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Navigating the Medical School Admissions process is a different journey for everyone, and with the process constantly changing, the road to becoming a physician is not always easy.  Luckily, Dr. Emil Chuck, Director of Advising Services at the Health Professional Student Association and Editorial Board Member of the Student Doctor Network is an invaluable resource. In this episode of Prospective Doctor, Dr. Chuck sits down with host Dr. Erkeda DeRouen to discuss how he and his organization provide aspiring health professionals the insights they need to navigate the intricate pathways of healthcare education and practice. With his background in cell biology and extensive experience in healthcare and academic realms, Dr. Chuck highlights the ever-evolving landscape of medical school admissions, the intricacies of situational judgment tests, like Casper and AAMC's new assessment tools, as well as the crucial role of mentorship and networking in building a successful medical career.    In this episode, you'll learn: Understanding the Admissions Landscape:  Dr. Chuck offers valuable perspectives on how a research background can significantly influence your medical school application process, while also emphasizing the critical need for self-awareness about your motivations and potential impact in healthcare. Strong Networks Are Crucial: Both Dr. Chuck and our host, Dr. Erkeda DeRouen, discussed the importance of building robust support systems through mentorship and organizations. These networks can be vital in your journey toward a successful career in medicine. Navigating SJTs: Dr. Chuck sheds light on the relatively new situational judgment tests, including the Casper and AAMC's preview exam, highlighting the evolving challenges and the importance of staying informed about their use in medical program selections.   Jump into the Conversation: [00:00] Introduction to The Prospective Doctor [01:13] Introduction to Dr. Emil Chuck [02:44] About the Student Doctor Network and HPSA [04:57] How waitlists are managed [06:25] The evolution of the admissions process [08:41] Figuring out your why [10:30] Advice on finding mentors and champions [16:41] Situational Judgement Tests  [26:01] Connecting with Dr. Chuck and the HPSA   Resources: You can find Dr. Chuck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etchuck  Learn more about Health Professional Student Association: https://www.hpsa.org/  Publications and Reports from HPSA: https://www.hpsa.org/programs/publications-and-reports/    To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along your medical school journey, visit us at Prospective Doctor.  You can also reach us through our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MedSchoolCoach  Dr. Erkeda's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctordgram/  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MedSchoolCoach

The Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) discuss critique versus negativity, why Simul quit social media, Student Doctor Network, and engaging in discourse about Radiation Oncology.This episode is a companion to an episode we recorded in December, but Matt initially decided to hold it back. The episode is a strong, journal club style critique of payer policy article published by the IJROBP that we feel should be retracted.We encourage you to listen to our "almost lost" episode and additionally read Mark Storey's amazing rebuttal to the IJROBP publication.  Here we discuss how this contributed to Simul leaving social media, why we initially held back the episode, critique, misanthropy, and our mission for open discussion in Radiation Oncology. Here are some links to things we discuss in the episode:SDN Thread "Screenshotting Simul"A Wikipedia article on Preference FalsificationOut.Of.The.Basement podcast on the ASTRO "collaboration letter" and propagandaEdward Bernays, an American pioneer in public relations and propagandaThe Accelerators Podcast is a production of Photon Media, a division of Cold Light Legacy Company.If you'd like to support our efforts, please visit the Cold Light Legacy Company to learn more.

