OldPreMeds Podcast

Session 19 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. This is a common question for non traditional students who have to juggle time taking care of family, test prep, classes, and so many other things that some of them might even get left out. OldPreMeds...

Session 18 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. Today's question is quite interesting as it pertains to busy nontraditional students who may not have time to go to classes and the risk of taking online coursework over the in-campus classes. OldPreM...

Session 17 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. Today, they cover tips you need to know when making your school list in narrowing down which medical schools to apply to. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: How do you sort through the 150+ medical scho...

Session 16 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. Today, the discussion touches on the secondaries, interviews, the timing, and the process of it all.   OldPreMeds Question of the Week: The poster has completed 9 secondaries and already has 2 schedu...

Session 15 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Taken directly from the forums over at OldPreMeds.org , Ryan and Rich pick a question and deliver the answers right on to you. For this week, Ryan and Rich discuss about course timing and coursework expiration. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: The poster took coursework 30 years ago and wasn't premed at that time. She retook most...

Session 14 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. This week, the OPM duo takes on a dual-edged question about taking a post bacc at a community college. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: The poster needs to do some GPA-fixing, working full-time, and...

Session 13 Each week, Ryan and Rich directly pull up a question from the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org as they deliver the best answers right on to you. If you have questions you want answered here on the OldPremeds Podcast, go to oldpremeds.org and register for an account. This week's topic is on Early Decision, whether it be a wise decision to apply for it and weighing out between its risk and...

Session 12 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. Today, they talk about the impact of grad school on an application. Listen in as they discuss the implications of applying to medical school with an appearance of withdrawals on your grad school tran...

Session 11 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. Today, they discuss about the best resource for studying for the MCAT , what you need to do, and some things you need to consider to find your best resource. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: Looking...

Session 10 Every week, we answer your questions here on the OldPreMeds Podcast where Ryan and Rich Levy again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org , pull a question, and deliver the answers right on to you. Today, however, is a fun and unique episode as we re-introduce Rich and get to know him more in-depth… Here are the highlights of the conversation with Rich Levy Rich’s path to the OldP...

Session 9 Ryan and Rich once again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. In today's show, they discuss about residency matching for older students. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: Entering into a residency program in later 40's. Family, internal medicine, and psychiatry will be amenable to the older residents, but how abou...

Session 8 In this podcast, Ryan and Rich take a plunge into the forums over at OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. Today, they discuss about the issue on age especially when considering to take an MD/PhD program. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: MD/PhD possible at age 40? Embarking on a premed journey at 40 years old and planning to start his postbac...

Session 7 Every week, Ryan and Rich share their thoughts and insights here on the OldPreMeds Podcast as they seek to answer the questions raised over at the OldPreMeds.org . In today's episode, the question is all about children and medical school, specifically mentioning children in your application. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: Do you mention your children in the application especially if it...

Session 6 Ryan and Rich answer your questions over at the OldPreMeds.org here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. In today's episode, they will touch on letters of recommendation - what the admissions committee is looking for, how to get strong ones, and when is the best time to get them. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: How do you get a good letters of recommendation? Do you need to take more upper divisi...

Session 5 Ryan and Rich again take in questions from the forum over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. In today's episode Ryan and Rick talk about the risks of late application to medical school and the repercussions of taking the MCAT late. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: If you are taking the MCAT on August 22nd and sending in the primary appl...

Session 4 In today's discussion, Ryan and Rich answer a question related to last week's episode question which has been broken into two parts. To check out last week's episode, go to www.opmpodcast.com/3 . OldPreMeds Question of the Week - DO vs Caribbean: A U.S. DO school or a Caribbean MD? Which is a better choice? (More job prospects) Cumulative GPA is not above 3.0 unless over 120 hours of cla...

Session 3 Your questions, answered here on the OldPreMeds Podcast. Ryan and Rich again dive into the forums over at  OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: A U.S. DO school or a Caribbean MD? Which is a better choice? (More job prospects) Cumulative GPA is not above 3.0 unless over 120 hours of classes are taken; Science...

Session 2 In this episode, Ryan and Rich dive into the forums over at OldPreMeds.org where they pull a question and deliver the answers right on to you. OldPreMeds Question of the Week: What age is too old for medical school? Here are the insights from Ryan & Rich: Age is not a factor. Here are some facts and figures: About a thousand a year over the age of 30 matriculate every year into an allopa...

Session 1 Welcome to the inaugural episode of the OldPreMeds Podcast! OldPreMeds.org is a site dedicated to nontraditional premed and medical students. This podcast is going to take questions that students post in the forums over at OldPreMeds.org which will be turned into episodes. Your questions will be answered to help you on this journey to becoming a physician. If you're a nontraditional stud...