The Premed Perspectives

By The Premed Perspectives

Welcome to The Premed Perspective Podcast, where your host Lasya, along side co-hosts Ambika, Viji, and Esha share their journeys from premedical undergrad to medical school, while covering other topi... more

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The Premed Perspectives episodes:

September 25, 2020 S2.E8: Everything you Need to Know About Undergrad Research
Research is such a large proponent of the PreMed experience. This week Viji and Esha discuss their extensive experience in undergraduate research, describing how they got involved, how you can get involved, and how to balance work and research life!
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27min
September 18, 2020 S2.E7: Everything you Need to Know About Podiatry with @thedpmjourney
S2.E7: Everything you Need to Know About Podiatry with @thedpmjourney
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23min
September 10, 2020 S2.E6: Dr.Chilukuri MD - Her Journey to Establishing a Work-Life Balance in Medicine
This week, Lasya sat down with Dr.Chilukuri (her mom!) to discuss how to establish a career in medicine while making sure you have a good support system to strike a good work life balance. She talks about everything from the matching process while freshly married, to being a pregnant resident, and opening her private practice while pregnant.
0:00-2:00 Introduction
2:00-3:00 Dr. C’s Medical Journey
3:00-8:00 Residency Matching Process and having a support system
8:00-10:50 Pregnancy and residency
10:50-14:30 Opening a Private Practice
15:00-20:30 Balancing Work/Family Life
20:30-22:15- Advice to those interested in medicine
23:00-END Conclusion
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24min
September 04, 2020 S2.E5: How to Have an Amazing Online Semester
This week we all sit down to discuss how to succeed in online school. 0:00-1:18 Introduction
1:19-4:19 How to stay organized and keep track of deadlines
4:20-6:34 The importance of sticking to a routine and staying connected to family and friends
6:35-8:20 Simulating a “normal” school experience
8:21-12:49 How to balance school work, social life (while still being safe!), and mental health
12:50-14:52 Closing remarks
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15min
August 28, 2020 S.2E4 Our Secret Studying Weapon - The iPad
This week Lasya, Viji, and Ambika sit down to discuss how they are going to tackle online school this semester. They talk about their favorite study tool and all of its benefits. The iPad is so versatile. You can take notes, you can draw, you can import and send PDFs, and so much more. They talk about how it has helped them become more eco-friendly and save money in the long run!
0:00-1:14: Introduction
1:14-2:23 Why did we choose to get an iPad
2:23-3:43 Goodnotes vs Notability
3:43-6:35 How to save money with the iPad
6:35-7:03 Backing up Notes
7:03-10:54 Everything you can do with the iPad
10:54-11:25 Conclusion
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12min
August 21, 2020 S2.E3: Dr.Darsh Shah DO - The Gap Year Enthusiast
This week Lasya and Viji sit down with Dr.Shah (@doctor.darsh). He entered undergrad as a BS/MD student, but he didn’t matriculate into the affiliated medical school due to not meeting the GPA cut off. He shares his journey of how he turned that heart break into motivation to maximize his gap years and become a PMnR resident today!
0-0:48 - Introduction
0:49-4:01 - The differences between high school and college that resulted in him not meeting the GPA cut off for matriculating into his med school
4:02-8:59 - How he strategically built his resume to get into medical school after 2 admissions cycles
9:00-9:57 - Why he is glad he is a DO (osteopathic physician)
9:57-13:47 - The importance of taking a gap year
13:47-15:43 - How to become a better version of yourself everyday
15:43-16:43 - How to not focus on the long time you’re spending to become a doctor
16:44-17:16 - Conclusion
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18min
August 14, 2020 S2.E2: Brittany Ladson - 5 Things She Wished She Knew Before Medical School
Today we talk to Brittany Ladson (@mymilestomedicine) who is an OMS3 at MSUCOM to talk about 5 things she wish she knew before entering medical school!
0-1:11 - Introduction
1:11-5:14 - The diversity amongst the medical school class
5:15-11:56 - Building your resume doesn’t stop in medical school + how to leverage support and time to do so
11:56-15:27 - How to keep relationships (family, friends, significant others) outside of medical school positive
15:27-18:11 - Sometimes medical school is longer than 4 years
18:11-20:55 - Medical school exams are very different from ones in undergrad
20:55-21:22 - Conclusion

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22min
August 07, 2020S2.EP1: Jake Goodman - His Journey to 200K Tik Tok Followers + MD/MBA
Jake Goodman is a medical student at Thomas Jefferson University’s medical school studying towards his MD/MBA. He is showing his authentic journey to medical school through his Destination Healthcare Podcast, Tik Tok (where he has 200K followers), and his Instagram. He discusses all those things and more in today’s episode.
0-0:41 - Introduction

0:41-7:04 - How he is showing the authentic struggles and journey to get into medical school through social media + How you can show your authentic journey too

7:05-13:06 - The exact strategy he used to build his massive social media (Tik Tok, Instagram, and Podcast) following

13:10-19:10 - How he balances studying to get his MD/MBA, while he is a social media influencer

19:10-25:58 - How and why he got an MBA while in medical school

25:58-28:51 - How to gain business exposure while pre-med/med and build your resume to apply to an MBA program

28:51-30:53 - How to be confident in the fact that you can handle the rigor of medicine

30:53-41:32 - How he balanced dating and found his fiancé in medical school

41:32-48 - How he overcame a bad semester, difficulty in MCAT, and all rejections for one application cycle but eventually got into medical school.
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48min
August 06, 2020 EP 6: Interview with @dr.plantbased - From Oil Industry Worker to Vegan Med Student
Lasya sat down to chat with @dr.plantbased from Instagram!
0:25-5:51 = How he went from working in the oil industry to getting into his first-choice med school (business degree in undergrad, psychology masters, and traveling all over the world)
7:00 -14:06 = Why did you pick a focus on nutrition, and how has it being doing a clerkship in it? (focus on reversing and preventing lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes and)
14:55 -22:55 = How are you able to balance running your fitness consulting business with medical school? What services do you provide? (making money from your passion, how to have a healthy workout and eating routine)
22:56 – 30:34 = What tips do you have for anyone trying to become more vegan/plant based? (differences between vegan and plant based, how to transition with specific foods, the importance of whole foods, overconsumption of protein)
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32min
July 31, 2020 EP 12: Interview with @gurbani.b - The Fashion Major Who Got Into Med School
This week we sit down with Gurbani, an M1 at Wayne State School of Medicine, an acclaimed dancer, host of Dancing with a Doc podcast, and fashion blogger! She explains how she merged her passions for fashion and medicine to make her dreams of attending medical school possible. Overall, we discuss how it is not necessary to do a science major to get into medical school.
Providing time stamps for a better listening experience:
0:02-1:17 Introduction
1:18-3:27 Why did you choose to pursue Fashion and Econ in undergrad?
3:28-5:40 How did you integrate Fashion and Econ into medicine in writing your personal statement?
5:41-9:09 Did you find it difficult being a non-science major when applying to med school? How do you think it gave you a more well-rounded view of medicine?
9:10-12:40 How are you able to manage all of your endeavors with med school?
12:41-17:03 How were you able to go on vacation in the middle of the year during med school?
17:03-21:08 If you were to give one tip to a premed, what would you say?
21:08-22:03 Conclusion
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23min

FAQs about The Premed Perspectives:

How many episodes does The Premed Perspectives have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.