Show Summary Would you like to hear insight based on decades of experience, both advising applicants to a variety of healthcare programs and working in admissions offices for, again, many different healthcare programs? Well, today's episode is the ticket for you. Dr. Emil Chuck, Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional Student Association is our guest. He discusses the admissions process for healthcare programs. He shares his recommendation for networking, shadowing, and journaling as ways for applicants to gain insight into the healthcare field and develop critical thinking skills. He advises applicants to consider the mission and values of each school they apply to and to choose schools that align with their own goals and values. Dr. Chuck also emphasizes the importance of submitting applications early and being mindful of deadlines. He provides information about the Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) and Student Doctor Network (SDN) resources for applicants. Show Notes Welcome to the 561st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. Do you know how to get accepted to medical school? Accepted does, and we share that knowledge and insight in our free guide, Med School Admissions: What You Need to Know to Get Accepted. Download your free copy at accepted.com/561download.  I'm thrilled to introduce our guest, Dr. Emil Chuck. He is the Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional Student Association, which among other services and assets host the Student Doctor Network, a major resource for applicants to and students in the healthcare fields. Dr. Chuck earned his Bachelor's of Science in Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and his PhD in Cell Biology from Case Western Reserve University. He began his career in research, but then moved into higher ed and admissions. Serving at different times student advisor and test prep teacher for Kaplan Test Prep, founding health Professionals Student Advisor for 5 years at George Mason University, Director of Admissions at Case Western's School of Dental Medicine, admissions consultant for the ADEA, Director of Admissions and Recruitment at Rosalind Franklin University, and for the last two years as Director of Advising Services at the Health Professional Student Association or HPSA. On SDN's forums he is known as the prolific, helpful, and extremely knowledgeable Mr.Smile12. In addition, he has also served in numerous volunteer roles for professional organizations. Dr. Chuck, welcome to Admissions Straight Talk. [2:29] Linda, it's a great pleasure to be part of your podcast and thank you so much for inviting me. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Let's start with some really easy questions: your background, where you grew up, and how on earth you got interested in admissions from biomedical engineering. [2:39] I guess the stuff that's not on LinkedIn certainly is the earlier background about me. I'm proud to say that I'm a first-generation student. My parents immigrated from Hong Kong a couple of years before I was born. And so of all the places in the entire world where I guess in the United States where I would be born and raised for about 17 of my years before going to Duke was Shreveport, Louisiana, that's northwest Louisiana, not anywhere near New Orleans to just make sure people know. And basically I grew up in that city, that little small town in northwest Louisiana and now apparently the home district to our current speaker of the house. It's a little bit of a trivia note. I don't know him. That's one of the little known facts in terms of how it shaped my worldview one way or another.  Obviously at the period of time when I was growing up, I was involved in a lot of research type projects and did science fairs, was involved in medical research at the medical school over there at LSU Shreveport before moving on to ultimately apply to all the various scho...

The Accelerators co-hosts Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh hang out over lunch and discuss a potpourri of #RadOnc current events! We cover ASTRO's ROCR policy proposal, Dr. Sameer Keole's ASTRO presidential campaign and engagement on Student Doctor Network, and the recent dysphagia optimized IMRT trial. Then, Simul hypothesizes about the future of radiation oncology under case rate payment models. We close with some more thoughts about proton therapy inspired by Dr. Mark Storey's latest piece.Here are a lot of links to things we discussed on the show:The Moto ROKR Accreditation Programs by the ACR, ACRO, and ASTROASTRO ROCR Policy Page Register for the ROCR Town Hall this Friday, July 21 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ETWhat Big Medicine Can Learn from the Cheesecake Factory by Atul GawandeOut.Of.The.Basement with Beckta, MD: The Code Bundling Conundrum: A Medicare Misadventure (the saga of 77280-77290 and 77301)ASTRO Strategic PlanNutting et al., Dysphagia Optimized IMRTKamran et al., Esophagus-Sparing IMRTOncora.aiCommon Sense OncologyThe Accelerators Podcast: Mobilize the Canadians! A Workflow EpisodeProtons 101 by Mark Storey, MDPodcast art generously donated by Dr. Danielle Cunningham. Intro and Outro music by Emmy-award winning artist Lucas Cantor Santiago.The Accelerators Podcast is a Photon Media production. 

