While many medical students struggle academically at some point during their training, open conversations about failing exams or courses are few and far between. For part 2 of our series on failure in medicine, we talk with Percy Takyi, a current third year medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, who speaks boldly about not passing one his first year medical school courses. Percy's desire to discuss his academic struggles eventually inspired him to create a podcast entitled "Behind the White Coat: Failure and Percyverance" exploring experiences of failure and adversity in medical training. In this episode, Percy shares with us his outlook on challenges as part of his larger journey, the importance of finding joy outside of academic validation, and his commitment to changing the secrecy and shame that often surround failure in medicine. 

You can find Percy on instagram at @ipercyvere and can listen to his podcast wherever you get your podcasts.