OnCall

Follow OnCall
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

We are three medical students who just want to share our journey through medicine talking about various topics related to and unrelated to the journey. Hopefully we can inspire and share our passion for medicine through this podcast to whoever decides to

Student Doctors: Sandman, Ivy, and Hero


    • Apr 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from OnCall with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from OnCall

    Season 2 Episode 3: Journey to Neurosurgery ft. Raphia Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 62:50


    Welcome everyone! We are excited to be able to share Dr. Raphia Khan's experience and success on matching into neurosurgery! Just listening to this episode you'll be able to understand why she was able to match into such a competitive field; persistence, passion, determination, and ambition. Congratulations Dr. Khan!

    Season 2 Episode 2: Tips for Board Success ft. Dr. Dobson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 78:22


    Hey Everyone! Today we had the pleasure of talking with Dr. John Dobson, assistant professor of pathology at KCU. We delve into his path to pathology as well as ask about the hardships of a pathologist. Later on in the episode we receive some tips regarding board studying given the vast amount of prep material available to us. We would also like to apologize for our microphone qualities and network stability issues this episode, we have noticed and have thus fixed after the fact, for the upcoming episodes. Stay tuned!

    Season 2 Episode 1: Boards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 55:06


    Welcome back and we apologize for our hiatus! As our peers know, the last semester was fairly busy and so we had to prioritize school first. In this episode we just recap first semester of second year of medical school and talk about our plans on tackling boards. Stay tuned for more episodes, we are going to try get more episodes out for you all.

    Episode 11: Life of a Pathologist ft. Dr. Pratima Singh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 59:50


    Welcome back everyone! Today we have our very own Dr. Pratima Singh who is our pathology professor at KCU. Dr. Singh is an amazing professor, known for her vibrant and engaging teaching style; utilizing memes, drawings, and many more to help the learning make sense. She shares he insight about choosing pathology as her specialty as well as transitioning to teaching. We wrap up the last segment of the episode with a little bit of hobbies such as music and anime. Thank you Dr. Singh for joining us!

    Episode 10: Reflection of 1st Year Medical School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 55:06


    In today's episode we reflect on our experiences on our first year of medical school. Take into account that these are our personal experiences and won't reflect how you will feel in school. Though, there are good gems that are dropped in this episode so pay close attention! To everyone who has listened this far we thank you for taking the time to hear our thoughts and opinions. Stay tuned for more episodes during our second year!

    Episode 9: Life as a PM&R Resident ft. Dr. Sean Dreyer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 69:00


    Today's episode we are getting to know Dr. Sean Dreyer. We wanted to focus on finding more about resident work-life balance. As of this posting, Dr. Dreyer was finishing up his PM&R residency at Northwestern and moving on to the next chapter in his life with a spinal cord injury fellowship at Stanford! Congratulations on your next step and it was a great time getting to know you! Twitter: @SeanDreyer Youtube: SeanDreyerMD

    Episode 8: Aloha and Welcome to Medicine ft. Dr. Pascua

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 69:32


    Aloha everyone! Dr. Lucio Pascua is a pediatrician currently practicing in Honolulu, HI. Dr. Pascua is very enthusiastic about his craft in pediatrics, every day is an opportunity to play but also to educate parents about how to tackle the illness that their child presents with. In this episode we talk about a variety of topics from pediatrics to teaching in a community college and how COVID has impacted Dr. Pascua clinically and personally. "Thank you Dr. Pascua for helping me get to where I am today." -SD IV. We hope you enjoy and look forward to the next episode

    Episode 7: Fitness and medicine Ft. Dr. Shnyra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 89:18


    Today we have our amazing immunology professor Dr. Alex Shnyra. Dr. Shnyra is well known for his passion for teaching immunology as well as his core and cycling classes for the medical students at Kansas City University. Dr. Shnyra talks about his journey from Russia to the United States as well as gives very insightful advice on how to stay mentally healthy during a rough curriculum. We hope you enjoy this episode and thank you again Dr. Shnyra it was an honor to have you!

    Episode 6: Hobbies in Med School ft. SD Justin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 56:57


    We want to bring insight from various classmates and students about medical school and general topics. Today we talked with SD Justin and discussed his reason for starting a PM&R club as well as his amazing progress with calisthenics. Thank you SD Justin for joining us! Next episode we will talk with our immunology professor Dr. Shnyra!

    Episode 5: Symphony No. 5: The Anatomist ft. Dr. Anthony Olinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 48:27


    Pardon the technical glitches. We're learning as we go. :) In this episode we interviewed our anatomy professor Dr. Anthony Olinger about topics ranging from dissections in anatomy lab to music and Star Wars.  Dr. Olinger also composes music so please check him out on: Spotify  Youtube Thank you again Dr. Olinger! Stay tuned for another guest on the next episode ;)

    Episode 4: How to navigate long distance relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 50:30


    This is more of a general topic as it seems to be quite the obstacle for many couples. We give our experiences on our personal relationships and how we all achieved a strong and healthy bond with our significant others while in medical school. See if you can apply any of our experiences to benefitting your relationship! We will have another guest on our upcoming episode! Stay tuned for more~

    Episode 3: Imposter Syndrome and feeling overwhelmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 30:52


    In this episode we talk about Imposter Syndrome and Burnout (in this case overwhelmed). Hopefully we could offer some advice on how to tackle these feelings that not only medical students, but everyone can experience. Stay tuned for a special guest on our next episode!

    Episode 2: Applying to Medical School

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 44:28


    In this episode we cover the application cycle. As per always, take our advice with a grain of salt, but these are our experience and thoughts about applying to medical schools and what we believe made us stand out as applicants. Here are the basic things we cover: GPA MCAT Primary App Secondaries Interview

    Episode 1: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 29:44


    In this episode we summarize the current blocks (courses) that we have taken and our thoughts and feelings about them

    Claim OnCall

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel