Best Applied Radiology Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 133: Applying to Dermatology Residency with 2025 Grad Dr. Emily Ma 19:00

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16d ago19:00

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Our series on applying to residency programs marches on with a deep dive into the Dermatology application process with SOM 2025 graduate, Dr. Emily Ma. She shares practical, down-to-earth advice for applying to such a competitive specialty.

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Episode 132: Applying to Ophthalmology Residency with 2025 Grad Dr. Fernando Martinez Guasch 23:37

24d ago23:37

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We are continuing our series on applying to residency programs, this time with a warm, wise conversation with Dr. Fernando Martinez Guasch. He graduated from the SOM in 2025 and is completing his internship year before pursuing an Ophthalmology residency. He shares so many insights about the Ophtho match and about navigating this time of life in ge…

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Episode 131: General Surgery Program Director Dr. Steve Kavic 26:22

2M ago26:22

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Our series on applying to residency programs continues, this time with UMMC's General Surgery Program Director, Dr. Steve Kavic. He shares a wealth of information on what he looks for in candidates, how to approach personal statements and interview days, and how he supports his residents to achieve their career goals.…

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Episode 130: Internal Medicine Program Director Dr. Danny Baek 23:06

4M ago23:06

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Our special series on applying to residency continues, this time with an interview with Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Dr. Danny Baek. She shares her approach to the residency application process and match, how signaling works in her field, what she looks for in applicants, and her best advice for students navigating this unique life …

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Episode 129: Applying to Residency! Interventional (and Diagnostic) Radiology with New SOM Grad Dr. Shirin Parsa 17:32

5M ago17:32

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We continue our series on Applying to Residency with brand new SOM grad Shirin Parsa. She's a prelim surgery intern who will complete her residency in Integrated Interventional Radiology at the University of Maryland. She shares her residency application journey, including the mentorship she received, the interviews she went on, and how she crafted…

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Episode 128: Applying to Residency! Dr. Pharibe Pope on ENT 18:01

5M ago18:01

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We are kicking off a brand new series on Applying to Residency with recent SOM graduates who recently went through the Match. We'll get to know their individual stories, special considerations for applying to their field, and how they approached items like their personal statement, letters of recommendation, away rotations, and rank lists. You'll l…

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Episode 127: Deciding on a Specialty in Third Year 24:54

6M ago24:54

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Imagine that you start medical school knowing exactly which field you want to go into. You line up your mentors and your research projects in that field. Whenever you shadow a physician, it's in that specialty. Eventually, you start your 3rd year of med school, and you tell everyone what you want to do. And then - you change your mind. You fall in …

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Episode 126: Starting a Family in Medical School with M4 Olivia Torre 17:18

6M ago17:18

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One of the most commonly asked questions about life and medicine is: "When is the right time to start a family?" It's such a good question, and there's no single, one-size-fits-all kind of answer. In this episode, we'll get to know a student who has been juggling parenthood and medical school with great skill and grace. Olivia Torre, a 4th-year med…

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Episode 125: The Hidden Curriculum with Dr. Sarah Dubbs and Dr. Sandra Quezada 26:44

8M ago26:44

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We all know about the medical school curriculum. But what about the hidden curriculum, or how students learn about the unspoken culture of medicine through everyday, informal interactions? In this episode, Dr. Sandra Quezada and Dr. Sarah Dubbs explore the hidden curriculum with some examples, chat about whether the hidden curriculum can be positiv…

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Episode 124: Improvising Adulthood with Amanda Hirsch 26:43

9M ago26:43

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The path to becoming a physician - and then working as one for the rest of your career - can feel like a highly regimented road, with little room for side journeys. A new book called Improvising Adulthood: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me makes a bold claim: that adult life is a lot like an improv show, where you make one choice, and then another, a…

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Episode 123: The Wellness Committee, with M4 Nicol Tugarinov and M3 Nycole Hidalgo 17:57

9M ago17:57

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We are always looking for great suggestions of people and topics to cover on this podcast. So when a few people suggested an episode on our school's Wellness Committee, we were thrilled to sit down with M4 Nicol Tugarinov and M3 Nycole Hidalgo, both of whom sit on the Wellness Committee, to learn all about what this group is and how it helps promot…

