Latest How to become a doctor Podcast Episodes
18- How to Choose a Medical Specialty?
I Want to Be a Doctor - March 11, 2023 00:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a 3rd year medical who asks: Help! Everyone on my rotations keeps asking me what I'm going into and I DON'T KNOW! How do I choose a specialty?! Well I wish I could give you a simple answer. Take this test, sort yourself into the correct Hogwarts house, hold this thing in ...
17-Embryology?!?!
I Want to Be a Doctor - March 04, 2023 00:15 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a first year medical student who asks "I'm so confused with embryology. What do I do?" As someone who is still confused with embryology, let me tell you, you are not alone. I don't know any practicing physicians who are really clear on embryology unless they did research...
16-Manage Time
I Want to Be a Doctor - February 25, 2023 00:15 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a college freshman who asks: How do you remember to do all the things on your calendar? I'm constantly forgetting to do something. Yeah, me too. Which is why I don't rely on my memory at all. Ever. I know a lot of people who try to remember to do things and that's totally...
15- Passing Out
I Want to Be a Doctor - February 18, 2023 00:15 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a first year medical student who asks "Did you ever pass out during a procedure?" Why yes, I did! And I'm here to tell you that you can have a tendency to pass out, overcome it, and no one will remember long term that it was you. https://podcasts.bcast.fm/i-want-to-be-a-...
14-What Training for Whom?
I Want to Be a Doctor - February 11, 2023 00:15 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from an 8th grader who asks what is the difference between a doctor, a nurse practitioner, a nurse, and a physician’s assistant? You are not the only person who wonders that! It can be very confusing understanding all the different roles in caring for a patient. The two main ...
13-Being Human
I Want to Be a Doctor - February 04, 2023 00:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a number of you who asked, “Where have you been the last couple weeks? Why haven’t any new episodes dropped?” So today I’m going to talk about something that most physicians and aspiring physicians struggle with. Being human. So to answer the easy part of this. Where...
12- How to Deal with Overwhelming Thoughts?
I Want to Be a Doctor - January 07, 2023 00:15 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a college sophomore who asks, “How can I deal with all the thoughts that keep popping into my head? There’s so much I’m trying to figure out right now and I just want a brain break!” I’m so glad you’re realizing you need this now instead of waiting until you’re further a...
10-Where to Do Rotation?
I Want to Be a Doctor - December 31, 2022 00:15 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a second year medical student who is going to be starting clinical rotations in a few months and asks where should I do my surgery rotation? Life is so full of the question of where! ... So I'll answer this both more generally for people who are choosing a college, med...
9- Homesick at the Hospital?
I Want to Be a Doctor - December 24, 2022 00:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from someone who is just starting medical school in a few months who asks “Did you get homesick when you had to keep staying at the hospital all night?” You know, that’s something I worried about too. And yes, I did get homesick. But it also wasn’t as bad as I thought it w...
8-How to Succeed
I Want to Be a Doctor - December 17, 2022 00:15 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a medical student starting clinical rotations in July: How do I succeed in my clinical rotations? But the advice is applicable to anyone and is what I regularly recommend for everyone from my kids to adults I mentor. https://podcasts.bcast.fm/i-want-to-be-a-doctor
7-How to Study?
I Want to Be a Doctor - December 10, 2022 00:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a student who didn’t give their grade and who asks: What is the best way to study? Well, what is learning? Learning is literally building connections in your brain and strengthening those connections and being able to access those connections when you need the informatio...
6-Ever Fail a Test?
I Want to Be a Doctor - December 03, 2022 00:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a 7th grader who asks: Did you ever fail a test?'' Yes I did! When I was in medical school, [I do talk about cadavers and cadaver lab in this episode so if that's not a topic you want to hear discussed, skip from 1:51 to 3:45. The word pops up one more time but it's not ...
5-Dad and Surgeon?
I Want to Be a Doctor - November 26, 2022 00:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a third year medical student who asks: I'm loving my surgery rotations but I also want to have a family. Can I be a surgeon and be a good dad? Yes absolutely. But you're probably looking for more details than that. https://podcasts.bcast.fm/i-want-to-be-a-doctor
4-How Old Were You?
I Want to Be a Doctor - November 19, 2022 00:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a 1st grader who asks I'm 6 years old and I want to be a doctor. People treat me like I'm cute and suggest that I watch Doc McStuffins. But I'm actually really interested in the human body and in being a doctor. What should I do? How old were you when you started wanting ...
3-Didn't Get In
I Want to Be a Doctor - November 12, 2022 00:04 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a recent college graduate who asks Why did I get several interviews but then not get into medical school and what should I do now? First off, I know it really stinks when you've worked so hard and then hit a wall like that. https://podcasts.bcast.fm/i-want-to-be-a-doctor
2-How to Build an Application
I Want to Be a Doctor - November 04, 2022 23:21 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a student in 11th grade who asks, “I know I want to be a doctor. What can I do to start making myself look good for my medical school applications.” You're certainly planning ahead! And most of today's advice will be good for anyone from a student in elementary school to ...
1-Why Be a Physician?
I Want to Be a Doctor - October 28, 2022 23:17 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a 5th grader who asks Why Did You Want to Be a Doctor? You know what's great? The reasons I wanted to be a doctor turned out to be my very favorite things about being a doctor. Different people want to be a physician for different reasons. I had several. From mysteries t...
Trailer
I Want to Be a Doctor - October 21, 2022 23:30 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIntroducing the I Want to Be a Doctor Podcast. Everyone needs an honest friend they can trust to tell them what they really need to know. If you want to be a physician--you've found that friend! https://podcasts.bcast.fm/i-want-to-be-a-doctor
17-Mini-Embryology?!?!
I Want to Be a Doctor - October 29, 2021 17:12 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a first year medical student who asks "I'm so confused with embryology. What do I do?" As someone who is still confused with embryology, let me tell you, you are not alone. I don't know any practicing physicians who are really clear on embryology unless they did research...
How to Study?
I Want to Be a Doctor - August 04, 2021 23:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's question is from a student who didn’t give their grade and who asks: What is the best way to study? Well, what is learning? Learning is literally building connections in your brain and strengthening those connections and being able to access those connections when you need the informatio...
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