Katelyn Cotnoir and Stepfanie George are both veterinary students at the University of Missouri. They share their experiences and insights on applying to vet school and discuss GRE preparation, animal-related experiences, tips on writing the personal essay prompts and how they prepared for the vet school interview. The discussion continues to include their current vet school experience, vet school “survival tips”, and future goals.   Topics discussed in this episode 1:15- Students share their path to a career in veterinary medicine 2:45 – Preparing for vet school during your undergraduate years 6:40- Helpful undergraduate courses for vet school, beyond the required prerequisites 9:17- Student factors that influenced their vet school choice 14:12- GRE preparation 18:29 – Letters of recommendation 22:20- Animal-related experience 26:30- Writing the personal essay questions 33:17- The vet school interview experience and tips for preparing 42:23- The vet school experience and school/life balance 50:01- The MPH (Master's in Public Health) dual degree program 54:04- Students share their future plans   Resources mentioned in this episode AAVMC (Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges): Main site - https://www.aavmc.org/ Admissions requirements What to Know before you apply Letters of Recommendation ETS GRE Preparation- https://www.ets.org/gre Magoosh Test Preparation - https://magoosh.com/ The Student Doctor Network - https://www.studentdoctor.net/profession/veterinary/ The Student Doctor Network Interview Feedback Subscribe to The Academic Veterinarian by visiting our website here or wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Podbean and others) Contact The Academic Veterinarian with your comments, questions, and suggestions by emailing theacademicvet@gmail.com

Meredith Castin, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist who has developed a self-paced online course to guide therapists through the process of finding gainful employment in non-clinical positions. Meredith has been a PT for ten years, during which time she worked in outpatient orthopedics, inpatient rehab, acute care, and home health settings. She entered the non-clinical space in 2015, starting out as a rehab liaison and co-creating NewGradPhysicalTherapy and NewGradOccupationalTherapy. Since then, Meredith has moved entirely into the content creation world. She has written for OT Potential, WebPT, MedBridge, Breg, Janssen, MD Revolution, Student Doctor Network, and many other health and rehab brands. These days, Meredith runs The Non-Clinical PT, where she provides career education and job postings for PT, OT, and SLP professionals looking to launch non-clinical healthcare careers. She is passionate about therapists and assistants remaining invested in their professional identities as rehab clinicians, even when they leave direct patient care. To find out how to connect with Meredith, visit www.ontheair.us

Meredith Castin, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist who has developed a self-paced online course to guide therapists through the process of finding gainful employment in non-clinical positions. Meredith has been a PT for ten years, during which time she worked in outpatient orthopedics, inpatient rehab, acute care, and home health settings. She entered the non-clinical space in 2015, starting out as a rehab liaison and co-creating NewGradPhysicalTherapy and NewGradOccupationalTherapy. Since then, Meredith has moved entirely into the content creation world. She has written for OT Potential, WebPT, MedBridge, Breg, Janssen, MD Revolution, Student Doctor Network, and many other health and rehab brands. These days, Meredith runs The Non-Clinical PT, where she provides career education and job postings for PT, OT, and SLP professionals looking to launch non-clinical healthcare careers. She is passionate about therapists and assistants remaining invested in their professional identities as rehab clinicians, even when they leave direct patient care. To find out how to connect with Meredith, visit www.ontheair.us

It's time once again for every pre-med's favorite topic...admissions! For the latest episode in our Medical Myths series, Brendan, Emily, and Raj--safely on the other side of the admissions hurdle--sat down with Darrell Nabers, the Dean of Admissions at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, to de-mystify the process of getting that desired acceptance. So set aside those MCAT books and give yourself a quick break from Student Doctor Network to tune in! Episode produced by: Brendan Connolly, Emily Hagen, Raj Ramini www.medicuspodcast.com | medicuspodcast@gmail.com | Donate: http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate

Laura Turner attended the University of California at Davis, graduating with Bachelors of Science degrees in Aeronautical Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Following completion of her undergraduate degree, she completed a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles. Laura worked as a software and information technology project manager in Southern California. Laura currently serves as the Executive Director for the Student Doctor Network, a non-profit family of websites that help students become doctors. In this role, she coordinates a network of remote employees to build online tools and resources which are provided for free or at-cost. Riley Edmister is a soon to be dental student, currently finishing up her undergraduate degree. Riley works as a Student Consultant at Student Doctor Network. She spends most of her time studying, volunteering, and shadowing dentists.

