Dr. Sergio Torres served as a hospital medicine physician at Stanford and is currently a medicine faculty at UCSF. He discusses his experience training as a physician in Mexico and the United States in this fantastic episode. His interest in me

Building Resilience In Medicine: Interview with Gail Gazelle, MD, Harvard Medical School Faculty

Apr 7th, 2021 27m 22s

In this encouraging and inspiring episode, Dr. Gail Gazelle, a Harvard Medical School faculty and author of the book "Everyday Resilience," provides tangible advice on how to move from burnout to resilience. She describes her early interest in

From Nursing School to Medical School: Jessica Buesing, MD, Stanford Medicine Resident

Jan 24th, 2021 46m

Throughout her journey, Jessica Buesing, chief resident at Stanford, put one foot in front of the other at every step along the way. Throughout undergrad, she was very involved in music in both her studies and extracurriculars, graduating from

Tackling Physician Burnout And Suicide: Dr. Steven Reid, Neurosurgeon/Founder of Doctor Lifeline

Dec 8th, 2020 28m 59s

"In this powerful episode, Dr. Steven Reid, neurosurgeon and founder of the non-profit Doctor Lifeline, discusses his crucial work to prevent physician burnout and suicide. He lays out the reasons for an increased incidence among physicians and

Checking Boxes For Med Schools: Dr. Sophia Yen, Stanford Faculty and CEO/Co-Founder Pandia Health

Nov 5th, 2020 27m 44s

"In this exciting episode, Dr. Sophia Yen, an adolescent medicine physician and CEO/Co-Founder of Pandia Health, describes the traditional path she followed throughout undergrad and medical school. From her experience, she offers insightful adv

Fulfilling the dream. It's not about if, it's about when: Gabrielle Nord, Stanford Masters in PA

Oct 14th, 2020 49m 27s

In this insightful episode, Gabrielle Nord focuses on the passionate journey that led her to attend PA school at Stanford. She recalls the train ride that shifted her life goals and convinced her to ignore her doubts and pursue a career in medi

The Power Of Consistency: Emily Trimm, Stanford MD/Ph.D Student

Sep 11th, 2020 34m 24s

In this fantastic episode, Emily Trimm takes us through her journey, which began with a move from England to the United States when she was eleven years old. At first, Emily had a dream to become a veterinarian but during high school, her focus

Smashing The Stereotypes: interview with Dr. Adela Wu, Stanford Neurosurgery Resident

Aug 22nd, 2020 21m 20s

In this important interview, Dr. Adela Wu reflects on her undergrad years at Brown enrolled in a combined program, taking both science and English courses. After medical school, Dr. Wu was aware of negative stereotypes as a female neurosurgeon

Integrating Passions with Work: Interview with Dr. Thomas Lew, Stanford Hospital Medicine Physician

Jul 9th, 2020 36m 28s

In this fascinating interview, Dr. Thomas Lew, a hospitalist at Stanford, gives great advice on pursuing passions. He reflects on his decision to become a physician, especially with the influence of his siblings, who are all also doctors. Addit

The 2x2 to Becoming a Doctor: interview with Dr. Michael Zhang, Stanford Neurosurgery Resident

May 2nd, 2020 26m 29s

In this remarkable interview, Dr. Michael Zhang gives simple, effective advice regarding the decision to go into medicine and one important step that everyone should take before applying to medical school. He discusses his time in med school an

Key to surviving medical school: interview with Stanford medicine faculty, Dr. Nicholas Scoulios

Feb 12th, 2020 45m 3s

Dr. Nicholas Scoulios wanted to be a physicist but a shadowing experience made him realize the tremendous impact a physician can make in their patients' lives. He describes medical school as tough but he had unknowingly prepared well for it. In

Life as a PA student: John, Stanford Medicine Master of Science in PA Studies(MSPA)Student

Jan 29th, 2020 17m 55s

John is a student at the Stanford Medicine Master of Science in PA Studies (MSPA) program. He talks about how all his experiences led him to think about the profession of PA and what made his application strong for the Stanford Medicine MSPA pr

