MedFamily

by Eric Acker

Season 1

Starting Inpatient Neurology: What Would a Jury Think

Starting Inpatient Neurology: What Would a Jury Think We’re back this week for an update. We started Residency this week with inpatient neurology. Eric and Karen go over what the rotation entails and the bits of wisdom given to us from the attendings.

Special Episode With Dylan Thomas Pt. 2: The Better Side of Medical School

Special Episode With Dylan Thomas Pt. 2: The Better Side of Medical School This is our part 2 with Dylan Thomas. We discuss all things post Step 1. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to part 1, please go back and listen. Again a huge THANK YOU to Dylan Thomas for taking the […]

Special Episode: Dylan Thomas Interview Pt. I - The Origins and Pre-Step 1

Special Episode: Dylan Thomas Interview Pt. I – The Origins and Pre-Step 1 Finally a special episode is coming out. Part 1 with Dylan Thomas, Trinity Student and soon to be doctor. In part one we talk about his journey to medical school and his pre-clinical years. Part 2 will be out next week!

Post Moving and Moving to SVG Advice

Post Moving and Moving to SVG Advice It has been a few weeks since our last episode so here’s us catching you up. We accomplished the move and have most of our stuff in the new house. We traveled to Atlanta for Graduation, and hosted some family for a few days. Lastly, we wanted to […]

Moving Prep and NRMP Statistics

Moving Prep and NRMP Statistics Quick update on the moving progress and plans. We discuss also some NRMP statistics from the last match, looking at trends, and some urging to start working on your personal statement now if you are considering the MATCH process for 2024.

Like Picking 4th Year Electives But With Less Prep

Like Picking 4th Year Electives But With Less Prep Quick update on the week’s events and finally a little bit of medical life information! It’s not much but we submitted time off preferences and intern year elective preferences. Eric will share the advice he got from other interns and how he applied that advice in […]

Professional Loans for Residency

Professional Loan for Residents This week we became home owners again, so lets talk about the loan and home buying process for future residents. Everything is covered in some fashion from the pre-approval to the counter offers.

Interview Questions

Interview Questions Quick update on the week’s events and a discussion on the topic of Interview questions. Some review of what Eric found that worked well and what didn’t. Free advice, talk to your preceptors now for ideas.

Part 2 of Rank Order List: The Last 5

Part 2 of Rank Order List: The Last 5 Quick catch up on the weeks happenings and onto part 2 of our rank order list. Each program brought something different to the table and we had a system we used to rank. It may be different than others but yours should be based on what […]

Rank Order List Part 1: The Top 5

Rank Order List Part 1- The Top 5 This is part 1 of a dive into our rank order list. We discuss the top 5 programs and why we ranked them were we did, what was good and what was not so good about each. The programs are Creighton AZ, Cape Fear NC, Magnolia MS, […]

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