Setting The Scene

On the 65th overall episode and 16th episode in our series: "Guest Spotlight," we are joined today by Dr. Justin Stanton, a board certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist in Physical Therapy. He shares what sparked his interest in physical therapy, the key steps and surprises along his academic journey, and what his day-to-day life looks like in clinical practice. He also discusses the...

On the 64th overall episode and 15th episode in our series: "Guest Spotlight," we are joined today by Peter Khoury, a former Big Four management consultant who’s now a medical student at Kansas City. He shares his exciting path as a pre-med student, his time on the Penn State University Board of Trustees after being appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania, his steps toward a career in...

On the 63rd overall episode and 8th episode in our series: "College Counsel," we are joined today by Dr. Aanika Warner, senior admissions consultant at Inspira Advantage, an edtech startup offering guidance for students entering healthcare careers, and an internal medicine physician who served on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine admissions committee. She shares her personal experienc...

On the 62nd overall episode and 7th episode in our series: "College Counsel," we are joined today by Sandhya Senthilkumar, a non-traditional pre-med student. She shares her journey as a premed majoring in Computer Science, balancing her separate passions, finding a way to combine them, and staying true to her own path. Join us to hear Sandhya give amazing advice on how to choose about yo...

On the 61st overall episode and 6th episode in our series: "College Counsel," we are joined by Dr. Renee Darko, a physician who specializes in OB/GYN and also helps with pre-med strategies. She shares her journey into medicine, specializing in OB/GYN, and then finding a passion in helping pre-med students better their applications. Join us to hear Dr. Renee give amazing advance on how to think abo...

On the 60th overall episode and 14th episode in our series: "Guest Spotlight," Dr. Nii Darko, an author, a speaker, a physician's coach on podcasting, and a trauma surgeon, shares his journey getting into medicine, the challenges he faced and the decisions he made to achieve higher and better goals. He also shared his realization about the amazing work physicians do outside of their...

On the 59th overall episode and 6th episode in our series: "College Counsel," we are joined by Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, founder of Shemmassian Academic Counseling. Dr. Shemmassian shares an overview of the medical school application journey as well as some common and big mistakes students make while applying. He also shares tips on how to best avoid these mistakes and how better your appl...

On the 58th overall episode and 1st episode in our series “Exploring Entrepreneurs”, we are joined by Dr. Koen Kas, a healthcare futurist, entrepreneur, and author. Dr. Kas takes us through his journey from being a molecular oncologist to becoming a visionary in digital health and preventive medicine. He shares how his work with HealthSkouts is shaping the future of personalized healthcare, levera...

On the 57th overall episode and 13th episode in our series: "Guest Spotlight," we are joined today by Dr. Danielle Ofri, a physician and writer. Dr. Ofri shares how she went with the flow of life from choosing to go to a university in Canada, then deciding to apply to an MD PhD program to taking time to be a locum tenens, or temporary work, doctor that traveled around the states to help...

On the 56th overall episode and 5th episode in our series: "College Counsel," we are joined today by Ashby Glover, a content writer at The Pre-med Scene. Ashby walks us through her life journey from becoming a pre-med after earned a bachelor’s degree in history, the challenges she faced along the way, and her happiness on being on this path. Join us to hear Ashby share how she dealt with...

On our 55th overall episode and the 4th episode in our series "College Counsel," we are joined by Dr. Amna Shabbir, a geriatrician and certified physician coach. Dr. Shabbir walks us through her life and struggles she faced medically and mentally and how she now advocates for better support systems for those facing similar problems. She shares tips and insights she’s gained from the year...

On our 54th overall episode and the 2nd episode in our series "Specialty Stories," we are joined by Dr. Bradley Block, an ENT surgeon. Dr. Block recounts his lack of direction in his early years as a premed, his path to choosing ENT as his specialty and his day to day in the field. He also talks more about his family, managing his job and hobbies, and his passion for his podcast. Join us to hear D...

