Episode 103 – Jon, MD/PhD Student at University of Utah School of Medicine Talking U and Med Student Life

“The big thing about PhD is learning how to express your ideas in a coherent manner and explain to people why it’s important, why we should research that.” Jon has spent more than a decade as a student on the University of Utah campus in pursuing his undergrad degree and now his MD/PhD. We talk about his time on the Men’s Basketball team and how he prepared for medical school while playing. He discusses his Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research and the new and upcoming announcement pertaining to his work. He shares his thoughts on what it was like to return to medical school after five years away while getting his PhD and finally, what the committee looks for when looking at MD/PhD applications.