In the first ever "Vitality!" episode, we will be debating whether Volunteer Experience or Paid Experience is better for your pre-health application. Kaydi and Ryan don't hold anything back which made this episode a lot of fun. If you want to support Team Kaydi or Team Ryan towards a debate victory in this episode, head on over to our Instagram: vitallystablepodcast, and place your vote!

In Episode 5 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be learning about the Nursing career with our guest: Nicole Hoffman, who is a current Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, as well as Emergency Room Nurse at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. We covered a lot of different components of Nursing in this episode and we hope you enjoy the wealth of Nursing knowledge that is Nicole as much as we did! This episode was recorded on April 28th, 2022.

In our second Vitals Check Episode, we will be breaking down the challenging topic of Educational Burnout in the prehealth student population using our own unique vitals-based format while also debuting a model completely designed by Ryan called "The 4 Stages of Educational Burnout". Our hope is that as a result of this episode that you will come away with a better understanding of how burnout presents in prehealth students while also gaining knowledge on some valuable tips that could help prevent its progression in your medical journey. We hope you enjoy the discussion!

In Episode 4 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be exploring the field of Public Health with our first ever guest duo: Alicia Ruminsky and Brianna Lundgren. Both Alicia and Brianna are currently pursuing a Masters of Public Health from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis but each plan to use their future degrees in different ways. We hope you learn a lot about this amazing field from both these incredible guests! This episode was recorded on 4/19/2022.

In Episode 3 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be learning about the Physician Assistant (PA) career with our guest: Courtney Nelson, who is a current PA student at Touro University Nevada in Henderson NV. This conversation was a special one for Ryan because, at the time of this conversation, he was recently accepted into PA school at Augsburg University in Minnesota. We hope you enjoy the discussion and the opportunity to hear from not one, but two future PAs! This episode was recorded on 1/16/2022.

In our first UMEMS Member Spotlight episode, we get the wonderful opportunity to chat in depth with our volunteer UMEMS member guest: Kajal Ondich, about her current pre-health journey. We let Kajal determine the general direction of each topic and it led to some insightful discussions. We hope you enjoy the conversation and gain value from the supportive culture of the UMEMS team.

In our first ever Vitals Check Episode, we will be breaking down current unhealthy trends in prehealth sleep using our own unique vitals-based format. Our hope is that as a result of this episode that you will come away with a better understanding of your own sleep habits and how to lead a healthier and more well-rested application process and future career in medicine. We hope you enjoy the discussion!

In Episode 2 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be learning about the Doctor of Medicine (MD) career with our guest: Akshat Sarkari, who is a current medical student at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. We hope you enjoy the conversation so we can continue to bring in more amazing guests! This episode was recorded on December 19th, 2021.

In Episode 1 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be learning about the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) career with our first ever guest: Brian Lewis, who is a current medical student at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan, AL. We hope you learn from and enjoy the conversation as much as we did! This episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2021.

Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as our main guide, Kaydi and Ryan will attempt to cover 28 different careers in medicine so that you can create an initial list of what medical careers are availble to you and how each are expected to grow in the next 10 years. Our list is not all inclusive and we certainly missed a few incredible medical careers, but we were able to cover a large variety of careers in patient care, research, policy, education, and technology/sales. We put a lot of work into this episode and we hope you enjoy it!

New BLS stats are out now! Check them out here: https://www.bls.gov/

Timestamps:
04:10 - General Healthcare Career Statistics
11:44 - Physician
19:18 - Physician Assistant
25:26 - Nurse Practitioner
32:38 - Registered Nurse
38:31 - EMT/Paramedic
47:11 - Athletic Trainer
49:25 - Dentist
52:22 - Occupational Therapist
54:05 - Physical Therapist
55:04 - Pharmacist
59:03 - Respiratory Therapist
59:59 - Speech Language Pathologist
1:01:06 - Surgical Technologist
1:02:09 - Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, & Mental Health Counseler
1:04:02 - Veterinarian
1:09:05 - Medical Scientist
1:09:51 - Biostatistician
1:11:40 - Clinical Research Associate
1:13:47 - Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
1:14:44 - Epidemiologist
1:16:27 - Medical & Health Services Managers
1:19:25 - Health Education Specialists & Community Health Workers
1:21:31 - Clinical Education Specialist
1:23:30 - Radiologic & MRI Technologist
1:24:49 - Medical Sonographers & Cardiovascular Technologists
1:25:40 - Perfusionist
1:27:22 - Bioengineers & Biomedical Engineers
1:28:57 - Medical Sales Rep