In this 4th year medical student (MS4) series, we chat about the field of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics. Our guest, Bran Garcia, shares advice on how to set yourself up for success regarding matching into this unique specialty and shares tips to help you stand out both on paper and in person. Brian Garcia, MD was born in Mexico City and immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. He grew up in a border town in south Texas, where he attended high school and completed his undergraduate education at Texas A&M International University. Growing up in a border town, he experienced the uniqu ..read more

Join us for a discussion about the journey through medical education and the destination of becoming an emergency medicine attending physician. Hear about the up and downs, and the courage to push forward when things get tough. Episode produced by: Ari S. Peikes www.medicuspodcast.com | medicuspodcast@gmail.com | Donate: http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate ..read more

Join us for a discussion about the journey through medical education and the destination of becoming an emergency medicine attending physician. Hear about the up and downs, and the courage to push forward when things get tough. Episode produced by: Ari S. Peikes www.medicuspodcast.com | medicuspodcast@gmail.com | Donate: http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medicus/message ..read more

In this 4th year medical student (MS4) series, we chat about the field of Anesthesiology. Our guests, Steph Ryan and Will Chan, share advice on how to set yourself up for success to match into anesthesia and share tips to help you stand out both on paper and in person. Steph Ryan and Will Chan are both former students from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, and will be transitioning to their first year of residency this summer. We chat about the things that separate anesthesiology from other specialties in the context of the residency application process.  Episode produced by: Griffin K J ..read more

In this 4th year medical student (MS4) series, we chat about the field of Radiation Oncology. Our guest, Dylan Ross, shares advice on how to set yourself up for success regarding matching into this competitive specialty and shares tips to help you stand out both on paper and in person. Dylan Ross, MD, attended the University of Minnesota for his undergraduate education where he met his now fiancée, Lindsey Greenlund, who is also a recent medical school graduate. While at Stritch, Dylan got involved with medical education and research with the radiation oncology department which were influentia ..read more

In this episode, we discuss everything you need to know about the Residency Couples Match, and more! We interview two recent graduates from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hana O’Hagan and Adam Cardone, who participated in the Residency Couples Match. Hana O'Hagan is from the suburbs of Chicago. She matched into internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago where she is excited to grow as a general internist before further subspecializing in Geriatrics or Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Hana discovered her passion for working with older adults prior to medica ..read more

Stephanie Moss is an incoming PGY-1 Psychiatry Resident Physician at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago. With her passions for diversity, health equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), she strives to be a voice for marginalized communities. During COVID-19, she co-founded the Chicago Homelessness Response Group for Equity, which brought together organizations across Chicago to combat disparities experienced by individuals who were most at risk of illness from COVID-19. During her clinical years of medical school, she advocated for trauma-informed mental and sexual health care t ..read more

Join us as we delve deep into the evolving landscape of medical residency unions. In this insightful episode, we sit down with Dr. Josh Neff, Member Liaison for Physician Organizing at the Committee of Interns and Residents, to explore the growing movement of residents organizing for fair working conditions, better patient care, and professional development. We discuss common questions about residency unions and uncover the challenges, successes, and future prospects of this vital aspect of medical education and practice. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that sheds light on the inter ..read more

In this episode, we chat with return guest Dr. Cyndie Chow about her complicated pregnancy and birth experience. Dr. Chow is a 36-year-old mom of two beautiful and healthy children. She experienced complications with her second pregnancy due to placenta previa and placenta percreta. Placenta percreta is a severe form of placenta accreta, a condition in which the placenta grows through the uterus and has the potential to invade surrounding organs. This condition has been steadily on the rise and here she describes her first-hand experience dealing with an unexpected complicated pregnancy, which ..read more

Farah Rahman is a fourth-year medical student and a Las Vegas native who has traversed nearly every corner of the United States, from the Bronx and New Haven to Miami and San Diego. Entering medical school at Stritch with a background in public health and health policy, Farah obtained her MPH from the Yale School of Public Health. She is driven by a natural inclination to alleviate health disparities and work within a human centered framework to improve patient outcomes. Her natural tenacity, sociability, and drive to bring more women of color in previously male dominated fields introduced her ..read more