Today we’re excited to announce the launch of the brand new Med Mindset Podcast. Each week, we will be bringing you incredible tips, strategies and interviews with phenomenal medical students and residents. You can listen online (below), download it to listen later, on your smartphone: all for free.

In this episode we will share the journey, our Co-Host, Nana Agyeman took, from immigrating to the United States at 16 years old, to working in a factory and eventually shifting his path to successfully pursue medicine.

In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore

• How to navigate working full time and being a successful premed
• The DON’TS of CARS
• Applying to medical school and undergrad as an immigrant
• Using one’s passion and motivation outside of medicine as a fuel for pursuing medicine
• How to enjoy your time when having slim to none of it 

Books Mentioned in the Podcast

• Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future

Each week, we will be bringing you incredible tips, strategies and interviews with phenomenal medical students and residents. You can listen online (below), download it to listen later, on your smartphone: all for free.

On this week’s episode we had the singular privilege of interviewing the amazing Nicole Jordan. In this episode we will share the journey Nicole took, from setting aside the sewing machine for a stethoscope. 

In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore

• The challenges of changing careers and going back to school after a long absence
• How Nicole’s sought and obtained experiences in public health and research
• A brief overview of applying to medical school during the pandemic
• General advice on staying on task and getting good grades in college
• The financial considerations one ought to consider as a premed
• The importance of support systems

Books Mentioned in the Podcast

• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Each week, we will be bringing you incredible tips, strategies and interviews with phenomenal medical students and residents. You can listen online (below), download it to listen later, on your smartphone: all for free.

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In this week’s episode, we are blessed with the presence of the amazing Maddie Henwood. She shares her journey to medicine with a focused view of how she’s managed to be a phenomenal student despite the challenges of living with Anorectal/Cloacal Malformation: a congenital fusion of the urinary, reproductive, and digestive tracts.      

In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore

• Deciding when to enroll in a post-baccalaureate (post-bac) program
• The power of resiliency
• Surmounting the burden of living with a chronic illness
• Taking on ‘weed-out’ pre-med classes and moving forward after failure
• The significance of great mentors and their invaluable role in the life of a pre-med
• Pearls of wisdom from Maddie’s blog

Books Mentioned in the Podcast

• When Breath Becomes Air

Links from the Show

• Read about Maddie’s Journey on Her Blog!
• Alberto Peña, M.D.