Exceeding His Dreams: Mario Moreno, MD, Stanford radiology resident

Dec 2nd, 2019 27m 37s

Mario Moreno's family came to the US as illegal immigrants. Poor grades in college shattered his hopes of getting into med school. After undergrad, he worked as a night time interpreter in a hospital and studied for his MCAT between patients. H

The Anatomy of Life in Medicine: interview with Dr. William Collins, faculty at Stanford Medicine

Nov 1st, 2019 20m 38s

In this candid and informative interview, Dr. Collins discusses what motivates and excites him about going to work daily as a hospital medicine physician. He did not think he would pursue medicine while growing up. In undergraduate, his path to

How to Get Away With Law and Medicine: Future MD/JD Angel Billingsley, Stanford medical student

Oct 3rd, 2019 25m 26s

A captivating and inspiring journey to medicine!! Angel Billingsworth knew he wanted to be a doctor from an early age but did not know how to become one. Once in college, he learnt about it and worked hard to get ready to apply to medical schoo

Hypocrisy of the application process: interview with Nada Marie Rizk, medical student at Stanford

Sep 11th, 2019 23m 15s

Nada knew that she wanted to be a doctor from a very young age. She worked hard during high school, undergrad and masters. But the application process to medical schools left her feeling frustrated and "wore her spirit down". Nada talks about w

Never giving up: Danielle Marck, inpatient neurosurgery physician assistant at Stanford

Aug 13th, 2019 18m 42s

Danielle was always interested in the sciences. In college, she thought of applying to medical school. But her journey took her through masters in public health and some years in research before she decided to go back to her true passion that w

A must for international medical graduates: Pratyusha Narra, MD, Stanford geriatric medicine fellow

Jun 20th, 2019 18m 23s

This episode is for all international medical graduates! The ups and downs, the anxieties and the victories! Listen to this highly informative and an excellent step by step description of her journey from medical school in India to residency in

Importance of global health experience: Josh Wong, internal medicine resident at Stanford

Jun 6th, 2019 23m 25s

Josh grew up helping his father, a physician in providing outreach health services and was sure he wanted to go to med school. However, when he got accepted into a prestigious combined BS/MD program after high school, he declined it. Josh wante

Secrets to Enjoying Life as MD/Ph.D: Dr. Jonathon Parker, Stanford Neurosurgery Resident

May 29th, 2019 20m 51s

Dr. Jonathon Parker grew up in a small town. His journey took him through a seven-year MD/Ph.D. program and then he applied for another seven-year residency in neurosurgery. He talks about his secret to sustaining the long, difficult journey an

A bold strategy that paid off: Tiffany Lee, medicine-anesthesia resident at Stanford

May 16th, 2019 19m 29s

Tiffany Lee thought that her med school application was "average". She took some time off after college and came up with a strategy. Tiffany took a bold decision that surprisingly worked and she got admitted to the med school of her choice. Let

Experience that paved the path to combined MD/MBA: Swati Yanamadala, medicine resident at Stanford

May 9th, 2019 19m 30s

Swati Yanamadala did not think she wanted to be a physician in high school. Then an experience in undergrad led her to pursue not only Med school but also obtain her MBA degree at the same time. Why did she feel that a combined program will hel

Decision that cannot be taken lightly: interview with Kelly Guy, medicine resident at Stanford

May 3rd, 2019 16m 27s

Kelly Guy is an internal medicine resident at Stanford. Growing up in a family of doctors, she was warned about the rigors of the medical profession. Trying to distance herself from medicine, she majored in international relations in college. B

Making the tough decision: interview with Zachary Medress, neurosurgery resident at Stanford

Apr 29th, 2019 19m 37s

Zachary always knew he wanted to be a physician. But his experience in undergrad made him rethink his decision. He took some time after undergrad to explore the various options. Let's hear about his journey from Zachary!

Making up for not so "stellar" GPA: Interview with Dan Greenberg, medical student at Stanford

Apr 23rd, 2019 25m 29s

Dan Greenberg was a student athlete throughout high school and college. He thought his GPA was not "stellar". After undergrad he became a high school teacher. Let's hear about his journey to med school from Dan!