Path to Medicine: All Gas, No Breaks

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with medical students who transitioned directly from college to medical school without taking gap years.

In this episode of the UMich Med Mosaic podcast, M3 host Mohika Nagpal sits down with a group of dedicated "marathoners"—students who transitioned directly from college to medical school without taking any gap years. She talks with Mary Falstin, an M1 student; Kayla Blaise, an M3 student; and Kallen Schwark, an MSTP student rejoining the medical class. Episode Transcript American Medical Association – Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS) Students for a National Health Program (SNAHP) U-M Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) U-M Student-Run Free Clinic U-M Year 2 Curriculum UMich Med Mosaic is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Mohika Nagpal

Guests: Mary Falstin, Kayla Blaise, Kallen Schwark

Topics covered

• medical school
• student experiences
• transition to medicine

Keywords

• marathoners
• M1 student
• M3 student
• MSTP student

Mentioned in this episode

Products: M3, M1

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