Setting The Scene

By The Premed Scene

Setting The Scene is a podcast created by The Premed Scene, a non-profit organization aiming to give opportunities to pre-health students. Opportunities include, internships, leadership experience, vi... more

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How many episodes does Setting The Scene have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

Setting The Scene episodes:

December 20, 2024 The Specialty Spotlight Scene with Dr. Bradley Block
On our 54th overall episode and the 2nd episode in our series "Specialty Stories," we are joined by Dr. Bradley Block, an ENT surgeon. Dr. Block recounts his lack of direction in his early years as a premed, his path to choosing ENT as his specialty and his day to day in the field. He also talks more about his family, managing his job and hobbies, and his passion for his podcast.
Join us to hear Dr. Block share his life journey from an unsure premed to an ENT surgeon at the largest ENT practice in the country managing his job, his podcast with over 400 episodes, and his family.
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43min
December 06, 2024 The Specialty Spotlight Scene with Dr. Kamala Tamirisa
On our 53rd overall episode and the 1st episode in our series "Specialty Stories," we are joined by Dr. Kamala Tamirisa, a cardiac electrophysiologist based in Dallas, TX. Dr. TamirisaOn our 53rd overall episode and the 1st episode in our series "Specialty Stories," we are joined by Dr. Kamala Tamirisa, a cardiac electrophysiologist based in Dallas, TX. Dr. Tamirisa recounts her journey into medicine and her love for her field as she shares insight about her specialty and its day to day rewards and challenges. She also shares more about her personal life as a mother and a physician and the challenges she faced during different times of her life.
Join us to hear Dr. Tamirisa share her life story, information about her specialty, as well as life advice on overcoming obstacles, ensuring a healthy work life balance, and how she got involved in leadership positions in multiple organizations while keeping her time open to pursue her hobbies.
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33min
November 22, 2024 The College Counsel Scene with Rameesha Mustafa
On our 52nd overall episode and the 3rd episode in our series "College Counsel," we are joined by Rameesha Mustafa, a content writer at The Premed Scene. Rameesha shares her experience as a premed who participated in research throughout college along with taking on a literature minor, and how she now works at the NIH.
Join us to hear Rameesha share her tips on applying for research, joining clubs, time management, networking, writing papers, and so much more!
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31min
November 01, 2024 The College Counsel Scene with Dr. Andrew Brown
On our 51st overall episode and the 2nd episode in our series "College Counsel," we are joined by Dr. Andrew Brown, a psychologist at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Brown shares his experience as pre-med who switched tracks after encountering a difficult course, the support structure he had during his college journey, his methods for taking care of his mental health, and much more.
Join us to hear Dr. Brown share his journey from college to a doctorate and tips for looking after one's mental well-being!
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48min
May 03, 2024 The Exploring Startups Scene with Allisa Song
On our 50th overall episode and the 4th episode in our series “Exploring Startups,” we are joined by Allisa, a graduating medical student at the Mayo Clinic. While an undergrad at the University of Washington, Allisa founded Nanodropper, a commercial-stage medical device company focused on helping patients with eye medications. Allisa has served as CEO of Nanodropper and taken the company to the next level, with clinics in every state and more than a million dollars in funding.
Join us to explore Allisa’s startup journey, from winning first place at the Johns Hopkins Student Healthcare Design Competition to being featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list, what inspired her, and her advice for pre-med entrepreneurs!
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36min
April 12, 2024 The Guest Spotlight Scene with JR Smith
On our 49th overall episode and the 12th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by JR, a fourth-year medical student at the Mayo Clinic. While in college at Duke, he had a tragic injury but later won Comeback Athlete of the Year and became the senior captain of the Track & Field team. Since starting his YouTube channel in 2020, JR set out to help others grow through evidence-based strategies shared in his videos and a mentorship community called Teach As You Learn.
Join us to hear more about JR, where he draws inspiration, and his plans for the future!
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55min
February 16, 2024 The College Counsel Scene with Michael and Asma
On our 48th overall episode and 1st episode in our series "College Counsel", co-hosts Michael and Asma share their journeys in college and beyond. Michael graduated from college in 2022 and has since worked the night shift as a sleep technologist, continued to teach at a local literacy center, and helped with project development at a couple of nonprofits. He started college in Iowa and later transferred to graduate in Connecticut. Asma is a junior in college and is currently fast-tracking into an Applied Cognition and Neuroscience master's program.

Join us to hear them speak about their experience in college, what they wish they had known, and lessons learned!
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40min
January 05, 2024 The Blog Scene with Ashby Glover
On our 47th overall episode and the 2nd episode in our series the “Blog Scene,” we are joined by Ashby, one of the content writers at The Premed Scene. Ashby graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Rhodes College, and after two years out of college, she decided to pivot to medicine. Earlier this fall, she took the move to New York City to start her first year at Fordham University’s post-bacc program.

Join us to hear about why she switched to medicine and her blog’s take on how the humanities tie into medicine!
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30min
November 11, 2023 The Guest Spotlight Scene with Ethan Liebross
On our 46th overall episode and the 10th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by Ethan Liebross, a 1st-year medical student at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. Prior to medical school, Ethan has had a unique story, one filled with lots of adventure and ambition — he’s traveled all across Europe and America, studied at the University of Oxford for a period of time, became a freelance journalist in his gap year, and runs a YouTube account documenting his life experiences. Ethan has a strong drive for lifestyle medicine and working with underserved communities, and it’s quickly shaping his aspirations as he undergoes his medical school journey.

Join us to hear about his adventure-filled path towards medicine, his biggest takeaways from it, and his current outlook as a 1st-year medical student!
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1h 18min
October 27, 2023 The Guest Spotlight Scene with Melisa Rodriguez
On our 45th overall episode and the 9th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by Melisa Rodriguez, a 4th-year medical student from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Melisa has been through all the highs and lows of medical school, from USMLE Step 1 to Step 2 CK to finally reaching residency applications. She has documented this all on our YouTube channel while she currently applies for a residency in internal medicine. With the hopes of a fellowship afterwards and working for a nonprofit, Melisa strives to embrace the humanistic side of medicine.
Join us to hear about her medical school application cycle, her time at FAU, and how she started her YouTube channel!

Melisa's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@MelisaRodriguezS/about
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24min

FAQs about Setting The Scene:

How many episodes does Setting The Scene have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.