On our 53rd overall episode and the 1st episode in our series "Specialty Stories," we are joined by Dr. Kamala Tamirisa, a cardiac electrophysiologist based in Dallas, TX. Dr. TamirisaOn our 53rd overall episode and the 1st episode in our series "Specialty Stories," we are joined by Dr. Kamala Tamirisa, a cardiac electrophysiologist based in Dallas, TX. Dr. Tamirisa recounts her journey into medic...

On our 52nd overall episode and the 3rd episode in our series "College Counsel," we are joined by Rameesha Mustafa, a content writer at The Premed Scene. Rameesha shares her experience as a premed who participated in research throughout college along with taking on a literature minor, and how she now works at the NIH. Join us to hear Rameesha share her tips on applying for research, joining clubs,...

On our 51st overall episode and the 2nd episode in our series "College Counsel," we are joined by Dr. Andrew Brown, a psychologist at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Brown shares his experience as pre-med who switched tracks after encountering a difficult course, the support structure he had during his college journey, his methods for taking care of his mental health, and much more....

On our 50th overall episode and the 4th episode in our series “Exploring Startups,” we are joined by Allisa, a graduating medical student at the Mayo Clinic. While an undergrad at the University of Washington, Allisa founded Nanodropper, a commercial-stage medical device company focused on helping patients with eye medications. Allisa has served as CEO of Nanodropper and taken the company to the n...

On our 49th overall episode and the 12th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by JR, a fourth-year medical student at the Mayo Clinic. While in college at Duke, he had a tragic injury but later won Comeback Athlete of the Year and became the senior captain of the Track & Field team. Since starting his YouTube channel in 2020, JR set out to help others grow through evidence-b...

On our 48th overall episode and 1st episode in our series "College Counsel", co-hosts Michael and Asma share their journeys in college and beyond. Michael graduated from college in 2022 and has since worked the night shift as a sleep technologist, continued to teach at a local literacy center, and helped with project development at a couple of nonprofits. He started college in Iowa and later trans...

On our 47th overall episode and the 2nd episode in our series the “Blog Scene,” we are joined by Ashby, one of the content writers at The Premed Scene. Ashby graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Rhodes College, and after two years out of college, she decided to pivot to medicine. Earlier this fall, she took the move to New York City to start her first year at Fordham University’s post...

On our 46th overall episode and the 10th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by Ethan Liebross, a 1st-year medical student at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. Prior to medical school, Ethan has had a unique story, one filled with lots of adventure and ambition — he’s traveled all across Europe and America, studied at the University of Oxford for a period of time, bec...

On our 45th overall episode and the 9th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by Melisa Rodriguez, a 4th-year medical student from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Melisa has been through all the highs and lows of medical school, from USMLE Step 1 to Step 2 CK to finally reaching residency applications. She has documented this all on our YouTube channel while she currently appl...

On our 44th overall episode and the 8th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by Sarah Snyder. She is a fourth-year medical student at The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and will be part of their inaugural graduating class. Before medical school, she spent several years as a physical therapist, working in acute care. During medical school, she...

On our 43rd overall episode and the 7th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by Ishita Kopparapu. She is a rising senior in Hathaway Brown School planning to pursue a path in medicine with a combination of business. Ishita’s passion in the healthcare field lies in providing high quality patient care, notably through her work with an uninsured clinic. In addition, she does resear...

On our 42nd overall episode and the 6th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by one of the co-founders at The Premed Scene, Suhas. He is now a senior majoring in Biology and double minoring in Business and Public Health. With graduation in sight this upcoming May, Suhas joins us to speak about his takeaways from the past 4 years of undergrad. Networking propelled him to dive int...

On our 41st overall episode and the 5th episode in our series “Guest Spotlights,” we are joined by one of the Content Writers at The Premed Scene, Ilana. She is a junior at St. John's University and majors in Biology. With her sights set on becoming a pediatric ophthalmologist, Ilana is putting her best foot forward to get involved in patient care, gain shadowing exposure and tackle the MCAT....