Podcasts by The OSA Insider
A podcast about medical student life and the journey to becoming a physician. Featuring survival tips, wellness strategies, inside scoop on major milestones, and interviews with inspirational faculty members, residents, and students. Join host Dr. Neda Frayha and find out what doctors wish they knew when they were in medical school. From the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Office of Student Affairs.
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Episode 106: Get to Know UMB President Bruce Jarrell, M.D. from 2023-12-11T20:31
As we close out 2023, we get to become acquainted with Dr. Bruce Jarrell, transplant surgeon and President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He taught our host Dr. Neda Frayha when she w...
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Episode 105: A Gap Year Before Residency with MS4 Manaahil Rao from 2023-11-20T16:53
We are continuing our series on fourth-year students pursuing creative, slightly nontraditional paths to achieving their long-term career goals, this time with MS4 Manaahil Rao. She will be taki...
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Episode 104: All About Preventive Medicine from 2023-10-25T00:20
Preventive Medicine is a fantastic field that can feel like a bit of a mystery. We don't always learn about it as a residency option, or know what a career in preventive medicine might look like...
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Episode 103: Gap Years with MS4 Kimia Abtahi from 2023-09-18T18:28
Episode 102: Global Health with MS2 Sarina Maini and Dr. Devang Patel from 2023-08-19T21:30
In this special, student-led episode, MS2 Sarina Maini and Dr. Frayha speak with Dr. Devang Patel about the importance of global health, what a career in global health might look like, helpful r...
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Episode 101: From Adaptive to Maladaptive: When Good Habits Go Bad from 2023-07-24T15:15
As we start a new academic year, Dr. Frayha has been reflecting on the habits that help us survive, and even thrive, in medical school and beyond. How many of these habits are adaptive at first,...
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Episode 100: Two MS4s Reflect on Leadership Lessons from 2023-05-15T12:50
Graduating medical students Grace Begnell and Nick Fioravante have learned a lot from their leadership experiences. And in this episode, being released just days before our SOM 4th years graduat...
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Episode 99: Tess Gillis Can Help from 2023-04-03T13:45
Ms. Tess Gillis, Senior Academic Development Specialist at the SOM, is here to help you. She works with students across all four years of medical school on personal academic goals, learning diff...
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Episode 98: Perfectionism from 2023-03-02T22:28
Are you a perfectionist? Chances are, the answer is yes, at least some of the time. How can perfectionism help us, and also how can it hold us back? When do we know the difference? How can we tr...
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Episode 97: Get to Know Dean Mark Gladwin from 2023-02-15T14:08
There's a new Dean in town! In this special episode, we sit down with SOM Dean Mark Gladwin to learn about his first year as Dean, the unique opportunities facing both the SOM and the medical pr...
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Episode 96: Communication Skills from 2023-02-02T22:37
We are continuing our Personal Growth Series with Dr. Marissa Flaherty and Dr. Beth Lamos, this time with a conversation on communication skills in med school and beyond. How can we work on our ...
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Episode 95: A Current MS4's Brave Career Path from 2023-01-09T21:57
After our episode featuring SOM alum Dr. Alice Chen's career at the FDA and NIH, MS4 Chloe Snow reached out to us to share that she, too, would be choosing a nonclinical path after medical schoo...
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Episode 94: A Personal Story (Woman, Life, Freedom) from 2022-12-07T18:12
Time Magazine just announced that their Heroes of the Year are the Women of Iran. Today we're bringing you a personal story about these heroes, an essay written and recorded by our host Dr. Neda...
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Episode 93: Procrastination from 2022-11-15T11:40
Today we are continuing our conversation on organization and time management as part of the OSA's Personal Growth Program, with a focus on procrastination - how it happens and how to deal with i...
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Episode 92: Improving Your Organization and Time Management Skills from 2022-10-30T12:42
In the OSA, Dr. Marissa Flaherty and Dr. Beth Lamos are spearheading a Personal Growth Program to help medical students keep growing and developing as human beings in addition to future physicia...
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Episode 91: Get to Know the OSA's Dr. Marissa Flaherty from 2022-10-12T16:26
Dr. Marissa Flaherty is the newest faculty member in the OSA, a graduate of the UMSOM class of 2014, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and an all around awesome human. In this episode, we ge...
