Tri-I Pod: The MD-PhD Admissions Podcast Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program

Dr. David Kaufman, Executive Director & Translational Immuno-Oncology Lead of Oncology Clinical Research at Merck, joins me to discuss mentorship and the role of the clinician-scientist in a corporate setting.

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Dr. Sarah Arron, Associate Professor of Dermatology at UCSF, talks about the challenges of medical school vs lab work and how to maintain a sense of community among the MD-PhD student cohort.

Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford.
Music by Lazy Salon.

Dr. Joe Arron, Director of Immunology at Genentech, shares his perspective on the role of the MD-PhD in the biotech field.

Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford.
Music by Lazy Salon.

Dr. Michael Shiloh, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology at UT Southwestern, joins me to discuss the joy of research while in training.

Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford.
Music by Lazy Salon.

In the seventh episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Ruchi Kapoor, a recent alum working on a postdoc at UC Irvine. She stopped by the office during her time in New York to tell us what it's like to be fresh out of the program, how she sets her goals both long- and short-term, and how at home she felt during her time in the Tri-Institutional Program.

Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford.
Music by Lazy Salon.

In the sixth episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Kara Maxwell, an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania and a researcher in inherited cancer susceptibility and genetic mechanisms of tumor formation. We discuss the importance of mentorship, how to go about life- and family-planning while in training, and how far we still need to go to welcome women into higher education settings.

Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford.
Music by Lazy Salon.