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Episode 67:  Heather De Anda got accepted to her number 1 medical school yesterday and granted us an interview. She shares her “classic mistakes” in previous application years and provides great advice to the struggling premeds, though these principles can be applied to all of us – at any level! Classic Mistakes in Medical School […]

Episode 66: Discover the dark side of medicine with this insightful podcast. Learn a useful tool to help you make decisions when you’re burned out. And learn how to find out where Dr. Dan will be interviewing so you can meet him when he’s in town! The “5th Step” comes from the 12-Step community and […]

Episode 65: This episode covers atrophy, hypertrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia, and hyperplasia. Listen to the podcast here… Adaptations to environmental stress: Growth alterations A. Atrophy: Diagnosis: the decrease in tissue mass and the cell decreases in size. The cell has just enough organelles to survive, ie less mitochondria then normal cells, therefore, just trying to ‘eek’ […]

Episode 64: Doctor Dan interviews Kasey Gahler, an independent financial adviser with experience in physicians’ financial concerns. Learn how contacts can possibly affect your financial planning decisions in the future. Contract Reviews For Physicians Disclaimer: this is NOT legal advice; always review contracts for legal aspects with your lawyer. Physician Salary Is the offer competitive […]

Episode 63: Learn how to ace your interviews for medical school and residency program admissions. Doctor Dan speaks from a lot of experience to bring you this concise volume. From saving money and resting to practicing your Success Stories and being up on current events, your mind will be fully armed to take on the […]

Episode 62: What is the evidence for acupuncture, Yoga, and vitamin therapy? Doctor Dan interviews Dr. Ronald Stram, founder of the Center for Integrative Health and Healing. Integrative Medicine Training After becoming board certified in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Stram did a fellowship at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. Evidenced-Based Holistic Medicine Here are two […]

Episode 61: Doctor Dan interviews co-founder of MommyMDGuides.com, Jennifer Reich. Learn how women physicians balance motherhood with medical practice. Pregnant Physicians It is estimated that some 20,000 women have a child at some point in their medical education and as many as 50,00 men and women become parents during this process. Parenthood is clearly an […]

Episode 60: This is Part 2 of the very long Cancer Podcast. Dr. Dan covers Grade versus Stage, paraneoplastic syndromes, and a high-yield list of the most common causes of the various cancers. Cancers and Associated Diseases – Part II Xeroderma pigmentosa – sun exposed areas, auto recessive, can cause all skin cancers (BCC, SCC, […]

Episode 59: Doctor Dan interviews Dr. Fardad Forouzanpour, a Cosmetic Surgeon. Dr. Fardad is a Board-Certified surgeon and one of only three physicians authorized to run his own Surgical Fellowship in Southern California. He has trained surgeons from all over the world. Dr. Fardad is also the inventor of the Umbilical Locator which was designed […]

Episode 58: Doctor Dan interviews Oleg Reznik, M.D., author of The Secrets of Medical Decision Making. He is an expert in Mind-Body medicine and is currently faculty at The American Institute for Mental Imagery. Medical Decision Making When we seek medical advice we’re hoping that a physician will always offer us what is in our […]

Episode 57: In this episode, Doctor Dan discusses types and causes of edema, Starlings forces of oncotic and hydrostatic pressure, and gives relevant clinical examples that demonstrate each type. Listen to the podcast here… Fluid and Hemodynamics I. Edema – excess fluid in the interstitial space, which is extracellular fluid (ECF); this is outside the […]

Episode 56: Doctor Dan interviewed Sam Hester from the Work-Life Program at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Work Life Balance in Medical School VISIT THE UT WORK LIFE WEB SITE WorkLife Balance Free, confidential articles (3,000) and resources to assist employees with balance in their work and personal lives. Relocation Counseling Cross-country […]

Episode 55: Doctor Dan was interviewed by the head of the Christian Medical and Dental Association, a strong organization that hosts meetings on most medical school campuses. CMDA’s Life Support Podcast I originally invited them to our podcast and they decided to air it on their own podcast series called Life Support. We talk about […]

Episode 54: Learn about the spectrin defect causing spherocytosis, the ubiquitination of damages intracellular constituents, different types of cells, regulation of the cell cycle, and cancer drugs. Listen to the full podcast here… I. Cell Membrane Defects A. RBC membrane defect: Spherocytosis is a defect in spectrin within RBC cell membrane; if you can’t see […]

Episode 53: Meet Mark Black: double organ transplant recipient, marathon runner turned motivational speaker. Boy, does he ever have some insight directed towards medical students. Congenital Heart Defect Podcast Cardiac Surgeries His surgeries started at one day old for a congenital heart defect. Ventricular Arrhythmias By the age of 21 he had frequent ventricular tachycardia […]

Episode 52: In this episode, Doctor Dan interviews Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, a physician who got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a result of a viral infection while in medical school. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: CFS can  result from a variety of causes and is most commonly idiopathic. The condition can be devastating, as Dr. Teitelbaum describes in […]

Episode 51: Doctor Dan covers tissue repair and cellular response to injury in the kidney, lungs and nervous system. Also, get a quick review of inflammation in general to keep your memory fresh. Listen to the podcast here… I. Tissue Repair Scar tissue (b/c its permanent tissue); scar tissue (fibrous tissue) does not contract; therefore, […]

Episode 50: This is the first guest series lecture targeted for residents, but these “Test Day” strategies apply for the USMLE, MCAT, and every shelf exam you’ll ever take. Test Taking Strategies For The Boards The United States Medical Licensing Examinations, ABIM, and ABFM focus their content for the general, undifferentiated medical practitioner (GUMP). Board […]

Episode 49: The original recording is very long for this topic because it covers, inflammatory mediators, phagocytosis and opsonization, complement and arachadonic acid, and cluster designations. Listen to the podcast here… I. Acute Inflammation A. Cardinal signs of inflammation In the scenario with a bee sting: you will see redness (Tubor). The king of vasodilators […]