Please Use the Mic: Recent Episodes
Suzanne Chaar & Mark Loudin
Getting into an osteopathic medical school is hard enough, but getting through is a challenge all its own. For premeds curious about what medical school life is like at Ohio’s only osteopathic medical school, or for current medical students out there who just want to know they are not alone, we invite you to listen to Please Use the Mic. Please Use the Mic is co-hosted by OU-HCOM OMS II, Suzanne Chaar, and Mark Loudin, an HCOM administrator who has sat through the first two years of medical school for the past two decades. Guests will include HCOM faculty, staff, graduates, and of course, current students, with maybe a few surprise guests joining in.
In this episode of Please Use the Mic OMS II students Megan Long, Ethan Revis and Kaitlyn Cyncynatus Join OMS II Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technology Analyst IV Mark Loudin to talk about the Chronic Semester
OU-HCOM OMS II Suzanne Chaar and Tech guy Mark Loudin Talk with OMS I students Becca Taylor, Rachel Dietz, and Grant Johnson about starting medical school and getting used to the pace at OU-HCOM! it is Please Use the Mic Season 3 Episode 7
IN the NEW Episode of the podcast Please Use the Mic Dr. John Schriner, Jill Harman and Chett Pritchett join OMSII Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin to discuss the behind scenes SECRETS of OU-HCOM Admissions!!
In Season 3 Episode 5 of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OMS II Suzanne Charr and Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin Talk with OMS II Students Megan Long, Kaylie Anstead and Svitlana Shyrobokova about having pets ion medical school, the real question may be who is taking care of whom...
Please use the Mic Season 3 Episode 4 Looks at a Summer of Transformative Journeys. OMS II Suzanne Chaar and Tech guy Mark Loudin talk with OMS II students Jose Cano and Stephen Bell about the Summer program in Ecuador .
In the Season 3 Episode 3 of the podcast Please Use the Mic OMS-II Students Suzanne Chaar and hipster doofus Mark Loudin talk to OMS-II students Sean Diment, Nathan Rodriguez and Alyson Johnson about what they did during Summer break... From giving back to one of OU-HCOM's finest programs to honing clinical skills to seeing the world, this episode covers a lot of wonderful ground!
in Season 3 Episode 2 of the Oscar Award Winning podcast Please use the Mic OMS II Suzanne Chaar and button pusher Mark Loudin talk to HCOM OPCA's Charlotte Purnode, Lindsey Callier & Maggie Clark about the process and experiences of year 3 Yes I know that Podcasts cannot win Academy Awards, just relax, we are having fun
In the first episode of season three of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OMSII Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin talk to OMS III students Meghan Trout and Abby Morton about step one of boards, starting life in the hospital setting and impostor syndrome.
In the final episode of season two of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OU-HCOM OMS-II Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin talk about the past 34 episodes of the podcast and look back at the HCOM 2022 - 2023 academic year.
In Episode 17 of Season 2 of the podcast Please Use the Mic OMS II Suzanne Chaar and learning technologies analyst Mark Loudin talk to OMS III Meghan Trout about the Rural and Urban Scholars Pathways program at The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
In episode 16 of season 2 of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OMS II Suzanne Chaar and tech guy Mark Loudin talk to Emma Skerl DO ( HCOM '23) about the process and rewards of working as an OPCA at the Heritage College.
In the NEW episode of the podcast Please use the Mic, OMS II Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with three other NEW OMS II Students, Gabrielle Lopez, Mercedes Rede, and Kaylie Anstead about surviving Acute semester, becoming 2nd-year medical students and plans for summer!!!
in Episode 14 of Season 2 of the podcast Please Use the Mic Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with OMS III Brian Davidson about the third year of medical school experience. with plenty of insights and key information about the process of surviving and striving in this important stage of the medical school journey.
OMS-I Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin talk with OMS-IV's Alan Beigarten and Andy Caillet about the wonderful world of family medicine and all the opportunities in the field that are available.
On the new episode of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OMS I Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technologies Specialist Mark Loudin discuss the Schedule of 4th-year medical students with OMS IV students Emma Skerl and Krishna Dhanyamraju.
In episode 11 of Season, 2 Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with OMS IV's Marshall Eippert, Maddie Mantyla, Fatima Khalid, and Alan Beigarten about the process of matching as a couple for residency.
The Match Madness season is upon us! in Season 2 Episode 10 of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OMS-I Suzanne Chaar and tech guy Mark Loudin talk with OMS-IV students Sumedha Medicherla and Michael Benson about the process of Matching for Residency! It is a wild ride with many cool stories!! Check this episode out!
You can reach out to Sumedha Medicherla at sumedhamedicherla@gmail.com and Michael Benson at mab4398@gmail.com
Please Use the Mic, a podcast about the journey through Medical School looks at Ramadan in Medical School. Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with Wahajuddin Mohammad, Kashif Uddin, and Maryam Mohamed about observing Ramadan and balancing fasting, prayer, reflection, and community while still striving to become a physician. Join us for Season 2 episode 9.
On the NEW episode of Please Use the Mic: OU-HCOM OMS-I Suzanne Chaar and HCOM Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin talk with OMS-I students D'Nair Newsom, Kaitlyn Cyncynatus, and Jose Cano about the climb to the halfway point of the acute semester and find out what plans the students have for spring break.