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Episode 122: Three MS4s on the Transition to Third Year 30:05

10M ago30:05

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The Student Clinician Ceremony is a rite of passage for our medical students as they finish their preclinical years and enter clinical rotations. As a companion piece to the upcoming Student Clinician Ceremony, we are delighted to bring you the wisdom and perspectives of three wonderful MS4s: Indira Jetton, Dennis Morozov, and Gurbani Singh. They s…

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Disease-Modifying Therapy, Quantitative Imaging, and AI for Managing Patients with Alzheimer Disease 17:58

10M ago17:58

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In this discussion, Dr Tanenbaum and Suzie Bash, MD, a Medical Director at RadNet in Los Angeles, cover the intersection of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), quantitative imaging, and artificial intelligence (AI) in managing Alzheimer disease.By Applied Radiology

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Molecular Imaging in Alzheimer Disease: The Future is Promising 21:57

10M ago21:57

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In this discussion, Dr Tanenbaum, Ana Franceschi, MD, associate professor of radiology at Lenox Hill Hospital, Hofstra/Northwell in New York City; and Adam Samchuck, senior product manager for PET Solutions at Siemens Healthineers, North America, explore the evolving role of molecular imaging in Alzheimer disease (AD) diagnosis, as well as the impa…

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Are Radiology Enterprises Prepared to Meet the Growing Demand for Alzheimer Disease Imaging? 26:19

10M ago26:19

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In this discussion, Dr Tanenbaum, Tammie L.S. Benzinger, MD, PhD, a professor of radiology who serves as chief of MRI service at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and Saurabh Sharma, MBA, a senior director for MR Strategy at Siemens Healthineers, explore whether imaging enterpris…

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A Call to Action: Best Practices for Imaging and Managing Alzheimer Patients 18:29

10M ago18:29

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In this discussion Dr Tanenbaum, Suzie Bash, MD, a medical director at RadNet, and Petrice Cogswell, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiology at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, discussed opportunities and responsibilities facing the neuroradiology community.By Applied Radiology

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Image Storage & Management in Alzheimer Treatment 19:27

10M ago19:27

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In this discussion, Dr. Lawrence Tanenbaum and Dr. Osman Ratib, Founder and CEO of Agora Care delve into the challenges of image management and explore how a more patient-centric approach to image storage and management could offer tangible solutions.By Applied Radiology

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Episode 121: MS3 Kerrigan Dougherty and the Skylight Boutique 25:34

10M ago25:34

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Many medical students pursue passions and hobbies alongside their medical studies. Kerrigan Dougherty, MS3, was featured in The Baltimore Banner for their work with the Skylight Boutique in Baltimore. In today's episode, they share some of their life story, their nonstandard path to medicine, their joy in working with the Skylight Boutique, and som…

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Episode 120: Motivational Interviewing with SOM Alum Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas 19:55

11M ago19:55

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No matter which field of medicine we go into, counseling patients can be an enormous part of our daily practice. Motivational interviewing, a patient-centered technique, allows us to better address our patients' readiness for change and support them as best we can. Dr. Frayha got to interview SOM alum Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas from the class of 2015 o…

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Episode 119: Fourth Year Scheduling with Dr. Beth Lamos 27:31

1y ago27:31

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It is that time of year again: 4th year scheduling season is here for our MS3s. Dr. Beth Lamos clarifies, demystifies, and reassures us about Advance Phase Scheduling - essentially everything that comes after Step 1, with a focus on the individual experiences that come after clerkships. She shares clear, practical information and concrete strategie…

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Episode 118: Grief, Debriefing, and Decompartmentalization with Dr. Marissa Flaherty 16:41

1y ago16:41

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During the course of our medical careers, we see a lot of hard things. We're in the room when patients die. We see the effects of enormous physical, emotional, and psychological trauma. We watch our peers and colleagues go through really hard times. We often compartmentalize this pain in the moment because we have to move forward and see the next p…

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Episode 117: Situational Awareness and Judgment with Dr. John Allen 25:13

1y ago25:13

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Situational awareness and judgment are two of the most important ingredients to success in life and definitely medical school, especially the clinical years. Even if you don't know what you're doing on day 1 of a new rotation, or even where the bathrooms are, situational awareness will allow you to clue in to the dynamics around you, avoid mistakes…

