Chai With The Pre-Med Guys
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsEach conversation starts with a fresh cup of chai and ends up with a riveting tale about our lives as pre-med students. Come join us in our journey, as we bring forth students and healthcare professionals to talk about medicine and beyond.
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Chai Time With Dr. Erum Ilyas: The Fabric of Dermatology
August 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBDermatologist by day, fashion CEO by night, drinking six cups of chai a day through it all- we bring you Dr. Erum Ilyas! This week’s episode with Dr Ilyas we go deep into the “fabric of reality” of the field of Dermatology. From how the field’s bread and butter has changed over time, to topics as niche as the pros and cons of telemedicine within the field, we’re serious when we say we go through it all. More than that though, Dr Ilyas recounts how she started her clothing line @ambernoonst...
Chai Time with Dr. Josh McGough: Lesson in medicine - tales from an Emergency Medicine resident
July 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBWe’re back again with another episode for you guys!!! For this weeks episode of Chai With The Premed Guys, we are pleased to welcome @joshmcgoo !!!! As a current Emergency Medicine resident at Stony Brook University, our episode takes a deep dive into Dr. McGough’s journey to medicine! With a BS and BA in biochemistry and chemistry from University of Rochester, he went onto complete an MS in biomedical science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai! Afterwards he started his medical ...
Chai Time with Dr. Josh McGough: Lesson lessons in medicine - tales from an Emergency Medicine resident
July 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBWe’re back again with another episode for you guys!!! For this weeks episode of Chai With The Premed Guys, we are pleased to welcome @joshmcgoo !!!! As a current Emergency Medicine resident at Stony Brook University, our episode takes a deep dive into Dr. McGough’s journey to medicine! With a BS and BA in biochemistry and chemistry from University of Rochester, he went onto complete an MS in biomedical science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai! Afterwards he started his medical ...
Chai Time with Dr. Arianna Gianakos: Trailblazer in Orthopedics- A Story of Allyship & Needle Arthroscopy
July 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBAn injury ridden tenure as a student basketballer first forced Dr. Gianakos to find the bright side to a sticky situation. Since then, she hasn’t stopped turning negatives into positives. Whether it was serving as research chief at her residency program, co-founding SpeakUpOrtho, or helping shape In-Office Needle Arthroscopy early in its lifetime, Dr. Gianakos has found a way to enrich any space she’s a part of. We’ve recently been interviewing more and more medical students in the middle o...
Chai Time With Dr. Ian Storch: There Is No Try
June 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBFeaturing the D.O. Or Do Not Podcast’s very own Dr Ian Storch, we present this season’s fourth episode- “There is No Try” releasing this Friday morning! From a first gen college student studying English at Binghamton, to an ambassador of osteopathic medicine seeing a full schedule of patients at his gastroenterology practice while managing his podcast. The story of Dr Storch’s in between belongs in a book. The highlights of his early days include deciding to be a doctor after watching an EMT...
Chai Time With Michael Minh Le: The Perfect Pre-Med Years
June 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis episode we discuss, with examples, how Michael has gotten hundreds of premeds into med school. A MUST LISTEN for anyone 2-3 years out from applying. Incoming Anesthesiology resident, current MS4 at UCLA, Michael is on a mission to democratize quality premed advising. Whether it’s his work as President of the Premed Catalyst organization, his amazing email blog “Meditating on Medical School”, or his online materials like “Mike’s Office Hours”, Michael Minh Le is an absolute RESOURCE fo...
Chai Time with Shivani Mehta: A Book on Research for Premeds and Beyond
May 19, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBHow do I approach research as a premed? A question that’s stumped us all at some point. But what if there was a short, cheap, accessible way to know exactly what to do? Turns out there is.Meet Shivani Mehta. As an undergrad at Johns Hopkins and a Fulbright Researcher working internationally, even Shivani found herself unsure of what was expected of her as a premed researcher. Which is why, after reflecting as a med student at UCSD, she decided to write a book on the short, simple, fundamental...
Chai Time With Dr. Asif Ilyas: Orthopedics, Opioids, and Medical Education
May 05, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBOrthopedic surgeon at the Rothman Institute, President of the Rothman Opioid Foundation, and recently appointed Associate Dean of Clinical Research at the Drexel School of Medicine- Dr. Ilyas does it all. A career in medicine can take on so many shapes and forms. For Dr Ilyas that meant molding his work around passions like surgery, improving surgical processes, and training the next generation of physicians. In this week’s episode, we discuss with Dr Ilyas why he chose his field, what he’s...
