Journey to Medicine

Dr. Nicholas Scoulios wanted to be a physicist but a shadowing experience made him realize the tremendous impact a physician can make in their patients' lives. He describes medical school as tough but he had unknowingly prepared well for it. In this conversation, Dr. Scoulios offers invaluable advice on how to approach applying to medical school and what is the key to be successful in the journey to being a physician!

John is a student at the Stanford Medicine Master of Science in PA Studies (MSPA) program. He talks about how all his experiences led him to think about the profession of PA and what made his application strong for the Stanford Medicine MSPA program. John offers great information and advice for all the students who are thinking of a career as a PA.

Mario Moreno's family came to the US as illegal immigrants. Poor grades in college shattered his hopes of getting into med school. After undergrad, he worked as a night time interpreter in a hospital and studied for his MCAT between patients. He was feeling doubtful and afraid. Listen to this extraordinary story of determination and recovery to achieve the height of success in medicine!!

In this candid and informative interview, Dr. Collins discusses what motivates and excites him about going to work daily as a hospital medicine physician. He did not think he would pursue medicine while growing up. In undergraduate, his path took him towards premed track. He took some time after undergrad to gain experience in providing service and education abroad before finally applying to medical school. He offers excellent advice on how to manage the stressors of medical training and practice!

A captivating and inspiring journey to medicine!! Angel Billingsworth knew he wanted to be a doctor from an early age but did not know how to become one. Once in college, he learnt about it and worked hard to get ready to apply to medical school. But a serious accident put a stop to all his plans. Once recovered, he was inspired by his experiences as a patient to finish a public health degree and even went to law school. Despite all the obstacles he had faced, his fierce desire to help people motivated him to navigate the rigorous medical school application process. Let's hear from AJ!!

Nada knew that she wanted to be a doctor from a very young age. She worked hard during high school, undergrad and masters. But the application process to medical schools left her feeling frustrated and "wore her spirit down". Nada talks about what pulled her through that period and has excellent uplifting advice for all the students going through the process.

Danielle was always interested in the sciences. In college, she thought of applying to medical school. But her journey took her through masters in public health and some years in research before she decided to go back to her true passion that was patient care. With the growing popularity of the physician assistant profession, she applied to the physician assistant masters program. Lets here about her journey from Danielle Marck!

This episode is for all international medical graduates! The ups and downs, the anxieties and the victories! Listen to this highly informative and an excellent step by step description of her journey from medical school in India to residency in the US, followed by a fellowship at Stanford. Let's hear from Dr. Pratyusha Narra, MD!!

Josh grew up helping his father, a physician in providing outreach health services and was sure he wanted to go to med school. However, when he got accepted into a prestigious combined BS/MD program after high school, he declined it. Josh wanted to gain more experience and be sure if medicine was his passion. He went to Kenya to serve. Did his experience abroad help him? Listen to this captivating journey to medicine from Josh Wong!

Dr. Jonathon Parker grew up in a small town. His journey took him through a seven-year MD/Ph.D. program and then he applied for another seven-year residency in neurosurgery. He talks about his secret to sustaining the long, difficult journey and actually having fun while going through it. Listen to some excellent advice about the application process and life in medicine from Jonathon!