In today's episode, the main feature is a detailed breakdown of how to "think like a question writer" based on Patrick's blog post for Student Doctor Network, Board Preparation: Training for a Marathon, not a Sprint. In addition, we excerpt a section from ZDoggMD's Incident Report, "How to Suck Less as a Medical Student" and Patrick presents a section from Dr. Edmund Pellegrino's article "Med Schools as Moral Agents".  01:50 - ZDoggMD's "How to Suck Less as a Medical Student"  05:55 - "Med Schools as Moral Agents" observations on the state of medical education and obligations of schools to their students. For an introduction to Dr. Pellegrino and his thought, see Patrick's review of "The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn" 16:20 - Answer 'Em like You Wrote 'EM: Approaching board questions from the perspective of a question writer. Detailed commentary based on Patrick's aforementioned SDN article.  InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast  Check out the ITB Study Smarter Series Podcast channel. Go to bit.ly/ITBpodcasts or just click here to check it out on iTunes. We're planning a USMLE Step 2 Study Smarter Series in the coming months, covering each of the required clerkships and how to study for the shelf exam and the USMLE Step 2 and COMLEX Level 2.  ITB Audio Qbank and iOS Beta App The Audio Qbank by InsideTheBoards mobile app has both free and premium features and is available on both Android and iOS.  To get started, first, create a Boardsinsider Account on our website insidetheboards.com Free Features  All of our podcasts in one place organized into playlists for easy studying (also with less ads and exclusive content)  Mindfulness meditations designed specifically for medical students  A monthly offering of high yield content (questions dissections, audio qbank samples) available only on our mobile app.  Premium Features Subscribe to an ITB premium account and get additional features  Access to 500+ audio optimized board style practice questions in our Audio Qbank. The Step 1 version is powered by Exam Circle and the Step 2 Version is powered by OnlineMedEd. New questions added each month.  High Yield Pharmacology (powered by Lecturio) with 100 of the top pharm questions you need to know for both Step 1 and Step 2  Audio Flashcards (coming soon)  Our audio qbank is THE PERFECT companion for studying for the boards on the go. And we're adding content and improving it all the time.   Learn more about the Audio Qbank by InsideTheBoards mobile app here Legal Stuff and Credits InsideTheBoards is not affiliated with the NBME, USMLE, COMLEX, NBOME or any professional licensing body. InsideTheBoards and its guests fully adhere to the policies on irregular conduct outlined by the aforementioned credentialing bodies. Thanks to ZDogg MD and Doc Vader for their kind permission to use this excerpt. To learn more about Health 3.0, listen to the Incident Report podcast anywhere you find podcasts, and go to ZDogg's website to watch the short video "What's Health 3.0" "Med Schools as Moral Agents" (Pellegrino ED. Medical Schools as moral agents. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 1977;88:54–67.).  Board Preparation: Training for a Marathon, Not a Sprint. Student Doctor Network, Jan 10, 2017 available at this link.  Music: Better Days, "Tired Bones, Weak Minds" from the album What You Did to Me. Listen to Better Days on Spotify.

Darryl Torculas, general dental practice resident at The Ohio State University, comes onto HET Podcast for an in-depth discussion into the realm of Dentistry. For Part 2, Darryl discusses the average cost and salary of dentists, the dental licensing exam and licensure process, thoughts on the American Dental Association, uncommon aspects of dentistry that many patients and other healthcare providers are not aware of, the various settings dentists work on, post-professional development specialties/residencies, and more. American Dental Association Website: https://www.ada.org/en  Dental Admissions Test: https://www.ada.org/en/education-careers/dental-admission-test  The ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (ADEA AADSAS) Website: https://aadsas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login  Book on Dental Schools: https://www.adea.org/officialguide/  Student Doctor Network: https://www.studentdoctor.net/  Commission on Dental Accreditation: https://www.ada.org/en/coda  Commission on Dental Competency Assessments: https://www.cdcaexams.org/  National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards: https://www.ada.org/en/ncrdscb  List of Dental Specialties: https://www.ada.org/en/ncrdscb/dental-specialties/specialty-definitions  American Dental Education Association Postdoctoral Application Support Service: https://portal.passweb.org/    The PT Hustle Website: https://www.thepthustle.com/  Schedule an Appointment with Kyle Rice: www.passtheptboards.com    HET LITE Tool: www.pteducator.com/het      Anywhere Healthcare: https://anywhere.healthcare/ (code: HET)   Biography: Darryl Torculas who is a general dental practice resident at The Ohio State University and a 2016 graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry

