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The why, what, who, where, and when of Podiatry. Guest appearances by numerous students, faculty, residents, and doctors on their perspective and experience in the field of Podiatry. A journey exploring our true SOLE purpose.

David Chandra and Jill Patel


    • Dec 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 45 EPISODES


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    Season 3 Episode 6: Gabriela Florentino - 3rd Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 29:59


    Introducing you to our newest guest......Gabriela!!!! Listen in as she shares her journey into the field of Podiatry. She will be talking about the ins and outs of Podiatry and the importance on finding the right fit for you, in terms of career or choice of school. CHECK HER OUT ON HER YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!! PATHWAYTOPODIATRY! Go subscribe.

    Season 3 Episode 5: Sujit Johnston - 2nd Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 30:00


    Introducing you to our newest guest.....SUJIT JOHNSTON!!! Listen in as he shares his journey into the field of Podiatry. A desire that started in a passion for Psychiatry that turned into a love for Podiatry as the years passed by. Tune in as he talks about various people along the way that have helped him in his decision in joining SCPM at Rosiland Franklin University. 

    Season 3 Episode 4: Salimot Ojerinde - 2nd Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 29:59


    Introducing you to our newest guest......Salimot Ojerinde!! Join us as she talks about her journey into the field of Podiatry. Tune in as she shares about her experiences in the application process as well as her time at RFUMS! 

    Season 3 Episode 3: Treloara Harrison and Srini Shah - 1st Year Podiatry Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 30:00


    Introducing to you our newest guests....Tre and Sri!! Join as they share their journey into the field of Podiatry. Tune in as they share their experiences and lifestyle as MS-1's.

    Season 3 Episode 2: Nikil Ravishankar - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 32:19


    Introducing you to our newest guest...Nikhil Ravishankar!! A brand new student at BUSPM!! Tune in as he shares his journey into the field of Podiatry. A childhood dream of being in the medical field that has manifested in now becoming a future Podiatric Physician.

    WE BACK!! - Season 3 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 25:43


    We're back guys!! A long break but we're ready to get the ball rolling again. START OF SEASON 3!!

    Dr. Mark Razzante & Dr. Christina Pratt & Dr. Coleman Clougherty - PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 52:10


    Tune in as we have a brand new guest, Dr. Clougherty, another attending in the CLE Specialist Group! They share about their private practice endeavors while simultaneously giving back to the Podiatry community. The motto: "Push yourself and never settle". MAKING PODIATRY GLOBAL!!

    Dr. Mark Razzante & Dr. Christina Pratt - PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 29:55


    Introducing you to our newest attendings......Dr. Mark Razzante and Dr. Christina Pratt! Tune in as they share their individual journeys into the field of Podiatry. A journey that had started together at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio and has come full circle to now practicing/teaching in the NorthEast Cleveland area. Listen as they share insights and knowledge, providing a new perspective into Podiatric Medicine

    DR. SHIVANI PANCHAL - DPM - PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 23:35


    Part 2 with Dr. Panchal as she continues to share about her aspirations and goals post-residency! Tune in as she imparts wisdom upon how life is like once residency is over.

    DR. SHIVANI PANCHAL - DPM - PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 25:13


    Introducing you to our newest guest....Dr. Shivani Panchal!! The latest graduate from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. A newly minted DPM out in the BIG APPLE. Listen in as shares her journey into the field of Podiatry and how life has been since the start of school at NYCPM to her last day of residency in the same city.

    DR. HAYWAN CHIU - DPM - PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 22:11


    Listen in as Dr. Chiu shares his life POST residency. The ins and outs of how to look for jobs, approach different opportunities as well as lay a foundation for yourself.

    DR. HAYWAN CHIU - DPM - PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 26:28


    Introducing you to our newest guest.... Dr. Haywan Chiu!! Our FIRST Podiatric Physician to join the Podcast. Listen in as he shares his journey into Podiatry. A practicing Podiatrist in Albuquerque, NM. Check out his Instagram page for great Podiatry based content.

    Episode 32: Mereat Askander - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 27:12


    Introducing you to our newest guest...Mereat Askander!! Tune in as shares how her love for helping others started in her Public Health courses in her undergraduate studies. She shares how that transformed into a passion to pursue Podiatry. An incoming 1st year student at Western University College of Podiatric Medicine.