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Episode 90: The 4th Year Student Who Decided Against a Clinical Career from 2022-08-28T22:27:49
Imagine being a 4th year student and deciding that you're not going to pursue a clinical career. How much courage that would take, especially when everyone around you is applying to residency pr...
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Episode 89: Educational Support and Disability Services with Ms. Deborah Levi from 2022-07-06T15:55:17
Have you ever wondered if you might need additional educational support? Do you feel like something is holding you back from functioning, studying, and working at your best? Today's podcast gues...
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Episode 88: Mentorship Pearls with a Mentor Mentee Duo from 2022-06-15T21:44:23
We are continuing our series on mentorship with a wonderful conversation between a real-life mentor and mentee: Dr. Rena Malik from the Department of Urology and MS4 Sara Ashai. They share what ...
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Episode 87: Financial Wellness with Sofia Cascio from 2022-05-03T15:18:09
We are continuing our series on living our best lives, this time with concrete tools and strategies to help us achieve financial wellness throughout medical school and beyond. Our special guest ...
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Episode 86: The Student Counseling Center with Dr. Cassie Moon from 2022-04-12T10:28:19
We all need help sometimes, and the Student Counseling Center at UMB is here for just that reason. We sit down with Dr. Cassie Moon from the counseling center to learn all about the resources av...
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Episode 85: Mentorship Success: Mentee Perspectives with Chloe Snow and Dr. Rebka Tekeste from 2022-03-21T11:22:45
With Match Day 2022 in the books, we wanted to bring you a conversation on mentorship, including how to find an excellent mentor and how to cultivate helpful, strong mentor/mentee relationships....
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Episode 84: Outpatient Treatments for Covid-19 with Dr. Devang Patel from 2022-02-15T13:26:01
Episode 83: Nontraditional Career Paths and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Maurice Reid from 2022-01-29T14:24:53
It is so easy to go through medical school without being exposed to the range of career paths available, regardless of which specialty you pursue. And so, we are starting a new series on alums w...
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Episode 82: Family Care Leave at the SOM from 2021-12-12T16:25:14
Ever wondered how to request family care leave while in medical school? We've got you covered. Dr. Beth Lamos from the OSA shares everything we need to know about the new Family Care Leave polic...
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Episode 81: Diversity and Inclusion with Dr. Kristin Reavis from 2021-11-15T23:02:14
Dr. Kristin Reavis wears many hats, including UMSOM alum, family medicine physician, Program Director of the Family and Community Medicine residency program at the University of Maryland, and Di...
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Episode 80: Being a County Health Officer in a Pandemic from 2021-10-26T18:25:20
The covid pandemic has been challenging for all front-line clinicians. Can you imagine if you were in charge of the public health of an entire county? In this very special conversation, Dr. Fray...
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Episode 79: Wellness at the SOM with Dr. John Allen from 2021-09-14T14:37:45
The topic of wellness in medical education has been on quite the journey in recent years. And the OSA's own Dr. John Allen has been on his journey with wellness as a medical student, resident, a...
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Episode 78: Efficiency and Time Management in Clinic from 2021-08-24T16:31:05
Welcome to the start of a new school year! As our 3rd and 4th year students rotate through various clinical settings, we wanted to share this episode featuring lots of practical tips and tricks ...
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Episode 77: Student Life in a Pandemic - MS3 from 2021-07-23T14:11:29
Living through a global pandemic during med school is a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. In this special series, we'll hear from different medical students about their experiences during covid and...
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Episode 76: Student Life in a Pandemic - MS1/2 from 2021-06-21T18:53:33
Living through a global pandemic during med school is a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. In this special series, we'll hear from different medical students about their experiences during covid and...
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Episode 75: Long Covid/PASC with Dr. Andi Levine from 2021-05-29T00:27:54
One consequence of the covid pandemic is Long Covid, or as it's now called, Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). In this special clinical episode, we sit down with Dr. Andi Levine, pulmonol...
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Episode 74: "Lightning in a Bottle" from 2021-05-12T12:10:34
When Dr. Devang Patel and Dr. Phil Dittmar created the brand new Covid elective in the spring of 2020, they had no idea they would embark on one of the most exciting teaching experiences of thei...
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Episode 73: A Pandemic "Panic Moment" from 2021-04-21T23:51:51
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, our lives changed dramatically and all at once. Today, we hear from two friends of the podcast who, along with their colleagues, had to overhaul the w...