Darryl Torculas, general dental practice resident at The Ohio State University, comes onto HET Podcast for an in-depth discussion into the realm of Dentistry. For Part 1, Darryl discusses considerations to see if Dentistry is right for you or not, current issues in the dental profession, the dental application process, and strengths and limitations of dental school. American Dental Association Website: https://www.ada.org/en  Dental Admissions Test: https://www.ada.org/en/education-careers/dental-admission-test  The ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (ADEA AADSAS) Website: https://aadsas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login  Book on Dental Schools: https://www.adea.org/officialguide/  Student Doctor Network: https://www.studentdoctor.net/  Commission on Dental Accreditation: https://www.ada.org/en/coda  Commission on Dental Competency Assessments: https://www.cdcaexams.org/  National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards: https://www.ada.org/en/ncrdscb  List of Dental Specialties: https://www.ada.org/en/ncrdscb/dental-specialties/specialty-definitions  American Dental Education Association Postdoctoral Application Support Service: https://portal.passweb.org/  The PT Hustle Website: https://www.thepthustle.com/  Schedule an Appointment with Kyle Rice: www.passtheptboards.com    HET LITE Tool: www.pteducator.com/het      Anywhere Healthcare: https://anywhere.healthcare/ (code: HET) Biography: Darryl Torculas who is a general dental practice resident at The Ohio State University and a 2016 graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry

Dr. Lee Burnett founded SDN to connect students. Little did he know how big it would get, and how negative the internet would turn. He's hoping to change that. Links: Full Episode Blog Post MedEd Media Network Student Doctor Network StudySchedule Scutwork Review2.com Interview Feedback LizzyM Score Calculator Medical Specialty Selector SDN Experts Application Cost Calculator

Show Notes You can hear the FULL INTERVIEWS of all five graduates on my Patreon page by clicking here>>> www.patreon.com/mariemacmillan   Sam Kouba suggests reading House of God by Samuel Shem– which you can find on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/House-God-Samuel-Shem/dp/0425238091 Xiao-Yue Han is starting his surgical residency at Oregon Health Sciences University. For more on that programs visit >>> https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/clinical-departments/surgery/residency-and-fellowships/general-surgery-programs/ Kate Sborov suggests checking out Student Doctor Network if you are interested in medical school - https://www.studentdoctor.net/ KP Mendoza joins the ranks of over 3 million nurses working in the United States. To see cool statistics on how many nurses different countries churn out every year, check out https://data.oecd.org/healthres/nursing-graduates.htm Korea is killing it! Makayla Cordoza is starting her post-doc fellowship with the University of Pennsylvania Center for Sleep and Chronobiology. For more visit http://www.med.upenn.edu/chronobiology/ and http://www.med.upenn.edu/sleepctr/   Intro Outro Music by DJ Rhombus Rare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b841a7zh9aU&t=739s   Marie MacMillanWriter / Podcast HostEmail: macmillanpages@gmail.com Podcast: headtotoe.podbean.comWebsite: mariemacmillan.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/macmillanpagesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmillanpages/