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    Episode 31: Amanda June Niester - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 29:59


    Introducing you to our newest guest.... Amanda Niester!! Our first guest that joins us from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine. Tune in as she shares her journey into the field of Podiatry! Finding Podiatry through being a peer advisor at Michigan State University. 

    Episode 30: Ayushi Deshwal - 2nd Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 29:19


    Introducing you to our newest guest.... Ayushi Deshwal!!! NYCPM's one and only APMSA REP and SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR! Listen in as she shares how journey into Podiatry started at an APMA Conference in Washington DC. A very unique experience turned into meeting her future Dean at her current school (New York College of Podiatric Medicine). 

    Episode 29: Jimmie Lewis - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 29:59


    Introducing to you our newest guest.....Jimmie Lewis!! Tune in as he shares his journey into the field of Podiatry! He shares how his dad plays a major role in him taking up a profession in the field of Medicine. A leader from DAY 1!!! 

    Episode 28: Meaghan Wood - 4th year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 25:48


    Meaghan is a 4th year Podiatry Student at SCPM. Tune in to listen to her share her experiences in podiatry thus far!

    Episode 27: Kelly Fahey - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 27:48


    Introducing you to our newest guest.....Kelly Fahey!! Listen in as she shares her experience into the field of Podiatry. She shares her involvement in the Scholl Podiatry community and her plans for the future as well.

    Episode 26: Ash Shegal - 2nd Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 29:59


    Introducing you to our newest guest.....Ash Shegal!! Our first student from Temple Podiatry! Listen in as she shares her journey into the field of Podiatry!

    Episode 25: RussL Alta - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 29:59


    Introducing you to our newest guest..... RussL Alta!!! Listen in as she shares her journey into the field of Podiatry! She shares how she has always wanted to be in the medical field from a young age and now she is making that dream come true. 

    Episode 24: Jay Patel - Internal Medicine Resident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 29:16


    Introducing you to our newest guest.... Jay Patel!! Listen in as he shares his journey into the field of medicine. He shares about his time at MSUCOM and his transition into 1st Year IM Resident during this COVID CRISIS. 

    Episode 23: Asha Sethuraman - Healthcare Worker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 29:59


    Introducing our newest guest..... Asha Seetharamun!! Listen in as she shares about her line of work in the field of medicine. She shares about how the current COVID crisis has put a lot of healthcare clinics and physicians in a fix! Tune into this fun episode!

    Episode 22: RECAP EPISODE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 14:14


    Join us your guests, David and Jill, as we drop some news on you guys!! Join us on IG LIVE next week at 2pm EST. 

    Episode 21: Zack Hill - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 30:21


    Introducing you to our newest guest.... Zack Hill!! Listen in as he shares his journey into the field of Podiatry. He shares his desire to be a difference maker to those around him as well as the Podiatry community as a whole. You will not want to miss this! 

    Episode 20: Tarina Ayazi - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 26:17


    Introducing you to our newest guest.... Tarina Ayazi!! Listen in as she shares her journey into the field of Podiatry and her decision to come to KSUCPM! Tune in as she talks about how at her friend's graduation party she found out about Podiatry and never looked back. 

    Episode 19: RECAP EPISODE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 12:35


    Listen in on another recap episode!! You will not want to miss it! So many things to look forward to.

    Episode 18: Karim Asham - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 26:53


    Introducing to you our newest guest..... Karim Asham!! Karim is a 1st year podiatry student from Winnipeg, Canada. Listen in as he shares his experiences as an international podiatry student and his journey so far!

    Episode 17: Kirtan Chokshi - 2nd Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 24:23


    Introducing you to our newest guest..... Kirtan Chokshi!! Listen in as he shares his journey into the field of Podiatry! One and done deal while finding the right fit for his profession and school! 

    Episode 16: Jill Patel - 1st year podiatry student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 11:35


    Introducing to you our newest guest...... Jill Patel! She is a 1st year podiatry student at Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Listen in as we break some exciting news! In this short and sweet episode, Jill shares a little bit about how her journey to podiatry school began.

    Episode 15 Part 1: Yona Mizrahi and Diksha Mohapatra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 29:44


    Introducing you to our newest guests..... Yona Mizrahi and Diksha Mohapatra!! Listen in as they share their journey into the field of Podiatry. See as they share how their past experiences have shaped them as individuals and have helped them in making their decision for their future careers. You will not want to miss it!! 

