Two guys, no guests, no pints, just thoughts. This episode is the first installment of a new series that follows Riley and Jack in their lives as medical students. These will provide updates on their time in and out of class, with a mix of advice for pre-meds/M1s. Today they talk about buckling down for Step 1, which resources they like the best for all aspects of medical school, and of course, a discussion about how we broke the podcast rankings in...

Take a listen while Jack and Riley sit down with the founder of Online MedEd, a source for centralized medical education. In this episode, we talk about his journey to medicine, what pushed him away from practicing, and how he developed a stream-lined education platform designed to improve the national curriculum. Through his PACE learning paradigm, he removes the unnecessary time wasted looking for information and figuring out what is essential. So listen to Dr. Williams' visions, and check...

This episode has a little bit of everything.  For our pre-med listeners: A good chunk of this episode (mostly the second half) is dedicated to gaining advice on how to best prepare yourself for medical school, what AdComms look for, and how to stand out to the application committee. Dr. Regan, the dean of admissions at UConn SOM, gives listeners an inside look at how the review process is conducted, which will give our listeners an advantage when it comes to creating the best...

Information is a complex thing. Figuring out the best way to disperse it in an unbiased, enjoyable way might be even more complex. Join Riley and Jack as they sit down with the founder of Mad Medicine to discuss social media's role in education/spreading medical awareness. For students: take a look at his website madmedicine.org which has step 1/step 2 educational material for no cost! Dr. Farhan is using his 1.2 million follower platform (Tiktok: @madmedicine) to educate through unbiased...

Join Riley and Jack as they explore the field of pediatric orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Kramer is an excellent pediatric ortho surgeon who also serves as the team physician for collegiate ice hockey in Boston. This episode covers who can succeed in this field, how to stay in sports when pursuing the medical field, what life is like as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riley-baker23/message

Dr. Mike. Natter. Not much else to say. This man is such a humble, unique, and impressive individual who has gone from the average joe without top-tier test scores to an attending at NYU Bellevue Hospital. He joins us to talk about his journey through medicine, how his artwork has impacted his studies, the best tips for current students, and how to improve your learning capability. Dr. Natter is super down-to-Earth, and we think this is one of the most enjoyable episodes yet. If you like what...

Dr. Leigh Anne Dageforde joins the podcast to talk about all things transplant. We get an inside look at how a transplant OR operates, what the procedures are like, how organ delivery and donor matching work, and so much more. We go in-depth about her research to improve access to transplant organs for all patients and how future generations can aid in this endeavor. As always, stick around until the end for a fun chat about traveling in the field of medicine! We can't say enough about how...

Ever wondered what high-level, competitive residency programs look for in an applicant? Here is your chance to find out. Riley sits down with Dr. John Kwon, a former member of Mass-General's orthopedic surgery residency admission committee to discuss what parts of an application make students competitive for top-tier programs. Not only this, but you get to hear a lot about the field of foot and ankle orthopedic surgery and how personal expression in the workplace has changed over...

Dr. Worldwide, or as he is more formally known, Dr. Vincent Fitzpatrick, sits down with the boys to talk about all things bioengineering. He discusses his current research focus on the BioDome and limb regeneration and how he uses 3D printing to provide bone scaffolding in patients. He ties together medicine, engineering, tissue growth, and 3D printing in a way that will excite you about the future. Oh, and did we forget to mention that his line of work may be the building block for medicine...

Today's episode gives you an in-depth look at the field of orthopedic trauma surgery and the struggles of desensitization. More importantly, we take a deep dive into the importance of diversity, the need for more women in ortho, why women make the best leaders, and what makes multidisciplinary work so successful.  Contact emails: Riley: [email protected] Jack: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riley-baker23/message

Today we are joined by a guest host Dr. Joseph Schwab who will be interviewing his colleague Dr. Mitchel Harris. They are both orthopedic surgeons and chiefs of their respective divisions at Massachusettes General Hospital. Topics include their journey through medicine, how they became chief, advice on how to be a good leader, the future of medicine, virtual reality and AI, and much more. Part two of the episode will feature Jack and Riley interviewing Dr. Harris with more questions about the...

Warning: Minutes 3-7 include somewhat distorted audio so if it remains too bothersome, skip to around 7 minutes for a crisper, cleaner audio.  Dr. Robin Hicks of Boston Children's Hospital joins for the inaugural podcast to tell us a bit about her path through medicine and how she ended up in Boston. She gives plenty of great advice on how to approach studying, avoid burnout, and who is fit to specialize in pediatrics. Not only this, but you get to hear multiple examples of maintaining a...

Welcome to the Foot and Ankle Research Innovation Lab, a Harvard-MGH affiliate orthopedic research lab. This is the first episode dedicated to showing off some of the students who work here. You get to see who we are, what we do here, and much more about our personalities.  Contact emails: Riley - [email protected] Jack - [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riley-baker23/message