The Premed Years

Ryan and Allison talk about the NRMP - National Resident Matching Program, the system that determines where you will be doing your residency training.

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Dr. Rashid Taher from DrSmarts.com joins Ryan to talk about his path to becoming an Opthamalogist and founder of Dr. Smarts, a leading site for MCAT prep.

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• Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information.
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Matt tells his story of a failed start as a premed undergrad career and how he turned it around. Now he has a med school acceptance. Listen to his whole story!

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• Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.
• Related episode: Overcoming 11 F’s, This Med School Immigrant Story Is Great
• Related episode: What MCAT Score Do I Need If I Have a Low GPA?
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The Center for Patient Partnerships offers an amazing experience to premeds, medical students and physicians to together with patients, advocating for them.

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• The Center for Patient Partnerships
• Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.
• Related episode: What Is the Best Paid Clinical Experience for Med School?
• Related episode: Should You Take a Gap Year Before Medical School?
• Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” at Next Step Test Prep!

Ryan is flying solo to talk about 7 top reasons premed students fail to gain acceptance to medical school. The third reason is the most inexcusable!

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Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.

Related episode: 6 Secondary Essay Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.

Related episode: 5 Biggest Medical School Personal Statement Mistakes.

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Listen to Ben share his story not doing well in undergrad, changing to premed, and finding out how to succeed, overcoming a low MCAT score to get an acceptance!

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Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.

Related episode: What MCAT Score Do I Need to Overcome My Low GPA?

Related episode: What If You’ve Applied and Your MCAT Score Is Bad?

Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” for 10% off Next Step full-length practice tests or “MSHQTOC” for $50 off MCAT tutoring or the Next Step MCAT Course at Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep)!

Allison and Ryan answer a question that was emailed in from Grace. She asked how Allison balanced being a new mom, and an attending. We discuss this in detail!

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Episode 61 - Medical School Mom – Prioritizing Family, School and More

Free MCAT Gift: Free 30+ page guide with tips to help you maximize your MCAT score and which includes discount codes for MCAT prep as well.

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Any questions you want us to answer? Email Ryan at [email protected] or Allison at [email protected] or leave us a note at medicalschoolhq.net/contact

Kevin Pho is most known for his blog, KevinMD, is still a practicing physician. We talk about healthcare today and what you should know about it as a premed.

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Check out Kevin's book: Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation

Related episode: The Intersection of Medicine, Social Media and Technology

Related episode: Interview Prep: What Is Happening in Our Healthcare System?

Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” for 10% off Next Step full-length practice tests or “MSHQTOC” for $50 off MCAT tutoring or the Next Step MCAT Course at Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep)!

Tom Peteet in an internal medicine resident who take a roundabout way to get to medical school. He shares his premed path with us and his plans for the future.

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Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.

Related episode: First Year of Med School for a Nontraditional Premed.

Related episode: How Do I Choose a Major as a Nontraditional Premed?

Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” at Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep)!

Thomas Frank is the publisher of College Info Geek and host of the podcast by the same name - helping undergrads be awesome at college. He can help premeds too!

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Get Thomas's book on Amazon or download the ebook: 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades.

Twitter @TomFrankly / YouTube channel.

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Related episode: What Is the Best Way to Learn MCAT-Taking Strategy?

Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” for 10% off Next Step full-length practice tests or “MSHQTOC” for $50 off MCAT tutoring or the Next Step MCAT Course at Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep)!