39 min
1. But...what if I didn't? Mind the Gap
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- Self-Improvement
In this first episode, get to know your hosts, Victoria and Gloria. The girls get open and honest about their respective struggles that have brought them to where they are today. Learn how they realized they needed a break from medical school and how they chose what they'll be doing during it. Keep listening to hear their self care tasks for the week, including a spicy secret! (Sorry mom)
Show Notes
Instagram: @mindthegappodcast
Email: contact.mindthegappodcast@gmail.com
An introduction to the us, our decisions to take gap years, and our gap year plans.
00:28- Intro to us
1:23- Intro to how medical education is supposed to look, and how we’re doing things differently
3:08- Why Victoria chose to do a gap year
10:08- How Victoria chose her gap year plans
18:11- Why Gloria chose to do a gap year
28:35- How Gloria chose her gap year plans
35:45- Wellness/Self care segment
Medical Education Overview
- Med school is divided into two parts: preclinical & clinical
- The Preclinical portion involves classes in the basic sciences as well as anatomy and physiology of each organ system in the human body.
- The Clinical portion takes place 3rd & 4th year and involves a year of “core”/required rotations in different areas of medicine such as pediatrics, surgery, Ob/Gyn.
- During these rotations you are graded both on your day-to-day performance and by an exam at the end of each rotation.
- The 4th and last year is made up of elective clinical rotations and sub-internships or “sub-I’s” which are rotations when you take on the role of a first year resident or “intern”.
- There are 2 “National Board” exams taken during medical school: Step 1 and Step 2 that you have to pass to be eligible to be a licensed physician.
- During your 4th year of medical school you apply to residency which is a training program in the medical field you want to specialize in. In the US, residency is required to practice medicine in any meaningful way as a physician.
- Clinical grades, Step 1 & Step 2 scores, extracurricular activities such as volunteering, and research experience are all important parts of the residency application.
We are deviating from the typical medical education path by taking a gap year at the beginning of our 4th year. We’ve completed our core clinical rotations but are not applying to residency this summer like the rest of our class.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindthegappod/support
In this first episode, get to know your hosts, Victoria and Gloria. The girls get open and honest about their respective struggles that have brought them to where they are today. Learn how they realized they needed a break from medical school and how they chose what they'll be doing during it. Keep listening to hear their self care tasks for the week, including a spicy secret! (Sorry mom)
Show Notes
Instagram: @mindthegappodcast
Email: contact.mindthegappodcast@gmail.com
An introduction to the us, our decisions to take gap years, and our gap year plans.
00:28- Intro to us
1:23- Intro to how medical education is supposed to look, and how we’re doing things differently
3:08- Why Victoria chose to do a gap year
10:08- How Victoria chose her gap year plans
18:11- Why Gloria chose to do a gap year
28:35- How Gloria chose her gap year plans
35:45- Wellness/Self care segment
Medical Education Overview
- Med school is divided into two parts: preclinical & clinical
- The Preclinical portion involves classes in the basic sciences as well as anatomy and physiology of each organ system in the human body.
- The Clinical portion takes place 3rd & 4th year and involves a year of “core”/required rotations in different areas of medicine such as pediatrics, surgery, Ob/Gyn.
- During these rotations you are graded both on your day-to-day performance and by an exam at the end of each rotation.
- The 4th and last year is made up of elective clinical rotations and sub-internships or “sub-I’s” which are rotations when you take on the role of a first year resident or “intern”.
- There are 2 “National Board” exams taken during medical school: Step 1 and Step 2 that you have to pass to be eligible to be a licensed physician.
- During your 4th year of medical school you apply to residency which is a training program in the medical field you want to specialize in. In the US, residency is required to practice medicine in any meaningful way as a physician.
- Clinical grades, Step 1 & Step 2 scores, extracurricular activities such as volunteering, and research experience are all important parts of the residency application.
We are deviating from the typical medical education path by taking a gap year at the beginning of our 4th year. We’ve completed our core clinical rotations but are not applying to residency this summer like the rest of our class.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindthegappod/support
39 min