjoy!
Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud42 min - Basically, Quit Your Postdoc and Leave the Country
In this week's episode, we wanted to give a little backstory about what led Nina to move abroad earlier this year. You'll hear Nina share her story about quitting her post doc, our thoughts on what it means to be a scientist, and end with what we hope to provide by starting this podcast. Hope you enjoy!
Don't forget to follow us on social media and let us know what you think in our post-show poll!
43 min - Basically, How to Pick a Graduate Research Lab
After a brief hiatus for Thanksgiving, we're back with an episode dedicated to how we picked our graduate research lab! We start by speaking generally about what you should look out for when doing lab rotations for your PhD (or masters!) in STEM, then end with Anna's story of how she navigated her first few quarters of graduate school. Hope you enjoy!
1 hr 1 min - Basically, Mental Health Matters
!! Trigger Warning !! In this episode we discuss sensitive topics including anxiety, depression, and death by suicide. Please proceed with discretion!
In this week's episode we talk about mental health in graduate school, including how our mental health was prior to graduate school, how graduate school impacted our mental health, and how we chose to cope.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.Call or text 988Chat at 988lifeline.org1 hr 21 min
About Basically Doctors
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Nina Perryman, PhD and Anna Lo, PhD are two synthetic organic chemists embarking on a journey of post-PhD self-recovery. Join us as we try to demystify the complex world of academia, offering…
guidance, advice, and anecdotes that spill the tea on what it's like to lose your 20s to graduate school.