The Premed Perspectives

The Premed Perspectives

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The Premed Perspectives episodes

  • 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

    24 min
  • 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
    15 min
  • 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
    12 min
  • 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

    18 min
  • 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


    22 min
  • S2.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.
      • 48 min
    • 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)
      32 min
    • 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
      23 min

    About The Premed Perspectives

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    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…