    Episode 14 : Marcus Soileau - 2nd Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 29:17


    Introducing you to our newest guest...... Marcus Soileau!!! Listen in as he shares how he explored various medical specialities and landed upon and chose the field of Podiatry.

    Episode 13: Recap of Week 4!!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 11:43


    Join me, your host, David Chandra as we recap this past week!!

    Episode 12: Katie Diol - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 28:54


    Introducing our newest guest...... Katie Diol!! Listen in as she shares her journey into podiatry and her experiences from her 1st year of school at KSUCPM. Wonderful story that came full circle after asking herself the question WHY?

    Episode 11: Yara Karam - 1st Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 24:34


    Introducing to your our newest guest.... Yara Karam!! Tune in as she talks about how she stumbled upon the field of Podiatry as she was working in a PT (Physical Therapy) clinic. She mentions how her interest in the biomechanics of the body translated into focusing in on biomechanics of the foot and ankle as well as analyzing an individual's gait.

    Episode 10: Recap of Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 12:52


    Join me, your host, David Chandra as we recap this past weeks episodes and lay a foundation for our future episodes!! A new series is on the horizon!! Stay Tuned and Spread the Word!

    Episode 9: Deven Patel - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 24:25


    Introducing our newest guest......Deven Patel!!! Listen in as he shares his story into world of Podiatry. A childhood dream that took its ups and downs, but finally materialized into becoming a reality. A humbling experience with his uncle's health that pushed him to being the individual he is today.

    Episode 8: Archana Krishnan - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 29:03


    Introducing our newest guest..... Archana Krishnan!! Listen in as she shares her one of a kind story into the field of Podiatry. She shares how her visit to India in high school turned her life upside down. Tune in as she highlights her grandpa's health being the difference maker in her life to pursue medicine and more specifically Podiatry.

    Episode 7: RECAP of 1st 2 WEEKS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 15:52


    Join me, your host, David Chandra as I recap the first 2 weeks and highlight some key take home facts for all of us!

    Episode 6: Chris Smith - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 26:21


    Introducing you to our newest guest.....Chris Smith!! Listen in as he shares with us his journey into Podiatry and all the experiences that have shaped him into the individual he is today. He aspires to be a leader, an example, and a difference maker in medical world. Tune in as he drops some much needed knowledge on the field of podiatry as well as the characteristics of a professional individual.

    Episode 5: Fahad Aslam - 4th Year Podiatry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 21:03


    Introducing you to the one and only..... FAHAD ASLAM!! Join us as we listen in on his journey from undergrad at University of Illinois- Chicago to Masters at LECOM in Bradenton, FL, to Podiatry school at Kent State University. Make sure to listen in to the end as Fahad's throws out some advice when it comes to making major career/life decisions.

    Episode 4: Faten Khan and Saqib Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 25:12


    Introducing you guys to the FIRST EVER COUPLE on Sole Purpose... Faten and Saqib Khan!! Join us as they share about their journey from Houston, Texas to Cleveland, Ohio. They share specific stories in their life that brought them to where they are now and made them who they are. One of a kind love story while still advancing forward in their careers.

    Episode 3: Parimal Patel - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 25:10


    Introducing to you one of my closest friends..... Parimal Patel!! Born in India, brought up in US, and creating his own path and desiring to leave an imprint on future generations to come. Tune in as he shares his unique journey into the field of Podiatric medicine. His story will highlight that the journey is not always perfect, but enjoy the process, work hard, and the results will be rewarding.

    Episode 2: Zienab Dabaja - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 19:37


    Introducing you to our new guest.... Zienab "Z, Zoey, Zed" Dabaja!! A recap of her journey into Podiatric medicine that started as a high school volunteer in the ER at Beaumont Dearborn Hospital to a current 4th year podiatry student at Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine. Join us in listening to the step by step process Zienab took to step foot into the field of PODIATRY.

    Episode 1: Hassan Alkhalil - 4th Year Podiatry Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 18:24


    Introducing to you my good friend from Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine... Hassan Alkhalil. A journey into his experiences and perspective on Podiatry as well as medicine as a whole. TUNE IN! Come join in on this fresh new episode.

    Episode 0: Introduction and Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 9:25


    Welcome! Lets get this started!

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