The Ortho Plug

🦴 Hello and welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of The Ortho Plug! This is my first solo episode where I tackle one of the most common questions I get, especially this time of year, which is how to perform well in your residency interview. It's more simple than you may think! ⭐️ Don’t forget to leave a 5-star review and help us bring even more amazing guests for you to hear from! Learn more about Zim...

🦴 Hello and welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of The Ortho Plug! This is an incredible conversation where I sit down with Dr. Matthew Igbinigie, a current Spine Fellow at USC. You may know him by "Doc Iggy" as he is not only crushing it as an orthopedic surgeon, but he is dominating social media with over 500K followers throughout Instagram , Tik Tok , and YouTube . Learn how he got to whe...

🦴 Hello and welcome to season 3 of The Ortho Plug!  ⭐️ Don’t forget to leave a 5-star review and help us bring even more amazing guests for you to hear from! Learn more about Zimmer Biomet's  C3 Initiative ! 📈 Level up as a learner and complete the   Evolving Student Challenge ! And get a special   30% off   for being a part of The Ortho Plug Fam! 🔌 Stay...

🦴 Hello and welcome to special edition episode of The Ortho Plug! This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with my financial planner, Blake Weeks, where he guides me through all of the finance-related things young physicians and aspiring physicians should know. Learn more about Zimmer Biomet's C3 Initiative ! ⭐️ Don’t forget to leave a 5-star review and help us bring...

🦴 Hello and welcome to special edition episode of The Ortho Plug! This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with my financial planner, Blake Weeks, where he guides me through all of the finance-related things young physicians and aspiring physicians should know. ⭐️ Don’t forget to leave a 5-star review and help us bring even more amazing guests for you to hear from! 🔗...

🦴 Dr. Abdoulie Jai Welcome to episode 6 of season 2 of The Ortho Plug podcast. The show where we learn from some of the most inspiring orthopedic surgeons in the country who either come from underrepresented backgrounds or are actively supporting those that do. This is a fantastic episode where speak with Dr. Abdoulie Njai, who is an intern at the University of Missouri. Among many topics discuss...

🦴 Dr. Chanell Brown Welcome to episode 5 of season 2 of The Ortho Plug podcast. The show where we learn from some of the most inspiring orthopedic surgeons in the country who either come from underrepresented backgrounds or are actively supporting those that do. This is a fantastic episode where speak with Dr. Chanell Brown, who is an intern at Duke University. Among many topics discussed in this...

🦴 Dr. Abdulai Bangura Welcome to episode 4 of season 2 of The Ortho Plug podcast. The show where we learn from some of the most inspiring orthopedic surgeons in the country who either come from underrepresented backgrounds or are actively supporting those that do. This is a fantastic episode where speak with Dr. Abdulai Bangura, who at the time of our conversation, had just graduated medical scho...

🦴 Dr. Gaby Joseph Welcome to episode 3 of season 2 of The Ortho Plug podcast. The show where we learn from some of the most inspiring orthopedic surgeons in the country who either come from underrepresented backgrounds or are actively supporting those that do. This is a fantastic episode where speak with Dr. Gaby Joseph, who at the time of our conversation, had just finished his MD/MBA ant Stanfo...

🦴 Dr. Patrick England Welcome to episode 2 of season 2 of The Ortho Plug podcast. The show where we learn from some of the most inspiring orthopedic surgeons in the country who either come from underrepresented backgrounds or are actively supporting those that do. This is a fantastic episode where speak with Dr. Patrick England, who at the time of our conversation, had just graduated medical scho...

🦴 Dr. Victoria Oladipo Welcome to episode 1 of season 2 of The Ortho Plug podcast! This is a fantastic episode where we speak with Dr. Victoria Olidopo, who at the time of our conversation, had just graduated medical school and was preparing to start residency. She is now an intern at the Mayo Clinic! In this episode, she describes where her interests in medicine came from, how her unique orthope...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Ortho Plug! In this season you will hear amazing conversations with students who were either preparing to begin residency, or were actively interns. One of the most thrilling times along their journey and they share tons invaluable wisdom that allowed them to successfully match and achieve their dreams of becoming orthopedic surgeons. 🎙️ About the show The Ortho Plug is...

Hello and welcome to episode 8 of The Ortho Plug. This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Tino Mukorimbindo, a PGY 1 orthopedic surgery resident at the Harvard Combined program . Tino graduated from the University of Lousiville with his MD and MBA and is also the founder of Greater Influence, a nonprofit that seeks to improve access to resources and provide a bluep...

Hello and welcome to episode 7 of The Ortho Plug. The podcast where I get to speak with some of the most successful, inspiring and really just coolest orthopedic surgeons in country. And one thing that makes them particularly special, is they either come from underrepresented backgrounds, or are actively supporting those that do. This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with...

Hello and welcome to episode 6 of The Ortho Plug.  This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Abraham Bankole, an orthopedic surgery resident at the Dell Medical School at UT Austin. You’ve probably seen him on YouTube on his channel Ambitious Abe, and if you havent, now you have something to do after listening to this podcast because he has been providing wisdom...

Hello and welcome to episode 5 of The Ortho Plug.  This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Nattaly Escobar Greene, an orthopedic surgery resident at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. This is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met and I am so honored to be able to share her story with you all! Dr. Escobar Greene is a mentor to many,...

Hello and welcome to episode 4 of The Ortho Plug.  This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Wendell Cole, an orthopedic surgery resident at Tulane and soon to be sports medicine fellow at NYU. He’s an Nth dimensions scholar, best selling author of the medical student survival kit, host of the nailed it ortho podcast, one of the most popular podcasts out, and a...

Hello and welcome to episode 3 of The Ortho Plug. This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Josey Oquendo, a PGY 1 orthopedic surgery resident at The Hospital of Special Surgery. Josey has a bioengineering major from UPenn as well as a masters in robotics engineering, and completed her medical school career at Stanford University School of Medicine. In this episode,...

Hello and welcome to episode 2 of The Ortho Plug. This is an amazing episode where I had the pleasure of speaking with Christopher Murdock, a PGY 1 orthopedic surgery resident at John’s Hopkins. Among many other accomplishments, he is an Nth Dimensions scholar, co-founder of the Stand United Campaign which is focused on research targeted to help solve the problems of racial and ethnic inequities i...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Megan Badejo, a first year orthopedic surgery resident at Duke University, former president of her medical school class at Texas A&M, founder of the SNMA orthopedic surgery interest group, mentor to dozens of medical students, myself included, and just an overall amazing human being. In our conversation, she shares her story and how she got to where she is, and...

Welcome to The Ortho Plug,  a new podcast hosted by JR Smith, a medical student at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and member of The Ortho Plug team. The Ortho Plug is committed to providing resources to underrepresented students interested in orthopaedic surgery. Follow us on instagram and twitter  so you don't miss any updates and so you can stay #pluggedin. Stay #pluggedin and...