Podcast Episodes

General episodes applicable to all specialties are at the top.

Specialty-specific episodes are in alphabetical order.

The Match

ERAS

Tips from Student Affairs Dean. Dr. Katherine Chretien.

All About the Match

Tips from Dr. Bryan Carmody, all about ways to improve the match.

Preliminary/Transitional Years

Tips from Dr. Nikolasis Parisis, a resident.

Reapplying to Residency

Tips from a match reapplicant, Dr. Sonia Knittel-Hliddal.

Personal Statements

Tips from Dr. Michelle Silver, a resident physician.

Writing a Letter of Intent

Tips from Dr. Michelle March, a resident, about a letter of intent.

Tips for the SOAP Process

Tips from Dr. Jacob Reissig, an internal medicine resident.

Guidance for “Red Flags”

Tips from Dr. Bhargava Chitti, a resident.

Personal Statements x2

Tips from Dr. Wei Wei Lee, a Student Affairs Dean.

Tips for the Ranking Process

Tips from Dr. Hala Mazin, a resident, about ranking programs.

Tips for the SOAP Process

Tips from Dr. Katherine Kashinsky, an internal medicine resident.

Help from a Partner

Get tips from Brittany on ways she helped her spouse with the match.

Program Coordinator

Tips for applicants from Renee Greene, a program coordinator.

Disclosing Mental Health

Tips from Dr. Cynthia Tan, a resident, about mental health.

Reapplying to Residency

Tips from Dr. Kristina Damisch, an emergency medicine resident.

Altus Assessments

Tips from Dr. Kelly Dore on situational judgement tests.

Medical School and Residency Experiences

Mentorship

Tips from Dr. Amiethab Aiyer, an attending physician.

Study Strategies

Strategies from Dr. Jason Ryan, the Boards and Beyonds Founder.

Financial Tips for Residency

Financial tips for residency from Tyler Olson, an expert in the field.

The Importance of Mentorship

Learn the importance of mentorship + ways to mentor medical students.

Non-Clinical Medical Careers

Learn all about non-clinical medical careers from Dr. Amiad Fredman.

Tips to Find Research

Tips from Dr. Vamsi Reddy, a resident, about research.

Dating in Residency

Tips from Dr. Shannon McGuire, a resident.

Pregnancy/Motherhood

Pregnancy and motherhood tips in residency from Dr. Jade Norris.

Physician Home Loans

Real estate and physician loan tips with experts in the field.

Dating in Residency x2

Tips from “Kinda Dating Podcast” Host Natasha Chandel.

Wellness Tips

Tips from Dr. Jessica Gold, a psychiatry attending.

Couples Match

Couples Match

Tips from Drs. Josh and Danielle Ellis, two residents.

Couples Match

Tips from Drs. David Bernstein and Kate Harriel, two residents.

Couples Match

Tips from Drs. Vinnie Waver and Bianca Georgakopoulos, two residents.

Anesthesia

Resident

Tips from Dr. Michael Boswell, an anesthesia chief resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Susan Martinelli, a program director, and Dr. Emily Teeter, an assistant program director.

Cardiothoracic (CT) Surgery

Resident

Tips from Dr. Chi Chi Nguyen, a cardiothoracic surgery resident.

Child Neurology

Resident

Tips from Dr. John Wright, a child neurology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Miya Bernson-Leung, a child neurology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Rana Said, a child neurology program director.

Dermatology

Resident

Tips from Dr. Charlie Katzman, a dermatology resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Kandice Bailey, a dermatology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Adena Rosenblatt, a dermatology program director.

Emergency Medicine

Resident

Tips from Dr. Elizabeth Rempfer, an emergency medicine resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Cassandra Bradby, an emergency medicine program director.

ENT (Otolaryngology)

Resident

Tips from Dr. Chloe Harrington, an ENT resident.

Associate Program Director

Tips from Dr. Gina Jefferson, an associate program director.

Family Medicine

Resident

Tips from Dr. Madison Healey, a family medicine resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Victoria Boggiano, a family medicine resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Tyler King, a family medicine resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Steve Brown, a family medicine program director.

General Surgery

Fellow

Tips from Dr. Ryan Day, a general surgery fellow in 2020.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Steven Xie, a general surgery resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Sophia McKinley, a general surgery chief in 2020.

Networking

Tips from Dr. Steven Wexner, a general surgery attending.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Madeline Torres, a general surgery chief in 2020.

Thrive as an Intern

Tips from Dr. Chris Audu, a vascular surgery senior resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Kareem Abdelfattah, a general surgery program director.

Tips to Shine in Residency

Tips from Dr. Brian Williams, a general surgery attending.

Internal Medicine

Resident

Tips from Dr. Armani Hawes, an internal medicine resident.

Tips from a Vice Chair: How to Shine in Residency

Tips from Dr. Abby Spencer, a Vice Chair of Education.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. John McPherson, an internal medicine program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Dominique Cosco, an internal medicine program director.

Tips to Thrive in Intern Year

Tips from Dr. Lauren East, an internal medicine resident.

International Medical Graduates

Internal Medicine

Tips from Dr. Thai Donenfeld, an internal medicine resident.

Internal Medicine

Tips from Dr. Debbie Fermin, an internal medicine resident.

Psychiatry Resident

Tips from Dr. Elie Abdelnour, a psychiatry resident.

Competitive Specialties

Tips from Dr. Kareem Sioufi, an ophthalmology resident.

General Tips

Tips from a neurology attending, Dr. Neha Dangaych, and a neurosurgery resident, Dr. Halima Tabani.

Study Tips for the USMLE as an IMG

Tips from Dr. Tanya Blazin.

General Surgery

Tips from Dr. Camila Franco-Mesa, a general surgery resident.

Interventional Radiology

Resident

Tips from Dr. Neil Jain, an interventional radiology resident.

Med-Peds

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Thomas Davis, a med-peds program director.

Neurology

Resident

Tips from Dr. Brittany Kasturiarachi, a neurology resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Michael Trainer, a neurology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Erica Schuyler, a program director.

Neurosurgery

Resident

Tips from Dr. Ryan Cleary, a neurosurgery resident.

Shine on an Away Rotation

Tips from Dr. Christopher Kellner, an Associate Program Director, and Dr. Matthew Carr, a neurosurgery resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Julian Clarke, a neurosurgery resident.

Thrive in Intern Year

Tips from Dr. Katie Wagner, a neurosurgery fellow.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Erika Petersen, a neurosurgery program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Lola Chambless, a neurosurgery program director.

OB/GYN

Resident

Tips from Dr. Kamilah Evans, an OB/GYN resident.

Fellow

Tips from Dr. Arthurine Zakama, an OB/GYN fellow.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Arielle Caplin, an OB/GYN resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Susan Gerber, an OB/GYN program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Eric Strand, an OB/GYN program director.

Ophthalmology

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Andrew Hendershot, an ophthalmology program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Andrew Barkmeier, a program director, and Dr. Andrea Tooley, an associate program director for ophthalmology.

Orthopedic Surgery

Resident

Tips from Dr. Alex Gu (our Co-Founder), an orthopedic surgery resident.

Tips from a Chair: Shine in Intern Year

Tips from Dr. William Levine, an orthopedic surgery chair.

Tips to Shine on an Away Rotation

Tips from Dr. Sam Moghtaderi, an orthopedic surgery program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Duretti Fufa, an orthopedic surgery program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Ryan Rose, an orthopedic surgery program director.

Pathology

Resident

Tips from Dr. Linda Song, a pathology chief resident (in 2021).

Resident

Tips from Dr. Philip Hurst, a pathology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Kamran Mirza, a pathology associate program director.

Pediatrics

Resident

Tips from Dr. Ajibike Lapite, a pediatrics resident (graduated June 2021).

Tips to Shine in Intern Year

Tips from Dr. Chineze “Chi” Ebo, a pediatrics senior resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Andy White, a pediatrics program director.

Plastic Surgery

Resident

Tips from Dr. Trina Ebersole, a plastic surgery resident (graduated 2021).

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Marissa Tenenbaum, a plastic surgery program director.

PM&R

Resident

Tips from Dr. Nicolet Finger, a PM&R resident.

Tips from a Chair: Shine in Intern Year

Tips from Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, a PM&R chair.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Jim Eubanks, a PM&R resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Nikola Dragojlovic, a PM&R program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Eric Wisotzky, a PM&R program director.

Psychiatry

Resident

Tips from Dr. Surabhi Kasera, a psychiatry resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Helen Liljenwall, a psychiatry resident.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Jake Goodman, a psychiatry resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Daniel Gih, a psychiatry program director.

Radiation Oncology

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Emma Fields, a radiation oncology program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Christina Henson, a radiation oncology resident.

Radiology

Resident

Tips from Dr. Yasha Gupta, a radiology resident.

Associate Vice Chair of Education

Tips to shine during radiology residency with Dr. Omer Awan.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Dan Chonde, a radiology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Gomez-Cintron, a radiology program director.

Urology

Resident

Tips from Dr. Jacob Oppenheimer, a urology chief resident in 2020.

Resident

Tips from Dr. Briana Goddard, a urology resident.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Jay Simhan, a urology program director.

Program Director

Tips from Dr. Minhaj Siddiqui, a urology program director.

Vascular Surgery

Resident

Tips from Dr. Blake Murphy, a vascular surgery resident.