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Episode 116: Medical Student and Physician Safety with Dr. Marissa Flaherty 23:32

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Sometimes, patients may exhibit agitated or even violent behavior in the clinical setting. It is so important to understand background and context, try to preserve the therapeutic relationship, and also ensure our and our patient's physical safety in these challenging circumstances. Dr. Marissa Flaherty from the OSA and the Department of Psychiatry…

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Episode 115: Catastrophic Thinking with Dr. Beth Lamos 20:14

1+ y ago20:14

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Does your brain ever jump to worst-case scenarios, no matter the situation? Many of us in medicine can relate to this phenomenon. It's called catastrophic thinking, and in this episode, Dr. Beth Lamos helps us understand what it is, why we do it, why it may be adaptive, all the ways it can be harmful, and concrete tools and strategies to de-catastr…

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Episode 114: Step 1 P/F, Residency Applications, & More with Dr. John Allen 24:21

1+ y ago24:21

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The UMSLE Step 1 exam going pass/fail in 2022 has been a huge change in medical education. In this episode, the OSA's Dr. John Allen talks through how the change has impacted our students at the UMSOM, the OSA's approach to residency and career advising, Step 2 CK prep, and the residency application process in general. This conversation is filled w…

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Episode 113: Caring for the Formerly Incarcerated Patient, with Dr. Evan Ashkin 34:00

1+ y ago34:00

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Nearly ten million Americans are currently incarcerated, on parole or probation. This population has specific health care needs, especially those who were formerly incarcerated. Today, we bring you a very special conversation featuring two UMSOM alums, Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas and Dr. Matt Zeitler, as they interview their UNC Family Medicine mentor, …

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Episode 112: Charm City Checkup with Dr. Caroline Knoop 23:35

1+ y ago23:35

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Graduating Pediatrics resident Dr. Caroline Knoop had an innovative idea for her scholarly project in residency: create a podcast about social justice issues in Baltimore for Pediatrics residents, by a Pediatrics resident. And so, Charm City Checkup was born. Listen in as Dr. Knoop shares how she got the brand new podcast off the ground, the lesson…

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Episode 111: Top 10 OME Myths with Dr. Joe Martinez 22:25

1+ y ago22:25

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There are a lot of myths floating around when it comes to the Office of Medical Education (OME) and the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). Myths like, if a student visits these offices, it will show up in their residency application, or visiting the student counseling center will make its way back to the med school deans. False and false! In this epi…

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Episode 110: The Peer Support Network with M3s Nicol Tugarinov and Alanna Stefano 20:44

1+ y ago20:44

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What do you do if you need help with something in medical school, or you have a question about life in Baltimore, and you don't quite feel like asking a faculty member? That's what the Peer Support Network is for. Two almost-fourth-year students, Alanna Stefano and Nicol Tugarinov, share everything you need to know about the Peer Support Network - …

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Episode 109: UMSOM History, Larry Pitrof, and the Medical Alumni Association 31:16

2y ago31:16

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Match Day is coming up soon, and each year, the Match Day celebration at our medical school is sponsored by the Medical Alumni Association. This organization - much like the School of Medicine - has been around since the 1800s. Its office is located in Davidge Hall, the oldest medical education building in the United States in continuous use. And i…

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Episode 108: Step 1 Pass/Fail - Then and Now 25:15

2y ago25:15

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Four years ago, we learned that the USMLE Step 1 exam would become graded on a Pass/Fail basis, rather than each student receiving a 3-digit score. We covered this change in episode 54 of The OSA Insider, featuring an interview with national expert Dr. J. Bryan Carmody. This change went live in January 2022, and we can't help but wonder: where do t…

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Episode 107: Just Culture with Dr. Nidhi Goel 30:54

2y ago30:54

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Think about the last time you made a mistake. Now, imagine this happened at work, with a patient, and that your clinical setting is a punitive place where people are shamed for their mistakes. Would you want to tell anyone about this error? What if, instead, you worked somewhere that embraced open conversation about errors, and looked without judgm…

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Episode 106: Get to Know UMB President Bruce Jarrell, M.D. 27:38

