The pre-medical journey is quite unforgiving: students strive to get the perfect GPA as well as balance extracurricular activities. In this episode, Joseph Oldam discusses his journey as a neuroscience premedical student; join us as we talk about extracurriculars, study habits, and the nuances of being a nontraditional major.

Things mentioned in this episode:

• (6:05-9:43) Joey’s inspiration for pursuing a career in the medical field and daily motivations
• (9:43-11:37) Dealing with self-doubt
• (11:37-17:52) Joey’s reason for choosing neuroscience over more traditional majors like biology
• (17:52-20:16) Advantages of an nontraditional major
• (20:16-21:49) Difficulty of neuroscience compared to other majors
• (21:49-30:25) Study tips from a neuroscience major
• (30:25-35:21) Joey’s thoughts on memorizing as way to test future medical professionals to deal with mental burnout and stamina
• (35:21-51:43) Joey’s research experiences
• (51:43-1:11:57) Extracurriculars and work-life balance
• (1:11:57-1:20:44) Joey’s advice to someone looking to go into medicine

Your hosts: David Chuong and Julian Vu

Featured guest: Joey Oldam

Music: “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar is licensed under a Creative Commons License.