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Episode 72: Your Personal Mission Statement and Brand from 2021-03-31T11:45:22
What is your mission statement? What is your personal brand for your career? These are hard questions to answer, and Dr. Kim Lumpkins is here to help! Listen in as she and Dr. Frayha explore why...
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Episode 71: Personal Development and Self Improvement with Dr. Khalid Kurtom from 2021-03-10T12:56:51
Just in time for Match Week 2021, we have a student-led episode on self improvement, personal development, and minimizing future regret. MS2 Joseph Deng joins Dr. Frayha to interview neurosurgeo...
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Episode 70: Elderhood with Dr. Louise Aronson, Part 2 from 2021-02-22T12:55:18
In this special conversation, our own Dr. Neda Frayha sits down with the amazing Dr. Louise Aronson, geriatrician and Professor of Medicine at UCSF and author of the fantastic book Elderhood to ...
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Episode 69: Elderhood with Dr. Louise Aronson, Part 1 from 2021-01-27T12:35:55
For most of us, people over the age of 65 make up a huge portion of the patients we see and the energy we pour into clinical care. And yet most of us receive woefully inadequate training to prov...
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Episode 68: 2020 Reflections from 2020-12-11T14:30:41
Well, 2020 has been a year. And it is finally coming to an end! Our host Dr. Neda Frayha knew the last podcast episode of the year had to be a heart-to-heart with her good friends, Dr. Elizabeth...
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Episode 67: #MedBikini, "Professionalism," and Power from 2020-11-02T16:04:28
Remember the #MedBikini saga? No? Well, we’ve got you covered, not just about the social media movement itself but the larger lessons it illuminates on power stru...
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Episode 66: Health Disparities and Diversity in Medicine with Dr. Utibe Essien from 2020-10-02T18:39:54
To continue our conversations on Race and Medicine, Dr. Neda Frayha and her Hippo Education colleague Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen sit down with noted health disparities ...
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Episode 65: Interview with a Program Director from 2020-09-04T20:01:23
We have covered the residency application process before, but never from the perspective of a residency program director. In this episode, we learn all about Dr. Erin Giudice, PD of the Pediatri...
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Episode 64: 88 Days in the Hospital from 2020-08-10T14:57:23
In this very special back-to-school episode, Dr. Frayha interviews one of her long-time primary care patients on his recent 88-day hospital stay, his particular experience as a patient, and what...
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Episode 63: Renaissance Curriculum with Dr. Shah from 2020-07-29T18:06:31
These are exciting times at the School of Medicine! We are back for part 2 of our conversation on the new Renaissance Curriculum at the UMSOM, this time with Dr. Nirav Shah.
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Episode 62: Renaissance Curriculum - A Student View from 2020-07-16T18:37:50
In case you haven't heard, the UMSOM is launching a brand new Renaissance Curriculum this year! In this first of two episodes on the Renaissance Curriculum, fourth-year student Christopher Parri...
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Episode 61: Race and Medicine - An Introduction from 2020-06-24T19:15:56
We know that racism is a public health crisis. And to tide us over until future recordings with SOM leaders (both students and faculty) on anti-racism in medical education, we are bringing you a...
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Episode 60:QI 101 from 2020-05-29T23:31:24
We are taking a bit of a covid break and sharing our 2nd student-led episode! This is a conversation we recorded earlier with Dr. Jennifer Woodard, class of 2020, and Dr. Mangla Gulati on Qualit...
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Episode 59: Practical Mental Health Tips in the Pandemic from 2020-05-01T12:54:06
UMSOM class of 2015 alum and psychiatrist Dr. Melissa Shepard sits down with Dr. Neda Frayha for some real talk on the mental health challenges facin...
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Episode 58: Lumpkins and Frayha on Coping in the Time of COVID from 2020-04-15T12:27:10
Times are weird. In the first week of April 2020, Drs. Kimberly Lumpkins and Neda Frayha had a conversation about what is going on in the world, how they're coping, and some healthier approaches...
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Episode 57: Covid-19 Q and A from 2020-04-01T11:44:10
These strange, scary days of the covid-19 pandemic are filled with uncertainty. In this special episode, we give space to your worries, answer some questions, and...
