The Premed Years

Latest Episodes:

127: The Medical School Application Personal Statement Apr 28, 2015

Show notes

Ryan and Allison give a sneak peak inside the Academy, the premiere premed advising community, and share a webinar given on the medical school personal statement.

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
Check out my book all about the personal statement: The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Personal Statement.
Related episode: 5 Biggest Medical School Personal Statement Mistakes
Related episode: Writing Personal Statements for Medical School
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126: #AskMSHQ - Should I turn down a DO Acceptance? Apr 21, 2015

Show notes

Ryan discusses a question from a premed who only applied to DO schools, got accepted, and is now thinking about waiting a year and applying to MD schools.

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: DO vs Caribbean Medical School? What Should I Do?
Related episode: Should We Even Have a DO Degree?
Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” at Next Step Test Prep!

125: The High Stress World of the Residency Match Apr 14, 2015

Show notes

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

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
Free MCAT Gift: Free 30+ page guide with tips to help you maximize your MCAT score.
Next Step Test Prep: Get one-on-one tutoring for the MCAT and maximize your score. Ryan is going to be part of the panel of physicians for Next Step Test Prep.
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Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there!
Email me at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with me on Twitter @medicalschoolhq

124: Get Paid to Study for the MCAT with DrSmarts! Apr 07, 2015

Show notes

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.

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
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.
Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information.
Get us free on your device. Subscribe and listen to new episodes each week. Visit www.medicalschoolhq.net/listen
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.
Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there!
Email me at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with me on Twitter @medicalschoolhq

123: Overcoming 12 Withdrawls and 5 F's as a Premed Mar 31, 2015

Show notes

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!

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

122: Develop Your Patient Skills with an Incredible Gap Year Mar 24, 2015

Show notes

The Center for Patient Partnerships offers an amazing experience to premeds, medical students and physicians to together with patients, advocating for them.

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post
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!

121: 7 Reasons Premeds Don't Get Into Medical School Mar 17, 2015

Show notes

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!

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.

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)!

120: How This Non-Trad Beat a Bad MCAT score and a low GPA Mar 10, 2015

Show notes

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!

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.

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)!

119: Listen Q&A - How to Balance Being a Mom and an Attending Mar 03, 2015

Show notes

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!

Links and Other Resources

Full Episode Blog Post

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.

Get us free on your device. Subscribe and listen to new episodes each week. Visit www.medicalschoolhq.net/listen

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.

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

Any questions you want us to answer? Email Ryan at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or Allison at allison@medicalschoolhq.net or leave us a note at medicalschoolhq.net/contact

118: Dr. Pho, of KevinMD, talks about his path and medicine today Feb 24, 2015

Show notes

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.