Ryan Rivard

Vitally Stable: A Pre-Health Podcast

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Rated the 3rd Best Minnesota Education Podcast and 3rd Best Minnesota Medical Podcast of 2025 by FeedSpot. Vitally Stable is an educational podcast specifically designed for the pre-health student and their future career in the medical field. It is hosted by Ryan Rivard, a Physician Assistant that graduated from Augsburg University and has a deep passion for supporting the pre-health community. While attempting to be the leader that he believed he needed during his challenging pre-health journey, Ryan's main missions through Vitally Stable are to educate pre-health students on the medical car...

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Ryan Rivard

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(Episode 6) UMEMS Member Spotlight - Kajal O. 18.02.2023 1:06:06

In our first UMEMS Member Spotlight episode, we get the wonderful opportunity to chat in depth with our volunteer UMEMS member guest: Kajal Ondich , about her current pre-health journey. We let Kajal determine the general direction of each topic and it led to some insightful discussions. We hope you enjoy the conversation and gain value from the supportive culture of the UMEMS team.

(Episode 5) Vitals Check - Sleep 18.02.2023 1:31:32

In our first ever Vitals Check Episode, we will be breaking down current unhealthy trends in prehealth sleep using our own unique vitals-based format. Our hope is that as a result of this episode that you will come away with a better understanding of your own sleep habits and how to lead a healthier and more well-rested application process and future career in medicine. We hope you enjoy the discu...

(Episode 4) Let's Chat Series - Let's Chat MD! 18.02.2023 1:27:59

In Episode 2 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be learning about the Doctor of Medicine (MD) career with our guest: Akshat Sarkari , who is a current medical student at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. We hope you enjoy the conversation so we can continue to bring in more amazing guests! This episode was recorded on December 19th, 2021.

(Episode 3) Let's Chat Series - Let's Chat DO! 18.02.2023 1:29:45

In Episode 1 of the Let's Chat Series, we are going to be learning about the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) career with our first ever guest: Brian Lewis , who is a current medical student at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan, AL. We hope you learn from and enjoy the conversation as much as we did! This episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2021.

(Episode 2) Daily Vitalmins - Careers in Medicine 18.02.2023 1:39:49

Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as our main guide, Kaydi and Ryan will attempt to cover 28 different careers in medicine so that you can create an initial list of what medical careers are availble to you and how each are expected to grow in the next 10 years. Our list is not all inclusive and we certainly missed a few incredible medical careers, but we were able to cover a large variety...

(Episode 1) Introduction 18.02.2023 9:21

Hello and welcome to Vitally Stable: A Pre-Health Podcast sponsored by UMEMS! In this episode, we will be making our introductions while breaking down the design and content of the podcast going forward. We can't be more excited to have you on board with us as we get started and we hope you stick around for our future content. Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy our first episode!