9. Mindfulness: a balanced journey through pre medicine with Isaiah Giordullo

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In this week’s episode, we present our amazing colleague Isaiah Giordullo. Isaiah opens up and talks freely about his mental health. He advocates for the proliferation of welcoming, safe spaces for people to have conversations on how to be more cognizant of the various issues pertaining to the mind. Isaiah has a strong position of work-life balance or, simply put, he speaks about how one ought to find a way of integrating your passions, hobbies, and all things of sorts that make one happy into your life. He also kindly provides us with some of the personal choices he made in undergrad to get into Medical school, for this and more tune in. For this and more, tune in and join this episode!

In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll Explore

• Who applies to BS/MD or BS/DO program
• On the fuel and motivations to success in undergrad
• Struggling and overcoming mild depression
• What makes one pursue psychiatry
• Advocating for mental health
• All things work-life balance and integration
• Being a successful premed
• Do what makes you happy don't checkboxes

Books Mentioned in the Podcast

• Meditations

Links from the Show

• Anki
• Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
• Young Life Capernaum