The Importance of Persistence: One Doctor's Journey to Medical School and Beyond

The Importance of Persistence: One Doctor's Journey to Medical School and Beyond

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Marco Angulo, a physician who served on the Medical School Admission Committee for seven years at UC Irvine School of Medicine and now supports pre-med students in achieving their goals of entering medical school. He shares his personal story of entering college late and emphasizes that there is no "right age" to enter medical school. Our guest provides valuable insights into the medical school admissions process from the perspective of a former admissions officer, including tips for preparing a strong application, what to expect in the interview process, and how to stand out as an applicant. This episode offers a unique perspective on pursuing a career in medicine and provides valuable advice for anyone considering this path.

From Pre-Med to Med School: The Admissions Officer's Perspective

Welcome to another episode of Pre-Med on Call, where we dive deep into the world of medicine with a special guest today - Brad Schmidt a medical school admissions officer at Western Atlantic University School of Medicine! Join us, two pre-med students, on the journey to becoming doctors as we sit down with an expert in the field to get insider tips, tricks, and advice on how to ace your med school application. From interviews to extracurriculars, we cover it all in this informative and engaging episode. So grab your headphones and get ready to take notes - this is Pre-Med on Call!

As a student from a minority group, he managed to overcome some challenges and get into Medical School.

Jordan Juarez is currently an MD/MBA Candidate at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the Co-Director for the Latino Medical Student Association Northeast – LMSA NE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that represents more than 40 local medical school LMSA chapters from Washington D.C. to Maine and represents more than 1,000 medical student members. In this episode, Jordan will be sharing a little bit of his story, sharing some of the challenges he faced as a minority student and how he overcame them. He will also explain why he decided to be a doctor and share some valuable pieces of advice to pre-med students.

Is Medical School my only option ?

In today's episode, we will talk with Rafaella Stein, a Ph.D. student at the USF College of Public Health. Rafa will be sharing a little bit of her story and showing how Medical School is not the only option for students with an interest in healthcare. She started her undergraduate as a pre-med student but ended up falling in love with research.  Rafa will also share some advice to pre-med students, as well as things she wished she had done differently during her pre-med years.

International Medical Student talks about her pre med journey and gives relevant pieces of advice

Welcome to the first episode of Pre Med on Call! For this episode, we invited a special guest, Nicole Martuscelli, a fourth-year medical student at Sidney Kimmel Medical School - Thomas Jefferson University. Here she will be talking about her pre-med journey, what made her choose medicine, and give us some pieces of advice she wished she had known before. She will also break down her application process and tell us some of the questions she was asked at her interview.