All Access: Med School Admissions

Join me for an informative conversation with the Assistant Dean of Admissions, Dr. Dustin Fulton, from UTHSC.  As one of two public allopathic medical schools in the State of Tennessee, it is a popul…

Checking in midway through the 2022-2023 application cycle with updates and tips for current applicants and advice for prospective applicants. 

If you find this podcast to be a helpful resource, RAT…

The podcasting community is a small, supportive community and when I heard of this new podcast from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, I knew I had to share it with you, my premed…

If you want to know more about Medical Scientist Training Programs (MD/PhD), then this is the episode for you! You will hear from a leader in the MSTP community, Mr. Brian Sullivan, the Executive Dir…

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has developed a situational judgment test called, PREview Professional Readiness Exam, that is being used by eighteen medical schools for the 2022-…

I'm joined by Agasia Lanier, an Admissions Counselor, at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. Hear about one of the newest medical schools in the US and how they are training ch…

The AMCAS Application for the 2022-2023 cycle opened on May 3rd. Christian Essman, the host and Senior Director of Admissions & Financial at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, provid…

Hear from three prominent members of the Admissions and Student Affairs team at the largest medical school in Texas - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Listen in as Director Schout…

Special Episode:  Your host, Christian Essman, provides some interesting updates about this application cycle compared to last year.  More importantly, he recommends that future applicants begin earl…

Off to picturesque New England to hear all about the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth from the Associate Dean for Admissions, Dr. Roshini Pinto-Powell.  My conversation with her was incredibly …

We're taking you back to Boston to hear from the Associate Dean for Admissions, Dr. Kristen Goodell, for the Boston University School of Medicine.  BUSM is known for a lot of "firsts" in medicine and…

*SPECIAL EPISODE*

'Tis the Interview Season and we're bringing you lessons learned from our first interview season that was conducted completely online.  Hear reflections and advice from Dr. Lina Meh…

After many listener requests, I am thrilled to bring you the admissions team from Stanford Medicine!  Dr. Iris Gibbs, the Associate Dean for MD Admissions, and Sri Vemparala, the Executive Director,…

We’re taking you to The Big Easy of New Orleans, Louisiana to hear about the Tulane University School of Medicine with their Director of Admissions.  As one of the oldest medical schools in the count…

Next up… Another Osteopathic medical school and this time you’ll be hearing from the Dean and Director of Admissions at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine or - OUHCOM.  Loca…

We’re taking you to the Pacific Northwest of the United States with Dr. Robert Cloutier, the Assistant Dean of Undergradute Medical Education (UME) Admissions at the Oregon Health and Science Univers…

Dr. Lina Mehta, Associate Dean for Admissions at CWRU School of Medicine, joins me for a very important conversation to walk through the process of the AMCAS Choose Your Medical School tool.  This is…

We're taking you to The Big Apple (aka New York City) to hear from two admissions experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai.  Join me to hear Jessica Maysonnet, Associate Director of Adm…

Update letters, letters of interest, and letters of intent all have important meaning in the medical school application process but submitting the right letter at the right time can make a big differ…

This is part 2 of the first two episodes for 2021 in which I want to start the year off with some inspiration and instruction for my listeners as many of you get ready to embark on the next applicati…