Pritzker Podcast

Our fourth program recorded in front of a live audience. We recently held a Q&A session for prospective Pritzker students attending the 2015 Pritzker Revisit. Four students—Luai Zakaria, Karla Garcia-Huerta, Julie Mhlaba, and Robert Sanchez—field questions about medical school and life outside of school. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Our third program recorded in front of a live audience. We recently held a Q&A session for prospective Pritzker students attending the 2012 Pritzker Revisit a few weeks ago. Four students—Courtney Orsbon, Maureen Beederman,Jordan Green, Sahitya Denduluri, and Julie Mhlaba—field questions about medical school and life outside of school. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

In this episode, we discuss the Summer Research Program (SRP) through the eyes of two MS2's, Katie Sullivan and Kevin Wymer. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

2013 Pritzker Revisit coordinators Julie Mhlaba and Ben Ferguson discuss what to expect at the upcoming Revisit Weekend held April 12–13, 2013. Mohammed Hussain is also introduced as a new member of the Pritzker Podcast crew! If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

In this episode, we talk about the Global Health Initiative at the University of Chicago with Kunmi Sobowale, a student at Pritzker.

In this episode, we talk about the Global Health Initiative at the University of Chicago with two of its leaders, Funmi Olopade and John Schneider.

Our first program recorded in front of a live audience. We recently held a Q&A session for prospective Pritzker students attending the 2012 Pritzker Revisit a few weeks ago. Four students—Courtney Orsbon, Sophie Shay, Kirk Cahill, and Ben Ferguson—field questions about medical school and life outside of school. Sylvia Robertson also offers some brief words about financial aid.

2012 Pritzker Revisit chairs Kirk Cahill and Sophie Shay discuss what to expect at the upcoming Revisit Weekend held April 20–21, 2012. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Fellow student Courtney Orsbon has joined the podcast crew! Along with Judy and Ben, we introduce Charles Todd, a new face in the OME, and bring back Dr. Anthony Montag to talk about his expanded role in admissions. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Dr. Vineet Arora is a hospitalist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She also serves as the Assistant Dean for Scholarship & Discovery and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Pritzker School of Medicine. She is also active in social media and quality improvement research. Follow her on her blog at futuredocsblog.com and on Twitter at @futuredocs. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Judy and Ajay discuss life and leadership as a Pritzker Chief with the newly selected leaders of the fourth-year class: Grace Lee, Geoff Stetson, and Manny Diaz. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

One of the student revisit coordinators joins Camie and Ben to discuss the upcoming revisit weekend here at Pritzker. We discuss the schedule, what to expect, and some other frequently-asked questions. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Your parents have questions. We have answers. Love Thy Parents is a series dedicated to all the fathers and mothers out there. Applying to medical school can be confusing for applicants themselves; how do you think parents must feel? In this Part 3, we're busting myths related to having a son or daughter apply to and ultimately medical school. In the final installment, we'll talk more about what it's like to have a son or daughter in medical school. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Your parents have questions. We have answers. Love Thy Parents is a series dedicated to all the fathers and mothers out there. Applying to medical school can be confusing for applicants themselves; how do you think parents must feel? In Part 2, we tackle financial aid: what's out there, how to get it, and how to make sense of it all. In future parts, we’ll cover common myths and what to expect when a son or daughter starts medical school. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

The Pritzker Podcast crew is expanding! Here, we’re introducing Judy Chen and Ajay Sampat, current third-year Pritzker students, and David Voce, a student currently taking a year off to do research, who will all be joining the hosting team and helping to give listeners an idea of what Pritzker is all about. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

The Pritzker Podcast crew is expanding! Here, we're introducing Saba Berhie and Camie Petri, two first-year students who will be joining the hosting team and helping to give listeners an idea of what Pritzker is all about. Anthony Aspesi, a fellow first-year student, will be joining us as well. Soon, we'll introduce the other three new folks. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Your parents have questions. We have answers. Love Thy Parents is a series dedicated to all the fathers and mothers out there. Applying to medical school can be confusing for applicants themselves; how do you think parents must feel? In Part 1, we tackle the application itself: the timeline, the most basic resources, finances, and tips for parents of applicants to keep in mind. In future parts, we'll cover financial aid from the parental perspective, common myths, and what to expect when a son or daughter starts medical school. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Joni and Ben discuss some recent listener questions sent via email and text. How important is Illinois residency in Pritzker's admissions? Is it better to enroll in a formal post-baccalaureate program or do something less structured? Is there any value to these programs? Of ~600 interviewees, how many are rejected outright prior to May 15? If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Five current Pritzker students—Akash Parekh, Marina Sharifi, Philippe Tapon, Nathan West, and Ning Zhou—join us to discuss applying to and attending Pritzker as an LGBT student. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

Five current Pritzker students—Akash Parekh, Marina Sharifi, Philippe Tapon, Nathan West, and Ning Zhou—join us to discuss applying to and attending Pritzker as an LGBT student. If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message. Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.