The Premed Years

Latest Episodes:

177: When to Take the MCAT and More Premed Q&A Apr 11, 2016

Show notes

Ryan answers your questions! We talk about MCAT timing, GPA, picking an undergrad and much more! Take a listen and don't forget to subscribe!

Links and Other Resources:

Full Episode Blog Post

The Premed Years Podcast Session 171: Reapplying to Med School – What You Need to Know to Improve

OldPreMeds podcast Session 12

Any questions? Drop them here www.medicalschoolhq.net/question

If you need any help with the medical school interview, go to medschoolinterviewbook.com. Sign up and you will receive parts of the book so you can help shape the future of the book. This book will include over 500 questions that may be asked during interview day as well as real-life questions, answers, and feedback from all of the mock interviews Ryan has been doing with students.

Are you a nontraditional student? Go check out oldpremeds.org.

For more great content, check out www.mededmedia.com for more of the shows produced by the Medical School Headquarters including the OldPremeds Podcast and watch out for more shows in the future!

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.

Hang out with us over at medicalschoolhq.net/group. Click join and we’ll add you up to our private Facebook group. Share your successes and miseries with the rest of us.

Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information.

Next Step Test Prep: Get one-on-one tutoring for the MCAT and maximize your score. Get $50 off their tutoring program when you mention that you heard about this on the podcast or through the MSHQ website. Check out their 10-full length practice tests that you can take.

Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there!

Email Ryan at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with him on Twitter @medicalschoolhq

176: How to Maintain Your Health and Fitness as a Premed Apr 04, 2016

Show notes

Ryan is joined by Ryan from thewhitecoatfitness.com who shares what he has learned about maintaining health and fitness through medical school. Take a listen!

Links and Other Resources:

Full Episode Blog Post

The Whitecoat Fitness

Loyola University Chicago

Are you a nontraditional student? Go check out oldpremeds.org.

For more great content, check out www.mededmedia.com for more of the shows produced by the Medical School Headquarters including the OldPremeds Podcast and watch out for more shows in the future!

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.

Hang out with us over at medicalschoolhq.net/group. Click join and we’ll add you up to our private Facebook group. Share your successes and miseries with the rest of us.

Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information.

Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there!

Email Ryan at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with him on Twitter @medicalschoolhq

175: 9 Things We Wished Medical School Taught Us Mar 27, 2016

Show notes

Ryan and Allison cover a different kind of topic. They look back at their training and discuss what they wished they would have learned about during med school.

Links and Other Resources:

Full Episode Blog Post

Do you need help with your interviews? Go to medicalschoolhq.net/mockinterview and Ryan can help you prepare for it where he will take you through the interview process.

For more great content, check out www.mededmedia.com for more of the shows produced by the Medical School Headquarters including the OldPremeds Podcast and watch out for more shows in the future!

Are you a nontraditional student? Go check out oldpremeds.org.

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.

Hang out with us over at medicalschoolhq.net/group. Click join and we’ll add you up to our private Facebook group. Share your successes and miseries with the rest of us.

Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information.

Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there!

Email Ryan at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with him on Twitter @medicalschoolhq

Tweet Allison @allison_mshq or send her an email at allison@medicalschoolhq.net.

174: Academically Dismissed to Medical School Acceptance Mar 21, 2016

Show notes

Kain started off on the wrong foot, and was academical dismissed. Listen to his story as he made up his mind to go back and finish school and become a doctor!

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
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: How Will My Academic Dismissal Affect My Chances?
Related episode: Can I Recover From a Bad GPA to Get into Medical School?
Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” at Next Step Test Prep!

173: How This Nontrad Got the Motivation to Return to be a Premed Mar 14, 2016

Show notes

Kristina wasn't a great high school student, and didn't do well in community college. She gave up her dream until she finally pushed and will be a med student!

Links and Other Resources:

Full Episode Blog Post

Missouri University MedPrep program

Listen to Session 113 to learn more about Gap Medics

Session 005 – Interview with OldPreMeds Publisher Richard Levy

Are you a nontraditional student? Go check out oldpremeds.org.

For more great content, check out www.mededmedia.com for more of the shows produced by the Medical School Headquarters including the OldPremeds Podcast and watch out for more shows in the future!

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.

Hang out with us over at medicalschoolhq.net/group. Click join and we’ll add you up to our private Facebook group. Share your successes and miseries with the rest of us.

172: Common MCAT Prep Mistakes Premeds Make and How to Avoid Them Mar 08, 2016

Show notes

Ken Tao of the Princeton Review joins us to talk about common mistakes he sees premed students make as they prepare for the MCAT. Listen, learn, and avoid them!

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
AAMC practice tests / Khan Academy MCAT videos.
Related episode: 10 Common MCAT Myths.
Related episode: Which MCAT Materials Are Best for Me?
Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.

171: Reapplying to Med School - What You Need to Know to Improve Feb 28, 2016

Show notes

Christine is the former Dean of Admissions at UC Irvine and talks to us today about the biggest reason premeds get rejected and the steps to correct an app.

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
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: Rejected at 32: What Should I Do Now?
Related episode: Should I Turn Down a DO Acceptance and Reapply to MD Schools?
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 Next Step Test Prep!

170: PA Turned MD Talks About Why He Made the Switch Feb 23, 2016

Show notes

Brad is a former PA, who is now a first year medical student. Hear him talk about the difference between a PA and an MD and why he's changing careers now.

Links and Other Resources:

Full Episode Blog Post
Related episode: MD vs PA! Let’s Talk About It With a PA to Help You Decide
Related episode: Concerns About Transitioning From PA to MD/DO
Next Step Test Prep: Get one-on-one tutoring for the MCAT to maximize your score. Use promo code “MSHQ” to get $50 off their tutoring programs or course!

169: What Impact Do You Want to Make? Live From AMSA PremedFest Feb 16, 2016

Show notes

This is a special episode, recorded live at the AMSA PremedFest outside of Tampa, FL on Jan 30th 2016. I asked students what impact they want to make as docs.

Links and Other Resources:

Full Episode Blog Post

Check out the AMSA website at www.amsa.org

www.amsapremedfest.org

Are you a nontraditional student? Go check out oldpremeds.org.

For more great content, check out www.mededmedia.com for more of the shows produced by the Medical School Headquarters including the OldPremeds Podcast and watch out for more shows in the future!

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.

Hang out with us over at medicalschoolhq.net/group. Click join and we’ll add you up to our private Facebook group. Share your successes and miseries with the rest of us.

Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information.

Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there!

Email Ryan at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with him on Twitter @medicalschoolhq

168: 10 Acceptances to Medical School! This Nontrad Did it! Feb 09, 2016

Show notes

Jessica shares her nontraditional premed journey that started as an acting career. After a health scare with her dad, she rededicated herself to medicine.