Success in Medicine

How can students make a favorable impression during the neurology rotation? Join Drs. Rajani Katta and Samir Desai as they provide specific recommendations for success.

Do medical schools ever rescind or revoke medical school admissions offers? Dr. Samir Desai discusses 6 reasons why this could happen.

Join Dr. Samir Desai as he discusses how to develop a compelling and powerful answer to the interview question, "What discovery do you think has had the greatest impact on medicine?" This was a question some applicants were asked at UT Houston Medical School last year but has also been asked at other schools across the country.

Join Dr. Samir Desai as he provides tips to impress during the UT Southwestern Medical School Interview. He also discusses powerful ways to answer the question "What do you like to do for fun?". Although the question seems innocent and lighthearted, many applicants answer the question poorly. Learn how to answer it well at UT Southwestern and other schools. 

In Part 2 of Anesthesiology Rotation Success, Dr. Rajani Katta and Dr. Samir Desai offer additional tips for rotation success with a focus on interactions with patients and attending physicians.

Join Dr. Samir Desai as he presents a framework for answering an interview question several of his clients were asked during their UT San Antonio medical school interview in 2016 - the Jehovah's Witness patient that is bleeding but refusing blood transfusion.

The medical school interview is the most important factor used by schools in the admissions process. In this podcast, Dr. Samir Desai shows applicants how to stand out and make a favorable impression during the Texas A & M medical school interview. 

How can medical students succeed during the anesthesiology rotation? Dr. Rajani Katta and Dr. Samir Desai offer specific advice to help students stand out. 

Join Dr. Samir Desai as he interviews Arvind Mallik, Managing Partner of KMF Investments, an investment advisory firm that he co-founded in 2008. Over the years, Arvind has provided financial advice to many physicians. In this episode, he shares some very important financial lessons.  This podcast is provided for general information only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as personal...

In Part 2 of Emergency Medicine Rotation Success, Dr. Rajani Katta and Dr. Samir Desai provide additional tips to help students make a great impression during the emergency medicine rotation. 

Learn how to do well on your emergency medicine rotation. Dr. Rajani Katta and Dr. Samir Desai present detailed advice to help you make a strong impression on faculty and residents.

What does it take to match into dermatology? Dr. Rajani Katta and Dr. Samir Desai discuss the residency selection process. Learn how to find a mentor, identify research opportunities, make a powerful impression during dermatology rotations, and much more. 

Join Dr. Samir Desai and Dr. Rajani Katta as they discuss the obstetrics and gynecology residency selection process. How do programs screen applications? Should you do senior electives in the specialty? What about away electives? You'll find the answers to these questions and more. 

Your performance on the emergency medicine rotation is important to residency programs. In this episode, Dr. Desai and Dr. Katta discuss the importance of the EM rotation grade and the Standardized Letter of Evaluation. What's in this letter, and how you can you demonstrate the qualities and skills highly valued by EM residency programs?

Competition for anesthesiology resident positions has intensified in recent years. Dr. Samir Desai and Dr. Rajani Katta discuss what applicants can do to maximize their chances of success in the residency match.

How can medical students locate research opportunities? In this episode, Drs. Desai and Katta review strategies.