2y ago27:38

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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 was a medical student, so this reunion conversation felt very special. We learn about his decision to pursue surgery as a career, his approach to leadership,…

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Episode 105: A Gap Year Before Residency with MS4 Manaahil Rao 24:53

2y ago24:53

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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 taking a gap year in between med school and residency. What will she be doing? How does she hope this experience will help her as a physician? And will she real…

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Episode 104: All About Preventive Medicine 26:15

2y ago26:15

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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. This episode will change all of that. In this conversation with preventive medicine physicians and leaders Dr. Marissa Khajavi and Dr. Cara Dooley, we'll …

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Episode 103: Gap Years with MS4 Kimia Abtahi 20:25

2+ y ago20:25

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Have you ever wondered about taking a gap year during medical school? There are so many factors that go into this decision. What you would do, what you hope to accomplish, how you make it all happen, and what it's like to join a whole new medical school class when your gap year is done. Fourth year medical student Kimia Abtahi wants to shine a ligh…

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Episode 102: Global Health with MS2 Sarina Maini and Dr. Devang Patel 28:41

2+ y ago28:41

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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 resources and opportunities at UMB and the SOM, and the importance of entering clinical experiences around the world with an open mind and appreciation for l…

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Episode 101: From Adaptive to Maladaptive: When Good Habits Go Bad 10:46

2+ y ago10:46

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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, and then become maladaptive? Why don't we take stock of these habits more often, and assess whether a given behavior (perfectionism, people-pleasing, desir…

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Episode 100: Two MS4s Reflect on Leadership Lessons 19:25

2+ y ago19:25

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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 graduate, Nick and Grace share how they found their way to leadership roles, the best and hardest parts of being leaders, what has surprised them along the way, an…

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Episode 99: Tess Gillis Can Help 23:43

2+ y ago23:43

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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 differences, specific struggles, and even when things are going well. She is a wealth of information, a fountain of helpful resources, and a wonderful person. I…

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Episode 98: Perfectionism 22:19

3y ago22:19

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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 train our brains for the better? Dr. Beth Lamos and Dr. Marissa Flaherty are back with our Personal Growth Program series, this time tackling all things perfe…

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Episode 97: Get to Know Dean Mark Gladwin 24:24

3y ago24:24

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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 profession at large, and how he hopes to prepare our medical students for the future.

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Episode 96: Communication Skills 27:11

3y ago27:11

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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 communication styles to be as effective as possible, in both preclinical and clinical years? How can we "read the room" when we enter into a new setting? Ho…

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Episode 95: A Current MS4's Brave Career Path 28:29

3y ago28:29

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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 school. In Chloe's case, she'll be pursuing a career in management consulting. She shares how she came to this decision, what she'll be doing, and how to embrace…

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Episode 94: A Personal Story (Woman, Life, Freedom) 12:42

3y ago12:42

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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 Frayha. This was originally written and recorded for Mighty Forces, where it was published under the title "Iranian Women Are A Mighty Force." https://migh…

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Episode 93: Procrastination 14:29

3y ago14:29

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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 it. Dr. Beth Lamos and Dr. Marissa Flaherty are back to share pearls, insights, and tips for managing procrastination in our lives.…

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Episode 92: Improving Your Organization and Time Management Skills 31:25

3y ago31:25

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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 physicians. With topics like Confidence, Communication Styles, Purpose, Passion, Relationships, and Leadership, their monthly series helps us tend to all the parts …

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Episode 91: Get to Know the OSA's Dr. Marissa Flaherty 24:01

3y ago24:01

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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 get to learn about her, her career trajectory, how she chose her specialty, and what she is most passionate about when it comes to mentoring and advising medi…

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Episode 90: The 4th Year Student Who Decided Against a Clinical Career 27:02

3+ y ago27:02

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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 programs. Today, we get to meet Dr. Alice Chen, a UMSOM graduate who found herself in this exact position several years ago. She shares her story in this epis…

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Episode 89: Educational Support and Disability Services with Ms. Deborah Levi 19:23

3+ y ago19:23

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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 guest, Ms. Deborah Levi, the Director of UMB's Office of Educational Support and Disability Services, knows how to help. She shares helpful insights on how to d…