Tri-I Pod: The MD-PhD Admissions Podcast

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Interested in becoming a physician-scientist? Listen to Tri-I Pod to find out more! We discuss what it means to be a physician scientist, the structure of an MD-PhD/MSTP program, and the admissions process at the Tri-Institutional program at Weill Cornell Medical College, Rockefeller University, and Sloan Kettering in New York City.

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Episodes

Tri-I Pod: Episode 17

Dr. David Kaufman, Executive Director & Translational Immuno-Oncology Lead of Oncology Clinical Research at Merck, joins me to discuss mentorship and the role of the clinician-scientist in a corporate setting. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kaufman-18b00a19

May 20, 2016•13 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 16

Dr. Sarah Arron, Associate Professor of Dermatology at UCSF, talks about the challenges of medical school vs lab work and how to maintain a sense of community among the MD-PhD student cohort. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

May 06, 2016•17 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 15

Dr. Joe Arron, Director of Immunology at Genentech, shares his perspective on the role of the MD-PhD in the biotech field. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Apr 28, 2016•15 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 14

Dr. Michael Shiloh, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology at UT Southwestern, joins me to discuss the joy of research while in training. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Apr 21, 2016•12 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 13

In the seventh episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Ruchi Kapoor, a recent alum working on a postdoc at UC Irvine. She stopped by the office during her time in New York to tell us what it's like to be fresh out of the program, how she sets her goals both long- and short-term, and how at home she felt during her time in the Tri-Institutional Program. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Apr 14, 2016•14 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 12

In the sixth episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Kara Maxwell, an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania and a researcher in inherited cancer susceptibility and genetic mechanisms of tumor formation. We discuss the importance of mentorship, how to go about life- and family-planning while in training, and how far we still need to go to welcome women into higher education settings. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Apr 01, 2016•27 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 11

In the fifth episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Aaron Cypess, the Acting Section Chief of Translational Physiology Section, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch of the NIH. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Mar 24, 2016•13 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 10

In the fourth episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Helene Rosenberg, Chief, Inflammation Immunobiology Section Laboratory of Allergic Diseases at the NIH. She looks back on how her initial experience of the MD-PhD program in the first years of its existence shaped her trajectory as a physician-scientist, Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Mar 17, 2016•18 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 9

In the third episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Scott Brodie, a Professor of Ophthalmology specializing in Medical Retina and Clinical Electrophysiology. He sheds light on how an interdisciplinary approach, in both hard sciences and humanities, can have long-term impact on the work of the physician-scientist. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Mar 10, 2016•15 min

Tri-I Pod: Episode 8

In the second episode of our alumni series, we talk to Dr. Nina Schor, a pediatric neurologist from one of the first classes of MD-PhDs. She gives us insight into what it was like to be on the cutting edge of a field and how the multi-institutional environment supported her groundbreaking work. Produced & edited by Caroline K. Fulford. Music by Lazy Salon.

Mar 03, 2016•23 min

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