Pritzker Podcast

Dr. Vineet Arora is a hospitalist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She also serves as the Assistant Dean for Scholarship & Discovery and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Pritzker School of Medicine. She is also active in social media and quality improvement research.

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Judy and Ajay discuss life and leadership as a Pritzker Chief with the newly selected leaders of the fourth-year class: Grace Lee, Geoff Stetson, and Manny Diaz.

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One of the student revisit coordinators joins Camie and Ben to discuss the upcoming revisit weekend here at Pritzker. We discuss the schedule, what to expect, and some other frequently-asked questions.

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Your parents have questions. We have answers. Love Thy Parents is a series dedicated to all the fathers and mothers out there. Applying to medical school can be confusing for applicants themselves; how do you think parents must feel?

In this Part 3, we're busting myths related to having a son or daughter apply to and ultimately medical school.

In the final installment, we'll talk more about what it's like to have a son or daughter in medical school.

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Your parents have questions. We have answers. Love Thy Parents is a series dedicated to all the fathers and mothers out there. Applying to medical school can be confusing for applicants themselves; how do you think parents must feel?

In Part 2, we tackle financial aid: what's out there, how to get it, and how to make sense of it all.

In future parts, we’ll cover common myths and what to expect when a son or daughter starts medical school.

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The Pritzker Podcast crew is expanding! Here, we’re introducing Judy Chen and Ajay Sampat, current third-year Pritzker students, and David Voce, a student currently taking a year off to do research, who will all be joining the hosting team and helping to give listeners an idea of what Pritzker is all about.

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The Pritzker Podcast crew is expanding! Here, we're introducing Saba Berhie and Camie Petri, two first-year students who will be joining the hosting team and helping to give listeners an idea of what Pritzker is all about. Anthony Aspesi, a fellow first-year student, will be joining us as well.

Soon, we'll introduce the other three new folks.

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Your parents have questions. We have answers. Love Thy Parents is a series dedicated to all the fathers and mothers out there. Applying to medical school can be confusing for applicants themselves; how do you think parents must feel?

In Part 1, we tackle the application itself: the timeline, the most basic resources, finances, and tips for parents of applicants to keep in mind.

In future parts, we'll cover financial aid from the parental perspective, common myths, and what to expect when a son or daughter starts medical school.

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Joni and Ben discuss some recent listener questions sent via email and text.

1. How important is Illinois residency in Pritzker's admissions?

2. Is it better to enroll in a formal post-baccalaureate program or do something less structured? Is there any value to these programs?

3. Of ~600 interviewees, how many are rejected outright prior to May 15?

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Five current Pritzker students—Akash Parekh, Marina Sharifi, Philippe Tapon, Nathan West, and Ning Zhou—join us to discuss applying to and attending Pritzker as an LGBT student.

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