While I’m sure you all hang on my every word, just in case any of you skip to the next track at the at the end of every show, I want to lead off this episode with a reminder that my partners and I are primarily a boutique coaching and mock-interview service. Too many times we’ve seen very strong applicants either sound average or even absolutely tank their interviews, and conversely weaker candidates outshine their peers and end up high on rank order lists. Interview day means a lot, you only have a handful of hours with a handful of people to impress, and there are things we can teach you that help you put your best foot forward when it matters the most. Our calendar is filling up quickly, but we offer a free 15 minute trial to show you what we can do, and our most popular package is now discounted for the remainder of this 2017 season to just $499 for three 30 minute interviews.  After the first interview, you’ll end up with explicit feedback on your verbal and nonverbal communication style, specific diction to use when answering questions that will help you stand out, and how to work the strongest points of both your personality and CV into the questions you are sure to be asked. We do the same homework I ask you to do and we role-play specific programs in specific cities to best simulate your actual interview day. The remaining two interviews give you a chance to put that feedback into action, and approach questions with a new angle that highlights what program directors want to see.  It is not too late to any of you who are listening to this in the middle of or even towards the end of your interview trail - if you were just blindsided by questions you didn’t prepare for, or had confidence walking into your first few interviews but now want to polish some rough edges before you talk with your dream program - drop us a line as well and we can look at our schedule. Allright - for today’s topic, to cap off the questions you should be asking programs, I want to simply read an article I wrote for Student Doctor Network entitled The Million Dollar Question.  Link is in the shownotes, and it is based on advice I’ve given countless times, and still think holds true. I want to read it only so that the content isn’t diluted by one of my usual ramblings, and so that you can reflect on why you think it is important, and how it can help you ultimately  decide on the program that is right for you. The Million Dollar Question   Interview season. The time of year that roads and skies swarm with the best and brightest medical students to all corners of the country taking aim at the next step in their training – residency. Believe it or not, behind the shiny brochures, extravagant dinners and polished powerpoint slides, residency programs are just as nervous about attracting top talent as you are about getting your top choice. The interview trail is usually a blur of dry cleaning bills, rental cars, and the smell of breath mints masking cheap coffee mixed with nervous sweat. The broken record of the obligatory “strengths and weaknesses” question loops in your head. One of the more terrifying moments in the day comes when an interviewer asks: “What questions do you have for me?” Regardless of who asks it–the intern only four months above you in training or the gatekeeping program director–you know you have to ask something. So why not make it count? Things like call schedule, orientation timelines, research requirements, away rotations, moonlighting, and meal plans may look important to you on paper, but should not be foundations of choosing one program over another. In fact, the best questions regarding most of these details can not truly be asked until you are in fact already a resident. The proverbial hindsight being of course 20/20. Is a meal plan a perk if the food is terrible? Moonlighting opportunities? Moot point if your paperwork and 45-minute commute are already pushing duty hour restrictions. It is simply not possible to ask an informed question on the specifics of most logistical things before setting foot in the hospital. The best bang for your buck in this golden opportunity to ask them anything boils down to one “Million-Dollar” question: Where do the graduates go? Most programs are proud to tell you, and will have specific data on hand for at least the last 3 to 5 years. Fellowship, small group practice, academic center, private practice, rural areas, urban centers, with program alumni, unemployed, mom’s basement–the nuance in these specifics will speak volumes. From this data you can easily glean: board passing rate research requirements the reputation of the program over geographic regions the reputation of the program in competitive fellowships a network of alumni to help with future job placement faculty strengths procedure exposure much, much more If all graduates of the plastic surgery program you are looking at go into a maxillofacial fellowship at an Ivy League university hospital, and that aligns with your goals, great! You can assume the program has a good reputation, skilled specialty faculty, sound research, strong professional conference participation, and that residents see a heavy maxillofacial caseload. If this is not in tune with your dream of becoming a burn specialist however, you may want to look at programs with a different focus. You may feel like a specific family medicine program trains the most well-rounded doctors by exposing them to a rural patient population and teaching procedures like colonoscopies and cesarean sections. If on the other hand, you were planning on practicing in an urban area after graduation, those procedures will be lost to specialist. A residency program at a larger training institution might be better suited to your future goals of working as a primary care physician in an urban, specialist-heavy environment. Variety is paramount here. Private practice, fellowship, rural, urban, hospital setting, outpatient setting, in-state, out of state, etc. A diverse mix of jobs tells us that the graduates leave the program prepared for anything and are competitive in any marketplace. Free white coats each year? That will run the department a few dollars annually. Free food? Maybe a few thousand dollars over the course of a residency. Daycare? I’ll admit that might be hard to pass up in certain instances. Upon graduation, however, the stakes go up exponentially. Consider the above scenarios: a plastic surgery program can graduate three to four residents annually with average starting salaries in the $300,000 range. A family medicine program can churn out six to eight graduates with starting salaries of about $150,000. Crunch those numbers, and you guessed it: $1,000,000 worth of contracts signed by each graduating class. Follow all of the usual advice: put your best foot forward, have fun, be yourself, and get ready to talk about the summer research poster you submitted at least 30 times. When the time comes–and it will–remember the “Million Dollar” question, and pay attention to how it either expands or limits the scope of your future practice. Most importantly, envision yourself and your level of future happiness in the scenarios that unfold. Closing: Short and sweet today - thanks for listening, as usual I hope you enjoyed the content and find it useful. Please subscribe to catch each new episode as they are uploaded, and if you find the content valuable please take a bit of time to leave a review on iTunes to help get the word out to other med students looking for answers.  Also feel free to give us some feedback on what you think we could improve on. Remember to send your questions to us through our website at www.thematchgurus.com, or twitter @theMatchGurus - I personally answer every email and twitter DM we get.  Our book is also available on Amazon in paperback and eBook - less that 10 bucks - it is a quick read you can easily knock out on the flight to your next interview. If you find it helpful, please take some time to leave a review for that on Amazon as well - it means a lot. And of course, any of you looking for in-depth specialty-specific preparation for your interviews drop me a line and we can discuss our coaching packages in more detail. Take care.

