A Voice In Your Ear

Shuemara discusses her Family Medicine clerkship experience.

Shawn discusses his MS3 pediatrics clerkship experience.

Michael discusses his MS3 surgery clerkship experience.

Eight MS3 students sit down as part of a panel discussion in the auditorium (8/18) to answer questions and share thoughts on how to succeed in the two pre-clerkship years of the UTRGV SOM curriculu

MS2s talk about their summer projects, which ranged from research to preceptorships to vacation.

Leah and Michael talk about the AAMC OSR and Leah's experience as the representative for the class of 2020. Michael forgets to mention that the idea for this podcast project was inspired by his, Courtney, and Leah's attendance at an AAMC OSR conference last April...

Joy and Michael talk with Dr. Alaniz-McGinnis, Medical Education, Evaluation, and Assessment Manager, about curanderismo (starting at 9:55). The first half of the interview (0:00-9:55) covers surveys and focus groups- a continuation of Dr. Stark's podcast episode interview.

Michael and Dr. Mercy Azeke, Director of Medical Student Academic Support, about the resources and programs her office is working on (i.e.-peer tutoring/mentoring, faculty tutoring,academic advising, etc).

Shawn and Joy talk with Dr. Debra Stark, Assistant Dean for Assessment, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement, about in-house exams (utilizing ExamSoft and NBME), focus groups, and surveys.

Michael and Joy go over the relevance of communication in patient-physician interaction and the recent trend in incorporating a communication curriculum into medical education with Dr. Valerie Terry, Instructional Development Designer, and Dr. Arden Dingle, Program Director for the UTRGV SOM Psychiatry Residency program.

Jake, Corey, and Joy talk with Dr. Eron Manusov, Assistant Dean for Medical Education Clerkships and Professor/Chair in the Department of Family & Community Medicine, about pre-clerkship (MS1/MS2) preceptorships and what MS3/MS4 will look like for the Classes of 2020 and 2021.

Michael and Shawn chat with Dr. Pad, Module Director of Language of Medicine (LOM), about how LOM is designed and structured, what content is covered, and how it interweaves into each individual module and the practice of medicine, in general.

Joy and Michael speak with Dr. Adela Valdez, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, about the Office of Student Affairs- namely, how the Office is organized, operates, and ultimately assists and advocates for students.

Shuemara and Christine talk with Dr. Cristel Escalona, a pediatrician and Director of the SOM's Careers in Medicine (CiM) program, about the AAMC CiM tools and how best to utilize them during your time at the SOM to guide you toward your future career.

Amanda, Rob, Shawn, and Keith discuss the activities of the SOM's Texas Medical Association (TMA) and American Medical Association (AMA) chapters.