On the Brink (of MD): Recent Episodes

Lindsey Brinkley

The journey to medical school can be exciting, scary, intimidating, and overwhelming. The goal of this podcast is to share with you stories of other individuals who have successfully matriculated into medical school along with advice they wish they had along the way.

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Today's episode is an interview with first-year medical student Taeya Mayes! We dive into her journey toward medical school as well as advice she has for current pre-med students. 

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This episode goes into how to begin writing your personal statement!

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This is a short life update to explain where I have been! Thank you for sticking with me during this time!

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This week's episode covers the expenses for applying to medical school so you can best be prepared to budget for the next application cycle. 

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This week's episode is about the differences in Traditional vs. MMI interviews. The episode also goes over how to answer questions in different types of interviews. 

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This episode goes over the importance of clinical experience and some best ways to gain it during your undergraduate career. 

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This episode addresses some common misconceptions and general advice for those looking to take the MCAT. 

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This episode goes over all things secondaries! Specifically how to prepare for the summer when writing these secondaries and how to answer certain prompts. 

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This episode introduces who I am as well as what the motivation was behind beginning this podcast. 

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This episode covers general advice on how to approach interviews. Specifically I dive into how  to handle zoom interviews as well as the traditional format of interviews that are often used in the medical school application process.