Goutam Gadiraju is currently a third year HMS student and graduate of UNC Chapel hill, where he studied biomedical engineering. Today, we talk about his experiences as an EMT in North Carolina, his fascinating bioengineering projects, and we dive into why he made the academic choices that he did!

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Today I outline an efficient guide to passing step 1 in 2024! We discuss what you need to be doing during the "pre-dedicated" period as well as the critical "dedicated" step studying period. This guide is simple, to the point, and hopefully will give you a good overview of what you will need to do to successfully pass step 1!

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Will Oles is a 3rd year medical student at the Harvard Medical School and an alum of Yale, where he worked as an EMT, had several impactful research experiences, and where he stayed on as a research coordinator to do network science research for his gap year! 

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If you are looking for a shelf studying method that is efficient, simple, and will help you get honors, then this episode is for you. Listen to learn about how I was able to honor every shelf exam using only Uworld, the Amboss library, and Anki! 

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Kaushik Venkatesh is a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, but his journey to medicine took him through the worlds of business and public health. Before starting his medical education, Kaushik pursued an MBA and MPH at George Washington, honing his skills and knowledge in the realms of healthcare policy, healthcare innovation, non-profit organizations, and the business of medicine. This was an absolutely fascinating conversation that I know you will enjoy too!

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In my interviews, I always ask others to give one or two pieces of advice that they wish they knew when they started medical school. So today, I’m going to take some time to answer this myself. In this episode I reflect on: perspective, time management, growth mindset, setting goals, and self-maintenance. This new year, I hope that this episode inspires you to reflect on your own journey.

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In today’s episode we’ll discuss the final steps in publishing a paper, and I’ll take you through a full example of a paper that one might write, step by step, so that you can see the process of writing a paper! It isn't as scary as it might seem, and by the end of this episode, you should have a good overview of all of the steps in conducting a research project as a medical student.

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Ginny Sun is a fourth-year medical student at Harvard Medical School and graduate of MIT with an interest in everything from medical devices to natural language processing in the context of medicine. Throughout our discussion, we will delve into Ginny's journey, exploring her passion for merging the fields of medicine and technology. We'll explore her experiences in college that led her to innovative engineering projects, and we'll discuss how she ultimately came to the decision to pursue medicine!

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In today’s episode (part 3 of 4), we’ll discuss the steps of writing a manuscript with plenty of practical examples. We'll then go onto discussing the process of submitting a manuscript, some tips to increase your chances of success and a framework to understand the entire peer review system. If this is the first time you've worked on a paper as the lead author and are looking for advice on how to write a strong manuscript, then this then this is the episode for you!

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Joshua Zhu is a 4th year medical student at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, currently doing a research year at the Yale School of Medicine. He is also the founder of a medical device company and a long time friend of mine from my high school days! Join us in todays conversation about entrepreneurship in medical school, deciding between computer science and medicine, and the reason to take (or not take) a gap year!

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