The Tar Heel Prescription
Patients turn to physicians when they need counsel and treatment to manage their health. Similarly, all aspiring physicians need some support + advice to become the competent, compassionate healthcare professionals our community needs. In this podcast, we will explore three categories of "prescriptions": Foundation Phase, Specialty, and Navigating Medicine.
The Foundation Phase series encompasses insider takes on the various classes and components of the UNC SOM curriculum through interviews with block directors and other incredible faculty.
The Specialty series engages health professionals from an array of specialties and fellowships to share what a day in the life of "xx" looks like and what students interested in becoming "xx" should do during medical school to have the best chance of pursuing that career.
The Navigating Medicine series engages medical students from all years to share insights about the respective elements of first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year (e.g. starting med school, STEP 1/2, residency applications) and have candid conversations about topics outside of med school (e.g. mental health/wellness in the journey to medicine, ethics in medicine, current events).
Welcome to The Tar Heel Prescription, your personal pharmacy for the Rx you’ll need to conquer medical school and thrive in your journey to the M.D and beyond :)
Annu, Abdul, and Peter
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- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 38
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
1.12 Foundation Phase: Reproductive Medicine
As the last of the 12 blocks, Reproductive Medicine brings the cycle of the Foundation Phase to an end before MS2s transition to the Multi-Organ Synthesis Block. GnRH, LH, and FSH, and all the other …
1.11 Foundation Phase: Cardiologic
Care and compassion lie at the heart of medicine. In everyday conversation, the “heart” symbolizes something integral and, in the human body, it is certainly nothing short of that. This vital organ a…
2.4 Specialty: Endocrinology
Do you want a career grounded in less memorization and more logical sense? That’s just one of the many things that the physiology of the endocrine system and, by extension, a career in Endocrinology …
1.10 Foundation Phase: Endocrine
The endocrine system is like a cascade of falling dominoes, one thing leading to another – kind of like the road to medicine. :) This system can’t be pinned down to a single organ – it’s a system tha…
3.1 Navigating Medicine: Masters of Public Health (MPH)
The importance of the Public Health field has been especially apparent in the past two years. Medicine + Public Health go hand-in-hand when we think and talk about health care, but what exactly does …
1.9 Foundation Phase: Hematology
Blood, sweat, and tears – they’re often the pillars of hard work in life. The HEM Block, like its subject (blood), can come with a hefty amount of cortisol from time to time. Come hear from the amazi…
2.3 Specialty: Neurology
It’s not a boat or a plane or a train … It's the brain! In a field of rapid scientific discovery and unraveling of enigmas, how could a person not be curious about the endless possibilities? Come hea…
2.2 Specialty: Infectious Diseases
No one likes contracting nasty illnesses, but respect for tiny microbes’ mighty impact on human society? Now, *that* is worth culturing. Join us for an “infectious” talk with Dr. Claire Farel about t…
1.8 Foundation Phase: Patient-Centered Care
“This is the *most* *important* class you will take as a medical student.” Have you heard it enough times? Nope – come join us for a deeper dive into the Patient-Centered Care (PCC) course and learn …
1.7 Foundation Phase: Social & Health Systems
Humans are incredibly complex, and the systems they occupy and must navigate are sadly no less complex. The Social & Health Systems (SHS) course at UNC is a unique dive into all the factors that heal…
1.6 Foundation Phase: Immunology
T-cells, B-cells, A-cells (kidding - those don’t exist) … it’s time for MS1’s to tackle their first organ block of med school: the immune system. From cytokines and cell populations to wholesomeness …
2.1 Specialty: Psychiatry
Mental health and illness are just as important as physical health and illness. Psychiatry is one of those fields that is often subject to stereotypes and mixed feelings – bring an open mind to this …
1.5 Foundation Phase: Neurologic
There’s nothing quite like a gathering of Neuro Nerds … Come hear from Dr. Kristin Scherrer & Dr. Ana Felix about what students should expect from this marathon block and why they should have an exci…
1.4 Foundation Phase: Microbiology Coil
Bugs can be scary … but they don’t have to be. Listen to what Dr. Donato has to say about how you can build a more symbiotic relationship with these little guys in Micro Lab, on exams, and beyond!
1.3 Foundation Phase: Histology Coil
Join us for a 150x view of Histology and its relevance in the Foundation Phase and beyond with Dr. Kurt Gilliland!
1.2 Foundation Phase: Human Behavior in Health & Disease
HBHD is a mouthful - take a quick dive into what this 2-week whirlwind of a block has to offer and how it can help shape our future interactions with all patients!
1.1 Foundation Phase: Principles Of Medicine
POM: Principles of Medicine kicks off the beginning of MS1 for Tar Heels. Hear what the block directors have to say about succeeding in this block and adjusting to the first year of med school!
The Tar Heel Prescription: Pilot
Ep. 0: Meet the co-hosts and learn more about what The Tar Heel Prescription has to offer!