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Episode 56: COVID-19 Update from 2020-03-11T19:55:16
Our own Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Devang Patel and our regular host Dr. Neda Frayha discuss the latest, clinician-focused updates on the COVID-19 coron...
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Episode 55: What If I Don't Match? from 2020-03-05T12:19:07
It's that time of year when 4th year students are just waiting for Match Day. In 2018, the residency match didn't go the way that Dr. Vibha Rao had hoped. Here she shares so much warmth, wisdom,...
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Episode 54: #USMLEPassFail from 2020-02-20T11:13:08
Episode 53: Advice Column with Dr. Lumpkins - The Bigger Picture from 2020-02-11T13:58:47
We wrap up this mini-series of advice column episodes with Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins by looking ahead - to choosing a career, finding a job, and leading a purpose-driven life.
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Episode 52: Advice Column with Dr. Lumpkins - Eye on the Prize from 2020-01-21T13:46:09
Happy new year! We kick off 2020 with part 2 of an ongoing series with Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins in which we ask her your advice questions. In this episode, we tackle surviving the preclinical years...
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Episode 51: Advice Column with Dr. Lumpkins - Relationships from 2019-12-04T21:12:15
You asked for it - and here it is! Part 1 of an ongoing series with Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins in which we ask her your advice questions. In future episodes, we'll tackle why 2nd year can be so hard,...
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Episode 50: Title IX from 2019-11-19T19:46:28
Episode 49: Storytelling in Medicine from 2019-10-24T13:51:01
Why does storytelling in medicine matter? How can it impact our lives, and the care we provide our patients, for the better? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Emily Silverman, academic hospi...
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Episode 48: Creative HeArts from 2019-10-07T11:32:37
Q: What happens when a few medical students decide not only to nurture their own creativity, but to provide venues for other students to do the same? A: The Creative HeArts team at the Universit...
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Episode 47: The Couples Match from 2019-09-13T18:47:25
Episode 46: The Flint Lead Crisis and Patient Advocacy with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha from 2019-08-30T14:07:37
Hopefully we all try to do the right thing on a regular basis, but how many of us have blown the whistle on a massive public health crisis? Dr. Neda Frayha got to interview Dr. Mona Hanna-Attish...
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Episode 45: Step 1 Disappointment from 2019-08-08T19:53:40
People talk a lot about Step 1. But we don't always talk candidly about what happens when a student gets a disappointing score. In this episode, we do just that. Dr. Katy Eslami shares her USMLE...
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Episode 44: Transition to Third Year, Redux from 2019-06-24T15:44:24
It's that time of year again! Our brand new MS3s are hitting the wards, clinics, and ORs for the first time. What do you need to know as you embark on this major transition? We revisit this hone...
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Episode 43: Step 2 Clinical Skills from 2019-06-03T11:32:51
We've covered Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge; now, it's time for Step 2 CS! What is it? Where can you take it? What are some widespread myths about the exam that need to be debunked? How s...
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Episode 42: Transition to Intern Year, Redux from 2019-05-07T19:35:03
It's that time of year! Our fourth years are about to graduate and move on to their first year of residency. We are revisiting the best parts of two early podcast conversations on the transition...
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Episode 41: Advocacy and Legislative Medicine from 2019-05-01T13:38:48
Episode 40: Beyond Pixar - Self-Care and the System from 2019-04-10T01:26:58
Episode 39: Beyond Pixar - Perfectionism, EQ, and the Middle Way from 2019-04-03T23:36:37
What does the former CFO of Pixar have to do with physician burnout and the culture of medicine? You're about to find out: our own Dr. Neda Frayha interviews Dr. Todd Cassese and Lawrence Levy, ...
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Episode 38: Making Hard Decisions with Dr. Nikki Southall from 2019-03-05T13:37:46
Life is full of difficult decisions. So is a medical career. From specialty choices to residency program rank lists to job possibilities, the road of hard decisions can feel endless. Dr. Nikki S...
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Episode 37: Women in Surgery and SO MUCH MORE with Dr. Kim Lumpkins from 2019-02-11T14:05:39
This was supposed to be a conversation about life as a surgeon, and life as a woman in surgery. And it is. But it is also a brutally honest and often hilarious conversation about how to choose a...
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Episode 36: Transforming the SOM Culture with Dr. Nancy Lowitt from 2019-01-22T13:19:21
In November 2018, the Baltimore Sun published articles about a sexual harassment lawsuit and broader workplace culture concerns at the UMSOM. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Nancy Lowitt, ...