OU-HCOM OMS-I Student Suzanne Chaar and HCOM tech guy Mark Loudin talk with OMS-III Alyssa Lambrecht and Heritage College Faculty member Allyson Hughes about dealing with Medical School while having a chronic Illness. We also discuss many of the programs that the college offers for students and the community
In Episode 6 of Season 2 of the podcast Please Use the Mic, Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk to Keshee Harris and Amelia Hill, two OMS III Medical students about the issues and challenges of having children while in medical school.
In Please Use the Mic Season 2 Episode 5, Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin are joined by OU-HCOM faculty members Dr. Robin Newburn, Dr. Berkley Franz, and Dr. Sarah Rubin to discuss the process of creating the new Racism in Medicine seminar series.
In Episode 4 of Season 2 of the podcast Please Use the Mic OU-HCOM OMS-I Suzanne Chaar and Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin talk with HCOM OMS-I Students Jasanvir Sandhu, Kendale Watson, and Swetha Kareti about the new Racism in Medicine Seminar Series.
In season 2 episode 3, OU-HCOM OMS-I Suzanne Chaar and HCOM Learning Technology Analyst Mark Loudin talk with OU-HCOM OMSII students Meghan Trout and Luke Kubaki about the annual Behind the White coat event which is a powerful night of storytelling and community.
On the new episode of Please Use the Mic OU-HCOM OMS I Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with Athens OMS- I students Jess Chebra, Svitlana Shyrobokova and Jose Canto about the beginning of the Acute semester
OU-HCOM OMS I Suzanne Chaar and tech guy Mark Loudin talk with Jessica Makosky, HCOM Assistant Director, Medical Education Classroom Connectivity & Operations and OMS IV Krishna Dhanyamraju about technology at HCOM and the ways the college uses various types of tech to help convey medical knowledge.
In the season one finale of the podcast Please Use the Mic, OU-HCOM OMS-1 Suzanne Chaar and HCOM Learning Technologies Analyst Mark Loudin discuss winter break and what has been learned during Suzanne's first semester of Medical School.
In Episode 15 of the Podcast Please Use the Mic, OU-HCOM OMS I Suzanne Chaar and tech guy Mark Loudin talk with TCC OMS II students Jordan Brogley Webb Esq. & Moira Horn about the Transformative Care Continuum.
Episode 14 of the podcast Please Use the Mic Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with OMS-1's Swetha Kareti, Jenna Warnimont , and Madison Riley about the ups and downs of the first semester of medical school!
In Episode 13 of Please use the Mic, OU-HCOM OMS-I Suzanne Chaar and Tech guy Mark Loudin Talk with OU-HCOM OMS-II Students Sam Miller, Sam Sullivan & Abby Morton about surviving chronic semester and preparing for boards.
In Episode 12 of the Podcast Please Use the Mic Suzanne Chaar and mark Loudin talk with Dr. Jane Balbo, OMS IV Madison Rose-Malkamäki, and OMS- I Kaitlyn Cyncynatus about Gender Bias in Health Care.
In Episode 11 of Please Use the Mic, OU-HCOM OMS I Suzanne Chaar and OU-HCOM tech guy Mark Loudin talk to Dr. Blythe Jonas about RESIDENCY.
Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with medical students who were first generation undergrads and now HCOM medical students
HCOM OMS I Suzanne Chaar and HCOM Tech Guy Mark Loudin talk with Dr. Joe Bianco, and Athens OMS-I's Lucy Gideon, Kaylie Anstead & Shannon Reardon about imposter syndrome in medical school.
Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk to OU-HCOM Students Jose Cano and Caitlon Jacoby about the journey to medical school starting as a first generation student.
In Episode 8 of Please Use the Mic, Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk to OU-HCOM students who are married while in medical school
In Episode 7 of Please Use the Mic, Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with Heritage College Admissions team members Bre Koch & Terry Porter along with OMSII Cleveland Campus students Imani Sellers and DeAngela Jones about the programs offered by OU-HCOM and the difference these programs make in students careers.
In Episode 6 Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with four Athens campus students about arriving at the halfway point of the first semester of Medical School!
Episode 5 Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin are Joined by OMS II Dani O'Conke from the Heritage College Cleveland campus and Talia Caridi OMS I from the Heritage College Dublin Campus to talk about ways to de-stress in medical school.
Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with OU-HCOM faculty Ellison McNutt, PhD & Ruger Porter, PhD and OMSI students Kenny Jenkins & Jose Cano about the Medical Morphology program at the college and plenty of tips and tricks for studying anatomy.
Suzanne Chaar amd Mark Loudin talk with Kaylie, Eshan and Stephen, all members of Athens Group 10 about the journey to medical school and the process of taking and attempting to relax after an exam.
In episode two, Suzanne Chaar and Mark Loudin talk with second-year medical students Meghan Trout, Luke Kubacki, and first-year medical students Ayah Syeed, and Madison Riley about getting through the first month of the current school year. Topics range from MCAT's to residency and we learn more about four incredible future Osteopathic Physicians that have taken very different paths to medical school.
In Season 1 Episode 1 Suzanne and Mark discuss the some of the events in each of their lives that caused two paths to cross and a podcast to begin.
Getting into an osteopathic medical school is hard enough, but getting through is a challenge all its own. For premeds curious about what medical school life is like at Ohio’s only osteopathic medical school, or for current medical students out there who just want to know they are not alone, we invite you to listen to Please Use the Mic. Please Use the Mic is co-hosted by OU-HCOM OMS I, Suzanne Chaar, and Mark Loudin, an HCOM administrator who has sat through the first two years of medical school for the past two decades. Guests will include HCOM faculty, staff, graduates, and of course, current students, with maybe a few surprise guests joining in.