This podcast covers the cell organelles. I break these down into five categories, organelles within: 1) all cells, 2) eukaryotic cells, 3) plant and bacterial cells, 4) human and bacterial cells, 5) human cells only, 6) plant cells only. In all, I cover the following organelles: ribosomes, vacuoles, cytoskeleton, plasma membrane, peroxisome proteasome, nucleus, nucleolus, ER (smooth and rough), Golgi apparatus, lysosome, cell wall, flagella, mitochondria, melanosome, flagella, and chloroplasts.


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This podcast covers the polyatomic ions to know and the solubility rules. Polyatomic ions start at 2:00 and solubility rules start at 6:00.

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This podcast covers chemical kinetics and solubility. First, I cover topics within kinetics including: general concept, collision theory, rate laws, and the Arrhenius equation. Then, I break down solubility. Topics in this segment include general concept, solubility product (Ksp), the common ion effect, selective precipitation, and Henry’s law.

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Ken Tao, MedSchoolCoach’s Director of MCAT Tutoring, and Sahil Mehta, Founder and President of MedSchoolCoach, join the podcast to discuss retaking the MCAT. We discuss how to determine if you should retake the MCAT and ways to improve your score.

AAMC MSAR: https://apps.aamc.org/msar-ui/#/landing

MCAT and GPA Grid for Applicants and Acceptees to U.S. Medical Schools: https://www.aamc.org/download/321508/data/factstablea23.pdf

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This podcast covers the eye. First, I quickly cover the anatomy of the eye. Then, I break down rods, cones, and the phototransduction pathway. Last, I talk about perception. The topics here include: visual field processing, binocular vs monocular cues, and feature detection (including Magno and Parvo pathways).

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This podcast covers the adaptive immune system. First, I introduce the cells that make up the adaptive immune system. Then, I break down the two branches of the adaptive immune system: 1) humoral immunity, 2) cell-mediated immunity. I end by recapping the whole immune system.

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This podcast covers the innate immune system. First, I introduce the cells that make up the innate immune system. Next, I discuss three important aspects of the innate immune system: 1) anatomical barriers, 2) general inflammatory response, 3) the complement system and describe their role within it.

Innate Immune System Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26846/

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This podcast covers several common separation and purification laboratory techniques that you may see on the MCAT. I have broken this subject down into three different categories: small molecules, proteins, and cells. Within the small molecule category, I cover: extraction, crystallization and recrystallization, and chromatography (TLC and HPLC). In the protein category, I cover: SDS-page, precipitation, isoelectric focusing, and chromatography (size-exclusion, affinity, and ion-exchange). Last, in the cell category, I briefly cover: centrifugation, flow cytometry, and microfluidics.

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CORRECTION: When talking about liquid-liquid extractions, Sam says that when the pH of a solution is below the pKa of the solution it will be deprotonated and be negatively charged. This is incorrect. When the pH of a solution is below its pKa, it would be protonated and potentially positively charged. 

I interview Kathryn, an MCAT tutor for Medschoolcoach. She runs the @thepremed Instagram page and was a top scorer on the MCAT. We talk about designing a study schedule, study habits, CARS, taking a gap year(s), and answer Q/A’s from Kathryn’s Instagram.

For IG/Student Inquiries: [email protected] Instagram: @thepremed

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This bonus episode briefly covers cell differentiation. What are the mechanisms of cell differentiation? How does a stem cell know what type of cell to differentiate into? Listen to find out.

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