Join Devak Nanua and Piroz Bahar, M3 medical students at the University of Michigan, as they share their experiences and reflect on what has been most meaningful to them along the way. This episode covers a range of topics related to how it feels to go through medical school. Don't miss a chance to hear from medical students who are currently in the process of becoming physicians to learn what their perspectives may hold for you.

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Join our conversation with Professor Emily Youatt, Director of Undergraduate Education and Clinical Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity, and Dr. Lewis Morgenstern, Professor of Epidemiology, Neurology, Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, and Director of the Stroke Program, both from U-M's School of Public Health, for a lively discussion on what students may do to pursue a major in public health as a strong foundation for a career in medicine and other health professions. This episode covers a range of topics related to public health. We discuss pathways to the undergraduate public health program, interdisciplinary approaches to healthcare, and ways of understanding health and healthcare within a broader social context. Don't miss a chance to learn about this exciting health field and what opportunities it may hold for you.

In today's episode, Julie interviews Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar and Nancy Kuemin for our students to learn about why interprofessional education is so important within health care. In part one, you will hear stories about healing and how approaching healthcare from interprofessional education enriches the healthcare experience. Dr. Raj Mangrulkar reminds students to be constantly curious so they can learn about, from. and with other health professionals.

Resources:

Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education

Nancy Kuemin, JD

• Patient Experience Coach, Michigan Medicine Office of Patient Experience

Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar

• Professor of Medicine and Learning Health Sciences and Director of  Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education, Medical School

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Join us for a conversation with M1 student Krupa Patel of Michigan Medicine. In this conversation Krupa and Gerald explore the beginnings of Krupa’s interest in Medicine and how intentional decision making led her to discovering her passion in medicine. Krupa talks in great detail about the importance and intersectionality of community involvement which has resulted in the birth of the Lunar Doula Collective with her colleagues as pre-med students at Michigan. Learn more about how Krupa discovered her why and used that why to create meaningful experiences outside the classroom.

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Resources:

April Bigelow's Bio

⁠⁠⁠LSA Pre-Health Website⁠⁠

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There are many paths to medical school. Sometimes, students decide to pursue a career in medicine during their senior year or after graduating from college, not realizing until they’ve had other life experiences they would like to become a physician. Join us in this episode for a discussion with guests Matt Wishart, Steven Pejuan, Nathan Fox, and Beth Kranyak from the UM MEDPREP Program which is a Post-Bacc program specialized for career changers. Learn more about post-baccs for career changers and if the MEDPREP program is the right track for you!

MEDPREP Program

Contact Information: [email protected]

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Join us for a conversation with Dawn Dewar a Career Advisor in the department of Academic and Career Advising office at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. We explore the complex understanding of career advising and how incoming students can take advantage of career advising resources. This will help shape their experiences with extracurriculars and professional development towards their ultimate career goals.

Dawn Dewar ([email protected])

⁠MSUCOM Office of Academic and Career Advising⁠

⁠⁠LSA Pre-Health Website⁠

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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Juanita Tookes an Academic Advisor in the department of Academic and Career Advising office at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. We discuss how students can effectively transition from undergraduate to medical school. Highlighting resources and optimizing the academic advising wealth of knowledge to shape their experiences to their goals.

Dr. Juanita Tookes ([email protected])

IG: drjuanitaspeaks

MSUCOM Office of Academic and Career Advising

⁠LSA Pre-Health Website

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Join us for a conversation  with Lucy, a fourth year medical student at Michigan Medicine about being LGBTQIA+ and expressing your identity in your application. Lucy talks in more detail about how OutMD fosters community and promotes inclusivity within healthcare. Lucy also expands upon how she expressed her identity as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in her application as well as how she made the decision to pick a medical program that supports her beliefs and identity system.

Lucy St. Charles: [email protected]

LSA Pre-Health Website

Spectrum Center

OutMD

AAMC: Identifying Medical Schools With Robust LGBTQ+ Support Systems

MSPA LGBTQ+ EQUITY REPORT CARD

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Join us on this podcast episode for a very special conversation with Dr. Robert Ernst, Chief Health Officer, Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness in Student Life, and Executive Director of University Health Services at the University of Michigan, who led our campus community through the pandemic. Hear about Dr. Ernst’s own journey to becoming a physician as a first generation college student and listen as he shares his perspective on the nature of medical education today. You will want to tune in for this episode!

Resources:

LSA Pre-Health Website

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