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Today's question is from a 3rd year medical who asks: Help! Everyone on my rotations keeps asking me what I'm going into and I DON'T KNOW! How do I choose a specialty?!Well I wish I could give you a simple answer. Take this test, sort yourself
Today's question is from a first year medical student who asks "I'm so confused with embryology. What do I do?"As someone who is still confused with embryology, let me tell you, you are not alone. I don't know any practicing physicians who ar
Today's question is from a college freshman who asks: How do you remember to do all the things on your calendar? I'm constantly forgetting to do something.Yeah, me too. Which is why I don't rely on my memory at all. Ever.I know a lot of peopl
Today's question is from a first year medical student who asks "Did you ever pass out during a procedure?"Why yes, I did! And I'm here to tell you that you can have a tendency to pass out, overcome it, and no one will remember long term that i
Today's question is from an 8th grader who asks what is the difference between a doctor, a nurse practitioner, a nurse, and a physician’s assistant?You are not the only person who wonders that! It can be very confusing understanding all the d
Today's question is from a number of you who asked, “Where have you been the last couple weeks? Why haven’t any new episodes dropped?” So today I’m going to talk about something that most physicians and aspiring physicians struggle with. Bei
Today's question is from a college sophomore who asks, “How can I deal with all the thoughts that keep popping into my head? There’s so much I’m trying to figure out right now and I just want a brain break!”I’m so glad you’re realizing you ne
Today's question is from a second year medical student who is going to be starting clinical rotations in a few months and asks where should I do my surgery rotation?Life is so full of the question of where! ... So I'll answer this both more
Today's question is from someone who is just starting medical school in a few months who asks “Did you get homesick when you had to keep staying at the hospital all night?” You know, that’s something I worried about too. And yes, I did get h
Today's question is from a medical student starting clinical rotations in July: How do I succeed in my clinical rotations? But the advice is applicable to anyone and is what I regularly recommend for everyone from my kids to adults I mentor.h
Today's question is from a student who didn’t give their grade and who asks: What is the best way to study?Well, what is learning? Learning is literally building connections in your brain and strengthening those connections and being able to
Today's question is from a 7th grader who asks: Did you ever fail a test?''Yes I did! When I was in medical school,[I do talk about cadavers and cadaver lab in this episode so if that's not a topic you want to hear discussed, skip from 1:51
Today's question is from a third year medical student who asks: I'm loving my surgery rotations but I also want to have a family. Can I be a surgeon and be a good dad?Yes absolutely. But you're probably looking for more details than that. ht
Today's question is from a 1st grader who asks I'm 6 years old and I want to be a doctor. People treat me like I'm cute and suggest that I watch Doc McStuffins. But I'm actually really interested in the human body and in being a doctor. What sh
Today's question is from a recent college graduate who asks Why did I get several interviews but then not get into medical school and what should I do now?First off, I know it really stinks when you've worked so hard and then hit a wall like t
Today's question is from a student in 11th grade who asks, “I know I want to be a doctor. What can I do to start making myself look good for my medical school applications.”You're certainly planning ahead! And most of today's advice will be go
Today's question is from a 5th grader who asks Why Did You Want to Be a Doctor?You know what's great? The reasons I wanted to be a doctor turned out to be my very favorite things about being a doctor. Different people want to be a physician f
Introducing the I Want to Be a Doctor Podcast. Everyone needs an honest friend they can trust to tell them what they really need to know. If you want to be a physician--you've found that friend!https://podcasts.bcast.fm/i-want-to-be-a-doctor
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