Progress Note

Progress Note

By Riley Baker / Jack WolfMedicineHealth & Fitness
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Progress Note episodes

  • Progress Note: Dating in Medical School

    Everyone knows the rigors of this career, and other online sources can scare you with the high rates of breakups that occur. Having done it successfully, Riley and Jack discuss their experiences maintaining a long-distance relationship throughout medical school. With this advice and a little bit of dedication, having a relationship that survives medical school is 100% possible.


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    29 min
  • Progress Note: Neurology Rotation
    Riley and Jack talk about their Neurology rotations and go over what worked, what didn’t work, advice on how to succeed, what to study, and much more. If you are interested in neuro or what the rotation entails, this is your chance to get a step up on the rest of your class. Contact email: [email protected]
    40 min
  • Progress Note: Internal Medicine Rotation

    In this episode, Jack and Riley discuss their experiences in internal medicine, how to approach this rotation, and some tips they wish they had prior to starting. This episode is made for all students who are beginning rotations or getting ready for their medicine rotation specifically. How can you succeed and stand out compared to other students? Listen here to find out!

    47 min
  • Progress Note: Pediatrics Rotation

    Join Riley and Jack as they talk about their experiences beginning rotations. They talk in-depth about inpatient and outpatient pediatrics while giving advice on how you can best succeed in those fields. For inpatient, both Riley and Jack specialized in pediatric hematology oncology.

    45 min
  • Progress Note: Passing the USMLE Step 1

    Jack and Riley are back after quite a lengthy break. In our time away from the podcast, we both officially took and passed USMLE Step 1, went on some vacations, and began third-year rotations. This episode catches up on our hosts' lives while diving into the actual scheduling process for Step 1, what test day is like, what to expect, and more. We hope you enjoy catching up with us, and as always, let us know if you have any questions, recommendations, or feedback!


    32 min
  • Progress Note: Succeeding in Medical School
    This episode is the first installment of a new series that follows Riley and Jack in their lives as medical students. These will provide updates on their time in and out of class, with a mix of advice for pre-meds/M1s. Today they talk about buckling down for Step 1, which resources they like the best for all aspects of medical school, and of course, a discussion about how we broke the podcast rankings in Taiwan. 
    37 min
  • Streamlining Medical Education with Founder of Online MedEd, Dr. Dustyn Williams
    Take a listen while Jack and Riley sit down with the founder of Online MedEd, a source for centralized medical education. In this episode, we talk about his journey to medicine, what pushed him away from practicing, and how he developed a stream-lined education platform designed to improve the national curriculum. Through his PACE learning paradigm, he removes the unnecessary time wasted looking for information and figuring out what is essential. So listen to Dr. Williams' visions, and check out https://home.onlinemeded.org/ for more efficient learning.
    1 hr 19 min
  • Advice From the Dean of Admissions at UConn School of Medicine (ft. an inside look at Emergency Medicine)
    This episode has a little bit of everything. 
    For our pre-med listeners: A good chunk of this episode (mostly the second half) is dedicated to gaining advice on how to best prepare yourself for medical school, what AdComms look for, and how to stand out to the application committee. Dr. Regan, the dean of admissions at UConn SOM, gives listeners an inside look at how the review process is conducted, which will give our listeners an advantage when it comes to creating the best application. 
    For our prospective Emergency Medicine students: Dr. Regan is about as experienced as they come in EM. In this episode, he describes why he chose the field, the pros and cons of working in such an intense specialty, and how you can best prepare yourself for a career in EM. 
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    1 hr 14 min
  • Medicine Consult: Social Media in Medicine with Founder of Mad Medicine, Dr. Mutahir Farhan
    Information is a complex thing. Figuring out the best way to disperse it in an unbiased, enjoyable way might be even more complex. Join Riley and Jack as they sit down with the founder of Mad Medicine to discuss social media's role in education/spreading medical awareness. For students: take a look at his website madmedicine.org which has step 1/step 2 educational material for no cost! Dr. Farhan is using his 1.2 million follower platform (Tiktok: @madmedicine) to educate through unbiased entertainment while also creating free study resources for students. He also talks about Internal Medicine, his path to get there, and what specialties IM is a starting point for.
    1 hr 14 min

About Progress Note

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Join us, Riley Baker and Jack Wolf, throughout our medical school journey. We came into medical school with many questions. Knowing many of us are in the same boat, our goal is to use our experience to help you succeed in school and beyond - we made the mistakes so that you don’t have to. Whether you are here for advice, entertainment, or a general interest in medicine, we hope you enjoy our rambling.