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Episode 35: The Social Justice Track from 2019-01-08T13:37:37
Happy new year! We kick off 2019 with a conversation about social justice, implicit bias, social determinants of health, and patient advocacy with the course director of our Social Justice elect...
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Episode 34: In Shock with Dr. Rana Awdish from 2018-11-19T16:44:39
We've got another special episode for you: an in-depth, personal conversation with Dr. Rana Awdish, pulmonary and critical care physician and author of the incredible memoir, In Shock. She share...
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Episode 33: The Health Care Market? I'm Not Buying It from 2018-11-01T12:54:28
How is being a health care consumer like buying a TV? If we all need car insurance in order to drive a car, why is health insurance so controversial? In this episode, our own MS4 Daniel Imas run...
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Episode 32: Communicating with Vaccine Skeptics with Dr. Paul Offit from 2018-10-16T20:17:56
We have a very special episode for you today! Dr. Paul Offit is a world-renowned vaccine expert and pediatric infectious diseases specialist who has been on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, a...
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Episode 31: Revisiting the Residency Interview from 2018-10-04T17:39:57
One year ago, we aired one of our favorite podcast episodes to date: a candid and funny perspective on the residency interview process with Dr. Hillary Hosier. At the time of our conversation, H...
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Episode 30: Step 2 CK from 2018-09-17T21:33:44
Wouldn’t it be nice if Step 1 were the last standardized exam you ever had to take? Of course it would! But the reality is that Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) is lurking right around the corner....
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Episode 29: New Beginnings with Dr. Olga Ioffe, Continued from 2018-08-30T00:50:25
Our last episode featured the obstacles and adventures Dr. Olga Ioffe faced as she immigrated to the United States and began her medical training all over again. In this episode, we continue our...
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Episode 28: New Beginnings with Dr. Olga Ioffe from 2018-08-15T11:43:09
In January 2017, the journalist Julia Ioffe published an article in The Atlantic about her family’s journey fro...
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Episode 27: Self-Care with Dr. John Allen from 2018-06-23T23:25:46
Episode 26: Hitting the Career Jackpot with Dr. Sandra Quezada from 2018-05-14T15:39:08
In medical school and residency, it's hard to lift up and see the long-term view of your career. Dr. Sandra Quezada remembers that feeling. Since then, she has had an adventure-filled path to th...
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Episode 25: Applying to Residency Programs, Part 2: Deciding on Programs and Interviewing from 2018-04-18T11:58:37
It’s time for part 2 of our series on the residency application process! In this episode, Dr. Donna Parker and Dr. Joe Martinez will cover how to actually select programs that could be the right...
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Episode 24: Applying to Residency Programs, Part 1 - Scheduling, Step 2, LoRs, Personal Statements, and MSPEs from 2018-03-25T19:49:06
As 4th year medical students celebrate the Match and look forward to new adventures, it’s time for 3rd year students to jump on the wild ride that is the residency application process. We’ve got...
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Episode 23: Financial Health and Student Debt from 2018-03-10T16:48:58
Alright, here it is: the topic you’ve been asking for since the podcast first launched. Money. Debt. Your financial health as you plan for the future. We solicited your questions and posed them ...
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Episode 22: Work-Life Balance with Dr. Rana Malek from 2018-02-06T23:06:06
Work-life balance is a fuzzy concept and elusive goal for many medical students and doctors alike. How do we achieve our academic and professional goals while still having enough time for family...
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Episode 21: Rank Lists, SOAP, and Match Day from 2018-01-10T13:06:19
January is a time for new year’s resolutions, wintry weather, and creating rank lists. For fourth-year medical students around the country, it all comes down to this: submitting a rank-ordered l...
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Episode 20: Picking a Specialty with Dr. Beth Lamos from 2017-12-12T15:42:40
One of the most requested topics for this podcast is how to pick a specialty. In this episode, our last of 2017, we begin a conversation about how to choose a career path. Our guest is Dr. Beth ...
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Thanksgiving Bonus! Episode 19: Career Surprises with Dr. Nirav Shah from 2017-11-20T17:23:08
Dr. Nirav Shah wears many hats: course director, fellowship program director, pulmonologist, intensivist, and researcher, not to mention husband, father, and an active member of his community of...
