Rockets On-Call: Recent Episodes

Pre-Health Advising Center

Welcome to “Rockets On-call”, a podcast from The University of Toledo’s Pre-Health Advising Center. Pre-health undergraduate students are encouraged to join us each week for tips on how to increase their wellness and skills as they become the strongest candidate possible for their professional training, and ultimately reach their goal of becoming a health-care professional.

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Listen to our latest episode as we interview current medical students, Caroline Swaine and Hunter Eby and learn about their journey on the MD/PhD path.

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Listen in as we chat with Dr. Frank and learn about his journey from becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic medicine to teaching in medical school.

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Listen in as we learn about the journey through the MD.PhD program with Dr. Darren Gordon, a current General Surgery Resident at University of Iowa Health Care.

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Tune in with the Pre-Health Advising Center for this podcast with Frikkie Loubser. Frikkie is an Orthopedic Administrator actively involved at the Sim Center and other parts of Toledo. Get some insight into what orthopedics is, how to get involved, and even learn some interesting facts from the point of view of Frikkie Loubser. 

As always thank you for tuning in. Follow and share us on Instagram @rocketsoncall.ut so you never miss an episode!

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Listen to this special episode with a focus on mindfulness and gratitude. Join us for a mindful moment and learn about what mindfulness is, how to practice it, and why you should incorporate it into your life. Remember November is the month of gratitude, share this episode with someone you're grateful for so they can experience the benefits of being mindful. 

Be sure to follow @rocketsoncall.ut on instagram so you never miss an episode. 

The entire Rockets on Call team is grateful for our listeners and the staff at the University of Toledo's Pre-health Advising Center for allowing us to create this podcast. 

Thanks again, and have a great week! 

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Listen as Kylie Speiker and Dakota Cecil interview Dr. Christopher Cooper M.D., FACC, FACP, FAHA. 

Learn about Dr. Cooper's evolution to choosing medicine, his love for cardiology, and what the job of a medical school dean actually entails. After this episode you won't be able to doubt the greatness of the people at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, from the students to the staff, the campus and the community. You do not want to miss this episode. 

Thank you so much for listening to the Rockets on Call podcast.

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Listen in to this weeks conversation with third year medical student from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences Alyssa Gehring. Find tips on how to get shadowing and volunteering experience without many connections and hear about how most things are an illusion, focus on your on journey not what is around you. This episode is sure to ease your mind. 

Thanks for listening this week and make sure to follow us on instagram @rocketsoncall.ut so your never miss an episode! 

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Listen into this weeks discussion with hosts Kylie Speiker and Dakota Cecil as they have a conversation with Christina Alvarado MBA, RN that leaves them speechless. Learn about immersive and simulation based learning and the impact it has here at The University of Toledo and hear about Christina's experience on a medical mission trip to Poland during war time to educate medical professionals on emergency and trauma medicine. This episode of Rockets on Call is sure to be intriguing and may even leave you shocked. 

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Join us in this weeks discussion with the Director of The University of Toledo's Pre-Health Advising Center, Dr. Deborah Hendricks, and their Program Coordinator, Shavron Kelley, as they talk about resources for pre-health students, programs available through their office, how students find their why, and even some common traits they see within successful students. This episode of Rockets on Call is sure to inspire you to get involved! 

As always thank you for joining us this week and be sure to follow us on Instagram @rocketsoncall.ut so you never miss an episode. 

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Join us in this week's Discussion about Ohio Medical Educations day! Pre-health advisor, Dr. Hendricks, and Associate Dean for Admissions and Strategic Enrollment at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Dr. Perry, Tell you everything you need to know about the event and how to having a successful day full of enrichment and Networking. 

OMED will be held here at UTCOMLS this year and we are so excited for you to join us on our campus! 

Find us on instagram @ rocketsoncall.ut for the link to sign up for the event and make sure to follow us there so you never miss an episode of Rockets on Call! 

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Join us in this weeks discussion with the Director of University of Toledo's Pre-Health Advising Center, Dr.Deborah Hendricks, and a student volunteer for the PHAC, Aditya Acharya, a current M1 at UTCOMLS. Learn what the PHAC is, the resources that are offered, and how to maximize your potential to get to where you want to be. Thank you for listening. 

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Join us this week with Emily as we discuss Ethics beyond simple right and wrong. As future healthcare professionals, we have an arduous path ahead of us, and ethics and our responsibility to self and others will come into play several times along that path.

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Join us this week as we talk with Dylan who shares his pre-health journey. Capacity for Improvement is vital to anyone at any stage of life and listen to Dylan's story as he shares how to stives to be the best version of himself.

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Join us this week with Michelle who explores the importance of Teamwork as pre-health students and how that competency will continue to serve us well as future healthcare professionals.

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Join us this week with Chi Chi who delves into the importance of resilience & adaptability as pre-health students and how that competence is important for our long-term success as future healthcare professionals.

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Join us this week with Onefuwa who walks us through the competency of Cultural Competence which is so crucial as future healthcare professionals.

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Join us this week with Kylie as she walks us through her pre-health journey and how she continues to strengthen the competency of Oral Communication.

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Join us this week as we have a conversation with Onefuwa, who walks us through her journey through her undergrad years and how the Cultural Competence was a major skill she developed at the University of Toledo and her life journey.

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Join us this week as we have a conversation with Kylie, who walks us through her journey through her undergrad years and how Effective Communication Skills was a major skill she developed at the University of Toledo. 

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Join us this week as we have a conversation with Rita, who walks us through her journey through her undergrad years and how Social Skills was a major skill she developed at the University of Toledo. 

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Join us this week as we have a conversation with Chad, who walks us through his journey through his undergrad years and how Service Orientation was a major skill he developed at the University of Toledo. 

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Join us on this podcast as we discuss the scope of our podcast with the Director of the Pre-Health Advising Office. Each week, we have conversations with students, faculty, and healthcare professionals that delve into the journey to healthcare.