Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

Why is it that different people might not agree on the "right" thing to do? Is it ever moral to break the law?  Phil and Azaii talk about Kohlberg's stages of morality and also how we see ourselves. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and M...

Phil and Azaii talk MCAT operant conditioning.  How do we increase behaviors?  How do we decrease bad habits?  And why is giving a kid money for every hour they practice NOT the best way to get them to practice?!?! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicin...

What does a dog drooling when it hears a bell have to do with fast food cravings?  Azaii and Phil discuss classical conditioning and a whole list of terms that the MCAT will test on the topic! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT St...

Join us with special guest Nicole Sam, the Admissions Director at Jack Westin. We'll discuss medical school applications timeline, secondaries and interviews. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribin...

What determines how we behave? Phil and Azaii discuss socializations, norms and the sanctions that enforce them. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast...

It's time to wrap up the psych disorders and 7A with the dissociative disorders, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Come for the content, stay for the stories! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscri...

Azaii and Phil continue the psychological disorders and 7A by talking through some of the personality disorders. Let us know which disorder you found most interesting to learn about! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delive...

Phil and Azaii discuss the mood disorders- bipolar types 1 and 2, depression and schizophrenia. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jack Westin - Fre...

Azaii and Phil continue their discussion of psychological disorders, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder and more! Come for MCAT review and stay for the interesting disorders and conversation. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strat...

Phil and Azaii venture into the realm of psychological disorders! Join them in a discussion of stigma and prevalence, the DSM-5 and anxiety. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor....

Azaii and Phil wrap up their discussion of personality. They talk about perspectives related to Myers Briggs personality types, Skinner and Albert Bandura. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing....

Phil and Azaii start their dive into section 7A of the AAMC psych outline by talking about personality.  Especially, how do the psychoanalysts and humanists view personality? Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered...

Phil and Azaii discuss the most recent AAMC MCAT announcement for the year 2022! We talk through changes to registration day, choosing a date and planning ahead once you're registered. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies deli...

Azaii and Phil discuss emotion.  How does it work?  How does it affect our body (or vice versa?!) Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jack...

Phil and Azaii talk about talking!  Very meta, but we cover theories on why we develop language, what is going on neurologically, and how language may change the way people think! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies deli...

Phil and Azaii talk through different types of memory and how we encode information from the world around us. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jac...

We continue our dive into the AAMC psychology outline by discussing piaget's stages of cognitive development. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jac...

Phil and Azaii discuss the best way to study the psychology on the MCAT, as well as point out why many practice resources from other companies may be leading you astray. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by...

Phil and Azaii have their first guest on the podcast, the famous Jack Westin! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jack Westin - Free MCAT Practice ht...

Phil and Azaii discuss why the MCAT Psychology and Sociology section is worth preparing for and the best approach to studying for the section. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://ancho...

Azaii and Phil discuss how to improve your score specifically in the Biological Section of the MCAT. We discuss how the section is inherently unfair and how to deal with the crazy data interpretation found in this section. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have...

Phil and Azaii discuss how to increase your score in the first section of the MCAT - Physics and Chemistry, including dealing with math and integrating topics. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribi...

Azaii and Phil discuss how to thoroughly review MCAT full length practice exams and what to do with all of the information after reviewing. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.f...

Phil and Azaii discuss how to create an MCAT study plan that takes into account accuracy, timing and life. Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing.  https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jack W...

Phil and Azaii stress the importance of timing during the MCAT, discuss fatigue management strategies, and how to implement time-based practice.