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Episode 18: Health Care in the News with Dr. Norman Retener from 2017-11-20T13:36:29
Health care policy has been all over the news in 2017. Throughout the spring, summer, and fall of this year, repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has been a major focus for President ...
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Episode 17: Failures, Setbacks, and Mistakes - Part 2 from 2017-11-01T09:00:39
“There are opportunities for failure around every corner.” That’s a quote from John Allen, one of our contributors and storytellers for this episode on disappointments, mistakes, and that awful ...
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Episode 16: Failures, Setbacks, and Mistakes - Part 1 from 2017-10-11T00:28:53
The path of a physician is paved with mistakes and setbacks. Sometimes, the mistakes are small. Sometimes, they're major, even impacting the health of our patients. How can we deal with failures...
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Episode 15: Interviewing for Residency from 2017-09-27T00:42:28
The residency interview process can be a wild ride. Whether it's the mad dash to respond to interview offers, saving money on cross-country travel, shining bright on the interview day itself, or...
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Episode 14: Andrea Avery: A Patient's Perspective from 2017-09-12T02:53:48
So far, our podcast has focused on student experiences along the path to becoming a physician. In this episode, we'll begin to explore what it's like to be a patient. Andrea Avery is an English ...
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Episode 13: Art Cohen from 2017-08-26T10:18:13
For 45 years, Art Cohen has been an alcohol and drug abuse counselor at the University of Maryland Medical Center, helping our sickest and most complex patients through the darkest times in thei...
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Episode 12: Getting to Know Your OSA from 2017-08-14T13:12:50
What exactly IS the OSA? And who are the OSA deans? In this episode, we introduce you to... us! Drs. Parker, Martinez, and Frayha answer student questions, dive into the role of the Office of St...
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Episode 11: Starting Medical School from 2017-08-03T00:10
We love to cover transitions in this podcast. Transitions in medical education like the leap to third-year clerkships, or from med school to internship. Today, we are taking it back to the very ...
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BONUS! Episode 10: Finding Your Passion with Dr. Devang Patel from 2017-07-14T13:45:43
The road to fulfillment – personal and professional – is filled with surprises. Dr. Devang Patel, an Infectious Diseases physician and preclinical course director at the University of Maryland S...
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Episode 9: Transition to Third Year: Student Perspectives from 2017-06-26T00:41:43
Going from the second to third year of medical school can feel like one of life’s biggest transitions. All of a sudden, you’re taking care of real patients, working on clinical teams, putting in...
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Episode 8: Transition to Residency, Part 2 from 2017-05-14T21:54:51
It’s that time of year when fourth-year students graduate from medical school and get ready to begin their new lives as interns. To help ease the anxiety of this scary time, we bring you part tw...
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Episode 7: Step 1 - A Student Perspective from 2017-05-02T10:21:32
Back in episode 4, we broke down the USMLE Step 1 exam and discussed resources and test-taking strategies with our school’s Academic Support Coordinator. For this episode, we sit down with Katie...
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Episode 6: Burnout from 2017-04-17T21:24:39
At times, medical school can be an incredibly difficult experience. The constant studying, stress, and pressure to perform can feel endless, and turn students into people they no longer recogniz...
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Episode 5: Transition to Residency from 2017-04-05T20:48:36
The leap from medical school to internship can be one of the most frightening, stressful, exhilarating times of a young doctor’s life. As part of our series on transitioning to residency, we sit...
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Episode 4: Preparing for Step 1 from 2017-03-21T12:44:43
Studying for (and taking) Step 1 can be one of the most stressful times in a medical student's life. Plus, there is so much information out there on how to prepare for this major exam. Sometimes...
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Episode 3: Should I Stay or Should I Go? from 2017-03-10T14:39:06
Life as a med student and then physician is full of big decisions. Should you stay where you are? Or should you go someplace different? We’re starting a new series about this special fork in the...
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Episode 2: Intro to the ACA from 2017-02-21T16:14:51
The Affordable Care Act - and what might happen to it - has been all over the news lately. In this episode, we explain the basics of the ACA, some of its successes and challenges, and what the f...
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Episode 1: Wellness from 2017-02-04T02:04:42
Our first episode is on a topic that applies to all of us: wellness. How to thrive. Not just in medicine, but as a human being. Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, a faculty member in the Center for Integrat...
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