Dr. Anita Showalter began her undergrad career as a nursing student. After some twists and turns, ultimately decided that being a physician was what she wanted! Links and Other Resources:https://medicalschoolhq.net/pmy-106-osteopathic-medicine-and-the-path-for-one-do-with-4-kids/ (Full Episode Blog Post) https://www.studentdoctor.net/ (Student Doctor Network) https://medicalschoolhq.net/mcat-secrets?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=mcatsecrets&utm_campaign=podcast (Free MCAT Gift): Free 30-page guide with tips to help you maximize your MCAT score. Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/medical-school-hq-podcast/id583254241?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 (medicalschoolhq.net/itunes) and leave us a review there! Connect with us on Twitter https://twitter.com/medicalschoolhq (@medicalschoolhq)

#PharmacyFututreLeaders - the Student Doctor Network  We interview Sarah Lawrence, PharmD about the incredible benefits of the Student Doctor Network - SDN. The SDN is a vibrant nonprofit organization of thousands of pre-health, health professional students and practicing doctors from across the United States and Canada. Membership is free.  The educational mission of SDN is to assist and encourage all students through the challenging and complicated healthcare education process and into practice. Sarah M. Lawrence, PharmD, MA Director of Partnerships Administrator The Student Doctor Network (502) 432-5354   www.studentdoctor.net See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#PharmacyFututreLeaders - the Student Doctor Network  We interview Sarah Lawrence, PharmD about the incredible benefits of the Student Doctor Network - SDN. The SDN is a vibrant nonprofit organization of thousands of pre-health, health professional students and practicing doctors from across the United States and Canada. Membership is free.  The educational mission of SDN is to assist and encourage all students through the challenging and complicated healthcare education process and into practice. Sarah M. Lawrence, PharmD, MA Director of Partnerships Administrator The Student Doctor Network (502) 432-5354   www.studentdoctor.net See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#PharmacyFututreLeaders - the Student Doctor Network  We interview Sarah Lawrence, PharmD about the incredible benefits of the Student Doctor Network - SDN. The SDN is a vibrant nonprofit organization of thousands of pre-health, health professional students and practicing doctors from across the United States and Canada. Membership is free.