209: Taking a Gap Year Before Medical School? Should You Do It?

209: Taking a Gap Year Before Medical School?...

RYAN GRAYRYAN GRAY

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609: From Puerto Rico to MD/PhD: Owning Your Path

(00:00) — Welcome and setup: Dr. Gray frames a conversation about medicine, premed, and medical school.(00:38) — Puerto Rico at the center: Alyssa names her roots and early love of learning from teacher parents.(02:26) — A stroke changes everything: Her father's hospitalization t ...  Show more

 . 48min 8sec
608: From Community College to Brown: Owning a Nonlinear Path

(00:00) — The first spark: Dr. Gray asks when medicine became real.(01:34) — Military plans, cold feet, and choosing community college: He skips the Air Force and starts at McDonald's while exploring options.(02:50) — Hospital volunteering clicks: Serving patients water and meals ...  Show more

 . 39min 9sec

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