Chai Time with Dr. Lily Trinh: A Guide To Research From A to Z and more...
May 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBBack with another episode for all you future doctors out there!!! Joining in for Episode 5 of the Third season of Chai With The Premed Guys is the one and only @lilyinmedicine Graduate from the Tulane school of medicine, co-founder of the company Med Mentors, and an incoming ENT surgery resident at her alma mater Tulane medicine. On top of that, she even finds the time to share her advice with the med/premed community through her platform as @lilyinmedicine. Dr. Trinh has done it all and ha...
Chai Time With Manan Parekh: Meditations During a Research Year
May 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBThis week we have our chai time with Manan Parekh- Medical student at Temple University, artist, and content creator as @mananparekh611 on TikTok. Currently taking a research year to resolve his conflicting interests in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, Manan is in a special mental space that requires much introspection and reflection. Join us as we take full advantage of this and pick Manan's brain thoroughly. Other than his fields of interest, Manan walks us through his thoughts on differen...
Chai Time With Manan Parekh - Meditations During a Research Year
May 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBThis week we have our chai time with Manan Parekh- Medical student at Temple University, artist, and content creator as @mananparekh611 on TikTok. Currently taking a research year to resolve his conflicting interests in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, Manan is in a special mental space that requires much introspection and reflection. Join us as we take full advantage of this and pick Manan's brain thoroughly. Other than his fields of interest, Manan walks us through his thoughts on differen...
Chai Time with Shaun Anderson (MS2 at UNLV): It’s Your Life. Not Your Med School Life.
April 29, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 190 MBJoining us this week is Shaun Anderson- part acrobat, part Youtuber, part medical student from Nevada, Las Vegas! This one’s for all the premeds that give up their nonmedical hobbies to spend more time on classes and activities that will make them “appealing” to med schools. Sayeed has been there, I’ve been there, we hope after listening to this episode you won’t get stuck there. Don’t ditch your idea for a cooking social media page just because you’re premed. Don’t ditch your love for paint...
Chai Time with Dr. Jason Mathew Fellowship Director of Vascular Neurology at SB Med: Following The Crumbs of Curiosity
April 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBFor this week’s chai time, we are proud to present Stony Brook Medicine’s own Dr. Jason Mathew! Dr. Mathew started his journey at Rutgers as a premed with a passion for neuroscience. After leaning into his interests through neurotoxicity research, he enrolled as a medical student at NYIT, after which he completed his training in Vascular Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic. If you’ve been looking to get to know more about Neurology, look no further. Join us for not just a glimpse, but an entir...
Chai Time With @HeyKellyEllen- Pitfalls of the Personal Statement and much much more...
April 15, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBStarting off Season 3 of Chai With The Premed Guys, we have our chai time with Kelly- MS4 in Arizona, manager of the @HeyKellyEllen page, and creator of her own courses for the med school personal statement. Needless to say, Kelly is one of the most, if not the most, kickass med students you’ll find. Join us for an in-depth conversation about the personal statement, the personal statement, and THE PERSONAL STATEMENT. As well as things like moving away from home and having a life in med schoo...
Chai Time With Alexa Dantzler: Emory Medical Student Shares a Story of Research, Liberal Arts, and Public Health Coming Together Harmoniously in Her Life as a Student
April 30, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBOur special guest for this week's chai time hails from the infamous Atlanta region of Georgia, Alexa “Lexy” Dantzler, a third-year medical student at the Emory School of Medicine. Alexa started her journey at Emory University, where she graduated with a double major in Biology and African Studies. Aside from excelling in academics, Alexa helps metro Atlanta High School students connect with research laboratories, as the founder of SOAR, to bridge the gap and bring representation in STEM educ...
Chai Time With Dr. Matthew Berchuck: Chief of Spine Talks About Training and Technological Advancements in Medicine
April 16, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBOn this week's episode, we had the honor of welcoming Dr. Matthew Berchuck to our podcast. Dr. Berchuck attended the Case Western Reserve Medical School in the 1980’s. After years working in Alabama and then Baylor University in Dallas, he is now the Chief of Spine and Scoliosis Service from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine. Come join as we talk to Berchuck about how medicine has evolved through the years and how it will evolve further into the future! --- Sup...
