10. Networking, crafting your story, and embracing your journey with Ebun Falade
10/28/21 • 79 min
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 week’s episode, we present our amazing colleague Ebun Falade. Ebun has been a great leader, and she's a phenomenal speaker and an excellent conversationalist, a fact that will become apparent when one listens to the episode. Ebun demonstrates to us the ability not to let her self-worth be defined by sets of numbers that may not determine who she is on the mere account of a bad semester. She made it a point to never dwell on her failures throughout her journey, for that sort of entrenchment in one's past defeat can lead to a crippling end. Every bad or good experience was a profound learning experience for her, which changed her perspectives and how she approached her future endeavors. She opines a bit on how to take advantage of social media to find academic connections; actually, she was able to secure a research position by sliding In the DMs. This episode is packed with tons of actionable advice through the reflections of her story. For this and more, tune in and join this episode!
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- How to be intentional in your approach to medicine
- Finding research internships in high school
- Obtaining paid research internships in college
- The value of networkingHow to implement a theme throughout your medical school application
- Using social media to find academic connections
- Bolstering your CV through by seeking various leadership experiences
- Getting back up after minor falls and failures in your journey as a pre-med
- Deciding on what graduate program to enroll in
- What to avoid on your application for medical school
- Free tips for Ghanian and Nigerian cuisine (a bonus!)
Books Mentioned in the 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 week’s episode, we present our amazing colleague Ebun Falade. Ebun has been a great leader, and she's a phenomenal speaker and an excellent conversationalist, a fact that will become apparent when one listens to the episode. Ebun demonstrates to us the ability not to let her self-worth be defined by sets of numbers that may not determine who she is on the mere account of a bad semester. She made it a point to never dwell on her failures throughout her journey, for that sort of entrenchment in one's past defeat can lead to a crippling end. Every bad or good experience was a profound learning experience for her, which changed her perspectives and how she approached her future endeavors. She opines a bit on how to take advantage of social media to find academic connections; actually, she was able to secure a research position by sliding In the DMs. This episode is packed with tons of actionable advice through the reflections of her story. For this and more, tune in and join this episode!
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- How to be intentional in your approach to medicine
- Finding research internships in high school
- Obtaining paid research internships in college
- The value of networkingHow to implement a theme throughout your medical school application
- Using social media to find academic connections
- Bolstering your CV through by seeking various leadership experiences
- Getting back up after minor falls and failures in your journey as a pre-med
- Deciding on what graduate program to enroll in
- What to avoid on your application for medical school
- Free tips for Ghanian and Nigerian cuisine (a bonus!)
Books Mentioned in the Podcast
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9. Mindfulness: a balanced journey through pre medicine with Isaiah Giordullo
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 week’s episode, we present our amazing colleague Isaiah Giordullo. Isaiah opens up and talks freely about his mental health. He advocates for the proliferation of welcoming, safe spaces for people to have conversations on how to be more cognizant of the various issues pertaining to the mind. Isaiah has a strong position of work-life balance or, simply put, he speaks about how one ought to find a way of integrating your passions, hobbies, and all things of sorts that make one happy into your life. He also kindly provides us with some of the personal choices he made in undergrad to get into Medical school, for this and more tune in. For this and more, tune in and join this episode!
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- Who applies to BS/MD or BS/DO program
- On the fuel and motivations to success in undergrad
- Struggling and overcoming mild depression
- What makes one pursue psychiatry
- Advocating for mental health
- All things work-life balance and integration
- Being a successful premed
- Do what makes you happy don't checkboxes
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11. Pursuing a double major in music performance with Joshua Yem
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 week’s episode, we present our amazing colleague Josh Yem. Josh’s episode was fascinating for many reasons. Many a time, we all have significant setbacks on our journey to medicine, and Josh was no stranger to this said fact. After his first unsuccessful application, he took the initiative, made various changes, and sought experiences that made him the ideal candidate when he reapplied, rather than fall down the cycle of despair. Josh shares with the listeners what he did in his gap year and how he conveyed his maturity in that period in his application. He spoke at length about crafting a personal statement, especially given that he was informed, when he went back for feedback, that it wasn’t well crafted when he first applied. This may have impacted his application negatively. Did I also say he was a music major in the classics??? For this and more, tune in and join this episode!
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- How to structure your premed timeline as a double major
- Finding experience as a pharmacy technician after high school
- Music as an escape from medicine
- Dealing with a major for which doesn’t overlap with premed classes
- Dealing with getting rejections from medical school
- What experiences may be worth your while during a gap year
- How to conceptualize and approach crafting a personal statement
Books Mentioned in the Podcast
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