Listen "Navigating the Road to Medicine: Jack’s Journey of Balancing Ambition, Well-Being, and Personal Growth in Medical School"
Episode Synopsis
We are excited to share the next episode of “Uncharted”, a podcast hosted by the Pioneer Academics Alumni Advisory Board and featuring global alumni from a wide variety of academic and professional interests.In this episode of Uncharted: the Pioneer Alumni Podcast, we sit down with Jack — a 2015 Pioneer alum whose journey spans continents and careers. From Beijing, China to Vanderbilt to med school at UC San Diego, and now a resident in internal medicine at Stony Brook — Jack shares what it really takes to pursue a career in medicine. He discusses his devotion to studying, short turnaround times between exams, and extensive coursework in physiology, pathology, and pharmacology.Hear his honest advice on overcoming challenges of med school, his experience before and after Pioneer, advice for future scholars, and the balancing act between career and personal life. If you’re on the pre-med path (or just love a good story of grit and growth), you won’t want to miss this.
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