Medical Student Life in JAPAN

In today`s episode, 4th-Year nursing student Yuka and 5th-Year medical student Momoko discuss gender roles in nursing, medicine, and in Japan. These two outstanding students are so thoughtful and articulate! Enjoy! Edo Period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period

In this episode, 5th-Year Student Satoshi talks about his recent trip to Thailand to participate in a clinical clerkship at Chiang Mai University. He shares stories about working in the emergency department, similarities and differences between Thailand and Japan, and finally how he was inspired to improve his life and create an international student group back at his own university. Enjoy! Chiang...

In this episode, we introduce the final two members of our podcast team. 3rd-Year Students Kento and Takeshi bring a lot of fun and humor to the class. In this conversation, they share some interesting facts about themselves. For example, they are both transfer students, both like walking, and both like travel. And of course, they love karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken). Enjoy! Some info. for...

In this episode, our regular listeners may recognize the voice of 5th-Year Student Satoshi who has joined the podcast a couple of times in the past. He is now an official member of the podcast team! Also, we introduce the wonderful 5th-Year Student Momoko. In this conversation, the two students interview each other and we get to know them a little bit better. Satoshi talks about travel and Momoko...

This is the start of our 4th season! We have some new faces or should I say voices to the team this year. It is a great mixture of upperclassmen with both medical and nursing students. In this episode, 4th-Year Nursing Student Yuka and 5th-Year Medical Student introduce each other. Enjoy! Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calligraphy Radiology https://en.wikipedia...

The tables are turned in today`s episode! Rather than students interviewing each other or the teacher (Michael) interviewing the students, in this episode a 4th-year student decided to interview Michael. Enjoy!

In this episode, 1st-year student Kai who happens to work at a pizza delivery shop in Japan talks about all things pizza including Japanese pizza, Pizza Day, and a unique pizza campaign involving tattoos. Enjoy! 

What a treat! Itsuki first joined the podcast for an interview back in December 2020. One of our most listened-to podcast episodes of all time! And now he is back to tell us about all the interesting things that have happened in his 4th and 5th years of medical school. He is such an intelligent person and a wonderful conversationalist too. Enjoy!

This is a 2-part episode. In the first conversation, 1st-year student Daichi talks about role models with 1st-year student Mahoko. In the 2nd conversation, 1st-year student Kenta explains to Michael (teacher) about birthday celebrations around the world including Japan.  Enjoy!

2nd-Year Student Yuzu returns to the show for her 3rd time! In this episode, the teacher (Michael) and Yuzu talk about movies and shows. Yuzu recommends some English-language movies and shows and some recent Japanese movies and shows. Michael also shares a few of his Japanese favorites. Minor spoiler alerts if you have not seen these shows yet. But we don`t give a way too many details. It was a re...

In today`s episode, first-year student Junta shares some tips for those who want to travel to places in Japan that Japanese people like to visit.  Most foreign tourists tend to stay on the "Golden Route" which starts in Tokyo and ends in Osaka/Kyoto However, there are several other places Junta thinks you should check out. Enjoy! Okinawa https://visitokinawajapan.com Shisa https://en.wikipedi...

In this episode teacher (Michael) welcomes 4th-year medical student Tomotaka.  We cover everything under the sun, including his study, club activities (English and Tea Ceremony), research in the cardiology lab, 4th-year hospital visits, and his recent experience as a patient. This was an enjoyable conversation. Enjoy! Nara Medical University ESS club https://naramed-ess-2015.jimdofree.com Tea...

We continue the series with 1st-year students. We have two great conversations packed into this one episode. First, Mahoko introduces Christmas in Japan with the help of Daichi. In the second conversation, Hagumi talks about Oshogatsu (New Year Holiday) with Misaki. As usual, there is a lot of talk about yummy Japanese food!  Enjoy! Fried chicken on Christmas in Japan https://edition.cnn.com/...

In this episode, 1st-year student Hana introduces famous Japanese sweets from Nara to 1st-year student Junta. Enjoy! Manju https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjū Please leave reviews and SHARE with your friends. We would love to hear from you! If you have any comments or ideas for topics, contact us here: mwblodgett@naramed-u.ac.jp Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive...

In today's episode, we welcome 4th-Year Student Satoshi to the podcast. Satoshi is a very active medical student. Not only is he a great student, but he also is president of the school's ESS (English club) and participates in stem cell research in one of the university laboratories. In this conversation, we cover topics like school life, English club, stem cell research for COPD, and travel in Jap...

December has arrived! We are nearing the end of the year and the holiday season in Japan. Starting with this episode and continuing in the coming weeks, each first-year student has chosen a theme/topic to research and introduce to our podcast audience. We start this round of episodes with Misaki (and Hagumi) introducing the world of Japanese public baths and saunas. Enjoy! We hope to hear from you...

In this episode, we welcome 2nd-Year student Yuzu back to the podcast. She talks in detail about her research at the university lab, her upcoming research clerkship in Tokyo, basketball club adventures, and more. Enjoy! Immunology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunology Ise Shrine sightseeing and food https://www.isejingu.or.jp/en/ https://okageyokocho.com/main/en_okage/ https://www.akafuku.co.jp...

Boo! A couple of weeks ago the Podcast Team had a small Halloween Party after researching Halloween in America and Japan. In this episode, Daichi and Mahoko talk about how Halloween became popular in Japan and some recent customs associated with Halloween.  Enjoy! Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive.org

This is part 2 of our School Festival Recap. We have two fun and lively conversations. The first conversation is with 1st-year students Kenta and Kai. The second conversation is with Junta and Hana. The students really show their friendly and fun personalities in these two fun conversations. Enjoy! Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive.org

In today`s episode, we have two fun conversations about the recent school festival (culture festival) at Nara Medical University.  School festivals are a unique part of Japanese school culture, and the one at this university has some great aspects. The students talk about all the food booths, games, activities, and entertainment. You will surely enjoy this episode. Part 2 coming next week.&nb...

Wow! We have now created 50 episodes. It has been great to see all the students contributing to our podcast. We hope to continue for at least 50 more.  In today`s episode, we have two conversations about the recent summer holiday break.  First, we have Mahoko and Hagumi, and then Koshiro and Daichi. Enjoy!  Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive.org

Welcome back to Medical Student Life in Japan. We have returned from summer break and the students are back to studying hard this fall semester. In this episode, we introduce our five newest podcast team members: Hana, Misaki, Junta, Kenta, and Kai. Enjoy! Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive.org

In this episode Michael (the teacher) chats with 2nd Year medical student Yuzu. Yuzu talks about a lot of fun topics and best of all shares how she became such an excellent English speaker. Enjoy! Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive.org  

In this episode, 1st-year student Daichi takes us on a walking tour of Imai Town located down the road from our university. The episode includes Daichi's introduction to the historical ImaiTown followed by a tour of some sightseeing spots there with Teacher Michael and students Koshiro, Daichi, Mahoko, and Hagumi. Enjoy! Imai Town https://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp/kanko/en/imaicho.html Shounenji...

In this episode, the teacher (Michael) has a good chat with 2nd-Year Student Koshiro shortly before the summer break. They talk about Koshiro`s studies, upcoming exams, summer break plans, and the current situation with the pandemic in Japan. Enjoy! Tokyo Disneyland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Disneyland Intro music: Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith https://freemusicarchive.org