Chai Time With Dr. Jaffer Ahmad: Second Year IM Resident talks about Caribbean Medical School, Being an EMT, and Overcoming Hardships in the Path to Medicine
April 02, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBThis week we have our chai time with Dr. Jaffer Ahmad, a Second year Internal Medicine Resident over at the Nassau University Medical Center. Listen in to hear us talk about overcoming obstacles in premed life, getting through the rigor of Caribbean Med School, and what Jaffer has taken away from 10 years as an EMT. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support
Words of Advice from a Pediatric Cardiologist: Chai Time With Dr. Aamisha Gupta
March 19, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBFor this week's episode we had our cup of chai with the wonderful Dr. Aamisha Gupta: the Lead Inpatient Pediatric Cardiologist at the Rady Children's Hospital & Assistant Professor at UCSD. In our conversation with Dr. Gupta we discussed the process of discovering different medical specialties, spreading awareness on the medical field through social media, and most importantly maintaining self-care throughout your journey to medicine. Come and join us to hear more about how exciting the fiel...
Chai Time With Prerak Juthani: Yale MD/MBA Candidate on Studying, Impostor Syndrome, YouTube, and more
March 05, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 183 MBComing up on this week's chai time, we are very proud to present Prerak Juthani. Prerak started out his journey at UC Berkeley where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Molecular Biology and Public Health and now currently is completing his MD/MBA degree at Yale SOM. Come join us in our chai time, as we talk about Prerak's enthusiasm for running, his startup idea using Organic Chemistry, and creating content for his YouTube Channel. If you'd like to hear more about Prerak's journey...
Chai Time With Dr. Darshan Shah: PM&R Resident Physician On Optimizing Medicine and One’s Student Life
February 19, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWe're starting off our new season with a brand new episode with Dr. Darsh Shah, a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation resident at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. In our conversation with Dr. Darsh, we dig deeper into how athletics influenced his journey to medicine, efforts to put health back to healthcare, and how he came to choose PM&R as his designated specialty in medical school. Come and join us to hear about the exciting field of Physiatry, the many ways DO doctors use OMM, and max...
Chai Time with Dr. Martin Pham
January 01, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBWe're ending our holiday season special episode with Dr. Martin Pham, an attending neurosurgeon at the University of California San Diego Health. In our chai time with Dr. Martin Pham, we dig deep into Dr. Pham's journey to medicine, how he navigated his dream of being a physician during his undergraduate studies, and how he came to choose neurosurgery as his designated specialty in medical school. Tune into this special episode to learn more about the field of neurosurgery, as well as an in-...
Chai Time with Dr. Rashmi Advani
December 25, 2020 19:21 - 1 hour - 177 MBWe're kicking off our holiday season special episode with Dr. Rashmi Advani, a gastroenterologist fellow at the Renaissance School of Medicine. Right off the bat, we dive into an engaging conversation about why Dr. Advani chose to take this long journey to medicine and how she came to decide on specializing in gastroenterology. Tune in to our episode with Dr. Advani to learn more about her day to day activities as a gastroenterology fellow, and follow her Instagram (@drscopeswithguts) for eve...
Foundations
December 04, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode we have our chai time with Lee Ann Santore, a Stony Brook graduate, now pursuing her second-year at Stony Brook's Renaissance School of Medicine. Lee Ann shares some advice about the importance of building connections and finding passions in medicine that become the foundation of your journey as a future doctor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support
The Wrong Answer
November 20, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode we have our chai time with D.N., a Stony Brook graduate, now in his second-year at medical school. Listen in to hear us talk about the MCAT, navigating through premed life, and being able to point out the wrong answers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support
The Right Reasons
November 06, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this episode, we have over the Director of Darrow Stem Cell Research, founder of his own mentorship program, and a man of many talents, Brent Shaw. We discuss everything from how he transitioned from @brentshaw09 to @therealstudentmentor, finding mentors as a premed, and the importance of doing things in your student life for The Right Reasons. For more from Brent, do check out his Instagram where he frequently shares tested advice for student life: @therealstudentmentor --- Support t...
The Big Hurdle
October 23, 2020 18:00 - 21 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode, we have our chai time with Aiden, a first-year medical student at Albany Medical College on jumping hurdles he has faced in his journey to medicine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support
The Road Less Taken
October 09, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode of Chai with The Pre-Med Guys, we talk to Brandon, a Stony Brook Undergraduate Alum and a first-year medical student at Stony Brook Medical University, about his passions which took him down a road less taken. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support
Depth Over Width
September 25, 2020 17:04 - 41 minutes - 26.5 MBThis episode, we have our chai time with Terence Thomas, a Stony Brook University graduate, now attending Sidney Kimmel Medical College, about having the Kobe mentality in his journey to medicine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support
Who We Are
September 25, 2020 17:01 - 1 minute - 732 KBA little tidbit about the chai bhais in Chai With The Pre-Med Guys. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaiwiththepremedguys/support