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• Episode 45: New Faces

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  Fellow student Courtney Orsbon has joined the podcast crew! Along with Judy and Ben, we introduce Charles Todd, a new face in the OME, and bring back Dr. Anthony Montag to talk about his expanded role in admissions.

  Links:
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  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

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• Episode 39: It’s A Team Effort (Part 2/2)

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  The Pritzker Podcast crew is expanding! Here, we’re introducing Judy Chen and Ajay Sampat, current third-year Pritzker students, and David Voce, a student currently taking a year off to do research, who will all be joining the hosting team and helping to give listeners an idea of what Pritzker is all about.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

  [Music: "The Area" used with permission from Eliot Lipp. "Shiggidy" used with permission from Greg Spero and GMG.]

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  Posted on November 19, 2010 to:

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• Episode 38: It’s A Team Effort (Part 1/2)

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  The Pritzker Podcast crew is expanding! Here, we’re introducing Saba Berhie and Camie Petri, two first-year students who will be joining the hosting team and helping to give listeners an idea of what Pritzker is all about. Anthony Aspesi, a fellow first-year student, will be joining us as well.

  Soon, we’ll introduce the other three new folks.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

  [Music: "The Area" used with permission from Eliot Lipp. "Shiggidy" used with permission from Greg Spero and GMG.]

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  Posted on November 5, 2010 to:

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• Episode 36: Listener Questions

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  Joni and Ben discuss some recent listener questions sent via email and text.

  1. How important is Illinois residency in Pritzker’s admissions?
  2. Is it better to enroll in a formal post-baccalaureate program or do something less structured? Is there any value to these programs?
  3. Of ~600 interviewees, how many are rejected outright prior to May 15?

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

  [Music: "The Area" used with permission from Eliot Lipp. "Shiggidy" used with permission from Greg Spero and GMG.]

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  Posted on October 8, 2010 to:

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• Episode 35: LGBT Life at Pritzker (Part 2/2)

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  Five current Pritzker students—Akash Parekh, Marina Sharifi, Philippe Tapon, Nathan West, and Ning Zhou—join us to discuss applying to and attending Pritzker as an LGBT student.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

  [Music: "The Area" used with permission from Eliot Lipp. "Shiggidy" used with permission from Greg Spero and GMG.]

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  Posted on September 23, 2010 to:

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• Episode 34: LGBT Life at Pritzker (Part 1/2)

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  Five current Pritzker students—Akash Parekh, Marina Sharifi, Philippe Tapon, Nathan West, and Ning Zhou—join us to discuss applying to and attending Pritzker as an LGBT student.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

  [Music: "The Area" used with permission from Eliot Lipp. "Shiggidy" used with permission from Greg Spero and GMG.]

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• Episode 30: Clinical Aspects To Consider

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  Mary and Ben interview current students and an alumna to find out what aspects of a medical school’s clinical years are good to pay attention to when making your decision.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

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  Posted on April 30, 2010 to:

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• Episode 28: Listener Questions

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  Joni answers three listener questions—including one from our new voicemail line! We talk numbers, single moms, and community college credit.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com. Or, call or text (773) 336-2POD and leave us a message.

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• Episode 22: Listener Questions

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  Joni answers a few common listener questions. (Sorry for the wonky audio; we unfortunately had to rock out with a MacBook Pro mic at the last minute!)

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

  Links:
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  [Music: "The Area" used with permission from Eliot Lipp. "Shiggidy" used with permission from Greg Spero and GMG.]

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  Posted on August 6, 2009 to:

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• Episode 21: Where To Apply? Where To Go?

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  Two newly-minted second-year Pritzker students, Marcus Dahlstrom and Melanie Odeleye, talk with us about factors involved in selecting medical schools to apply to and in choosing which school you’d like to attend once you’re accepted. They also discuss some of the things that initially attracted them to Pritzker.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

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• Episode 19: Grad School Dropout

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  Joni Krapec joins us to discuss what to do if you’ve fallen out of love with your PhD program and want to go to medical school instead. Is it okay to stop early? Should you sweat it out even if you’re miserable?

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

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  Posted on February 28, 2009 to:

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• Episode 17: Oldest Medical Students?

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  Joni Krapec joins us to discuss age factors when thinking about medicine as a career.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

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• Episode 12: MSTP

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  Two current MSTP students join Ben to talk about the combined MD/PhD program at Pritzker: what they like, what they don’t like, and what advice they have for those looking into similar pathways.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

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  Posted on October 8, 2008 to:

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• Episode 8: Listener Questions

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  Joni and David answer seven admissions-related questions from listeners.

  1. How many get off the hold list, and when?
  2. How can applicants demonstrate unique life experiences?
  3. How is community college credit viewed?
  4. How are post-baccs viewed?
  5. What is a good Pritzker “fit,” anyway?
  6. How are LOIs viewed?
  7. How long does the decision take post-interview?

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

  Click here to get the full transcript for this episode.

  Posted on December 12, 2007 to:

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• Episode 7: More Admissions Talk

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  A discussion with Dr. Anthony Montag, Professor of Pathology and another Chairman on the Admissions Committee at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, about more admissions and interviewing topics.

  If you have questions for us, please send them to pritzkerquestions@gmail.com.

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