MedFamily

by Eric Acker

Season 1

OBGYN In-Person Week 2: Training Your Preceptor

OBGYN In-Person Week 2: Training Your Preceptor Hosts Eric and Karen return to discuss this weeks’ developments. From the OBGYN in-person rotation for a second week to speech therapy there is lots to talk about. Be on the lookout for new featured episodes in the coming weeks.

Intro to In-Person OBGYN with Guest Joseph Levie - Revision

Intro to In-Person OB-GYN With Guest Joseph Levie Eric and Karen welcome guest 3rd year medical student Joseph Levie on to compare and contrast their OB-GYN rotations. We talk broadly about OBGYN and the recent Christmas holiday. Note: There was an edit request made which is why this episode was taken down briefly and re-uploaded. […]

Special Episode: All Things 4th Year with Matthew Barvo

Special Episode: All Things 4th Year with Matthew Barvo In this special episode, we sit down with 4th year student Matthew Barvo. The topics range from filling out the MPSE, ERAS, all the way to the different interview styles and ranking system. There’s a lot of information in this episode that’s super valuable for students […]

Merry Christmas A Short Update

Merry Christmas A Short Update Eric and Karen would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas. We’ll be traveling over the holiday break and may not be able to do a new update episode, but we preview a 2 new special episodes we’ve been working on and are excited to share in […]

Special Episode with Geran Maule, a Native to SVG and Fellow IMG

Special Episode with Geran Maule a Native to SVG and Fellow IMG Eric sits down with fellow Trinity student Geran Maule, a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Native and outstanding student. This interview covers the unique challenges and journey Geran has faced to become a 3rd year medical student and some extra glimpses into what […]

Know Your Timeline to Residency

Know Your Timeline to Residency Eric and Karen sat down and figured out their timeline for graduation, and residency. They discuss why its important and other key points to keep in mind as you start your clinical year.

Pediatric Shelf and Starting Online OBGYN

Pediatric Shelf and Starting Online OBGYN We discuss the past Thanksgiving holiday festivities. Eric talks about passing the Pediatric Shelf exam and some adjustments he’ll make going forward. We cap off the episode with a suggestion for medical students who aren’t sure what area of medicine they’d like to go into.

Wrapping Up Pediatrics and Thanksgiving Prep

Wrapping Up Pediatrics and Thanksgiving Prep We discuss in this episodes the final weeks of online pediatrics and how morning pediatric rounds have been going so far. Karen discusses her Thanksgiving plans and we update on the elective rotation research.

Cold Calling and Impending Turkey Day

Cold Calling and Impending Turkey Day Update on Eric’s attempts to get a shadowing opportunity during Christmas Break, and this leads to the recalibration of how to get it done. Additionally, this process reaffirms the need to research and network for 4th year’s away electives. Lastly, Eric and Karen discuss the unfolding holiday plans.

Starting Online Pediatrics and Shadowing Possibilities

Starting Online Pediatrics and Shadowing Possibilities Eric and Karen discuss the wrapping up of the in-person pediatric rotation, an invitation to attend morning rounds, and Karen’s preparations for the Holiday. Also, in this episode Eric discusses residency work hours. Loosly citing this article from distant memory: https://www.abqjournal.com/1401413/residents-complained-before-loss-of-accreditation-unm-says.html. Finally they discuss plans to try and get […]

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