Elorm Avakame, MD, MPP is a recent graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a pediatrics resident at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. In this season one finale of Dear Premed, Dr. Avakame shares what it was like growing up with parents who were immigrants from … Continue reading "Ep 4. Dear Elorm"

Stacy Jones, a dual degree student at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, opens up about being diagnosed with a learning disability in medical school. We discuss her efforts to improve support systems for students with disabilities and the AAMC report she contributed to as a research assistant called Accessibility, Inclusion … Continue reading "Ep 3. Dear Stacy"

Dr. Alister Martin, an emergency medicine resident, chatted with me for this month’s episode of Dear Premed. Hear how this Neptune, New Jersey native was inspired to pursue medicine. From GED to Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Dr. Martin describes how he did not let his biography determine his destiny. … Continue reading "Ep 2. Dear Alister"

Tune in to Dear Premed’s first full-length episode!!! Jennifer Bido, a fourth year medical student at Harvard and future orthopedic surgeon, joins me to talk about her path to medicine. You also don’t want to miss the first medical minute of the show on Puerto Rico and my answers to your questions about taking a … Continue reading "Ep 1. Dear Jen"

The first full episode of Dear Premed will drop the first week of the new year. In this introductory episode of Dear Premed, learn a bit about me, your host, and get a taste of what is to come!