4. From the nurses station to the doctor's office with Carter Glenn
09/09/21 • 65 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 are blessed with the presence of a frontline Covid ICU nurse turned medical student. Carter Glenn brings to the forefront a unique perspective stemming from his experiences as a nurse and the moments that prompted him to switch to a career in medicine. He elegantly showcases an innate ability to introspect and draw unique values from his experiences in a manner that makes it a learning experience for all listeners.
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- How to arrive at ‘why medicine’ as a nurse
- Working as an ICU nurse during the Covid 19 pandemic
- The power of mindset
- Importance of familiarizing oneself with the day to day functionalities of a healthcare setting
- Defining one’s future career from lessons of the past
- Circumventing the perils of working full time as a student
- Selecting college based on earning a spot as a college athlete
- Pearls of wisdom on succeeding in school and defying the odds
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 are blessed with the presence of a frontline Covid ICU nurse turned medical student. Carter Glenn brings to the forefront a unique perspective stemming from his experiences as a nurse and the moments that prompted him to switch to a career in medicine. He elegantly showcases an innate ability to introspect and draw unique values from his experiences in a manner that makes it a learning experience for all listeners.
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- How to arrive at ‘why medicine’ as a nurse
- Working as an ICU nurse during the Covid 19 pandemic
- The power of mindset
- Importance of familiarizing oneself with the day to day functionalities of a healthcare setting
- Defining one’s future career from lessons of the past
- Circumventing the perils of working full time as a student
- Selecting college based on earning a spot as a college athlete
- Pearls of wisdom on succeeding in school and defying the odds
Books Mentioned in the Podcast
Previous Episode
3. From patient to provider with Maddie Henwood
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 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
Links from the Show
Next Episode
5. “Why my scores don’t define me” with Brianna Bangert
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 are blessed with the presence of our colleague Brianna Bangert, Bri as she prefers to be called. Bri comes from a humble upbringing and has defied the odds in all aspects of life. She provides the listeners with deep intimate accounts of her journey through high school and college. She delves into the highs and the lows, the ups and downs, and the value of being persistent and taking care of your mental health through it all. Bri openly shares her struggles on the MCAT and, despite her low MCAT score, how she developed a stand-out application. Enjoy!
In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore
- Pearls of wisdom on succeeding in school, with insurmountable amounts of responsibilities
- How to overcome a low MCAT score on your application
- Working 6 jobs without losing her sanity
- Strategies to overcome procrastination
- Highlighting the values Bri learned during her upbringing, being intimate with the juxtaposition between wealth and poverty
- What makes a ballerina fall in love with medicine
- The power of mental health and therapy to avoid burnout
- Women-centered organizations providing research opportunities to high school and college students
- How to overcome a low MCAT score on your application
- The approach one ought to adopt when searching for a research position
- How shadowing impacted her application
Books Mentioned in the Podcast
Links from the Show
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