419: Theater Major to Yoga Instructor to Accepted Med Student

419: Theater Major to Yoga Instructor to Acce...

RYAN GRAYRYAN GRAY

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618: Mission Fit Over Metrics: What This Dean Looks For

(00:00) — Meet Dr. Leila Amiri + her route from peer advising to admissions: How a peer advising job led to a career shaping medical school classes.(03:20) — What’s stayed the same—and why the “black box” persists: Core expectations endure while parts of the process remain opaque ...  Show more

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617: Five MCAT Attempts, No Plan B: Maya’s Path to Med School

(00:00) — Opening and early spark: Maya recalls childhood, cultural expectations, and her mom’s cancer shaping her why.(03:05) — High school full circle: Research at Dana-Farber and reading her mom’s records makes medicine click.(04:26) — ER simulation at Midscience: Realizing sh ...  Show more

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