The Med School Years
The Med School Years
Podcast Description
Join Carlos Tapia and Deana Golini from Medical School Headquarters in our newest podcast, Med School Years! Med School Years is the essential podcast designed to guide medical students through the highs and lows of medical school and confidently match into their dream residency programs. Each episode features insightful conversations with successful medical students, experienced residency program directors, and experts who have navigated the path you're walking now. Gain practical strategies, powerful advice, and inspiring stories to help you thrive academically, manage challenges, and secure your future in medicine. Subscribe now, and make your med school years the best years yet! Check out all of the podcasts Medical School HQ has to offer at medicalschoolhq.net!
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The podcast explores themes central to the medical education journey, including residency applications, specialty choices, balancing academic and personal life, and coping mechanisms for stress and burnout. Episodes feature discussions with diverse guests, such as strategies for matching into competitive residencies, insights into dual-degree programs, and navigating stigmas in medical training.
Join Carlos Tapia and Deana Golini from Medical School Headquarters in our newest podcast, Med School Years! Med School Years is the essential podcast designed to guide medical students through the highs and lows of medical school and confidently match into their dream residency programs. Each episode features insightful conversations with successful medical students, experienced residency program directors, and experts who have navigated the path you’re walking now. Gain practical strategies, powerful advice, and inspiring stories to help you thrive academically, manage challenges, and secure your future in medicine. Subscribe now, and make your med school years the best years yet! Check out all of the podcasts Medical School HQ has to offer at medicalschoolhq.net!
Welcome to the fifteenth episode of The Med School Years Podcast! We sit down with Alex, an M2 at FAU Schmidt School of Medicine, to discuss his unique journey from a business major at Clemson to a medical student.
Alex shares the emotional reality of receiving the long-awaited waitlist call from his top-choice school and debunks the myth that it’s “too late” to switch careers in college. He dives into his hands-on gap year experience in vascular surgery, his strategy for catching up on research, and the secrets to networking that lead to valuable projects. This episode is a must-watch for any non-traditional applicant or student who feels they are behind the curve.
Timestamps:
0:21 Introduction and The Emotional Waitlist Call
3:30 The Reality of Med School vs. High Expectations
5:00 The College Switch: Business Major to Biochemistry
8:27 The Defining “I’m Out” Moment That Led to Medicine
11:25 Navigating Resistance and Being a “Lone Ranger”
13:30 Clinical Experience: MA/Scribe in Vascular Surgery
15:30 Misconception: Research Volume vs. Patient Care Experience
17:31 Networking Secrets: Finding Research Opportunities in Med School
20:15 The Value of Mentorship and Paying It Forward
23:45 Understanding “South Florida” Geography (A Quick Guide)
25:20 Gratitude: The Feeling of Wearing Scrubs
26:50 The Biggest Challenge: Mastering the Volume of Information
30:30 Maintaining Wellness in a “Destination Medical School”
33:30 Small Class Dynamics and Diversity at FAU
35:50 Specialty Exploration: Vascular Surgery to Orthopedic Surgery
38:40 Final Advice: Why You Should Never Worry About Others
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