Episode 6: Avinash Rajasekaran - Pre-Med Extracurriculars, Popularity of Internal Medicine, Med School During a Pandemic, and more Health Outlook with Anirudh Maddali

This episode features an enriching discussion with University of Toledo College of Medicine student Avinash Rajasekaran. Avi completed his undergraduate degree in biomolecular science and a business administration minor at the University of Michigan and is now a third-year medical student pursuing internal medicine. This is another interview with a med school student in which I learned a lot about their application process, the rigor of medical school, common pre-med concerns, his take on some life lessons.


I believe many people will benefit from our discussion of his decision to pursue a business minor to pair with his degree in biomolecular sciences, his advice on pre-med extracurricular activities like volunteering, research, shadowing, as well as his hobbies, and his grounded advice and personal experience with MCAT prep, having taken it more than once, which I found very insightful. We also discuss the med school application process, different types of interview styles that schools use to test their applicants, and we reminisce about pre-COVID times in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan.