26 Best Podcasts for Medical Students

1. EM Basic

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EM Basic- your boot camp guide to emergency medicine. Made for medical students and emergency medicine interns to review common chief complaints in emergency medicine from the ground up
Hosts Steve Carroll, Dan McCollum
Producer/Network Steve Carroll, DO
Email ****@embasic.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 836Facebook 1.9KTwitter 15.7K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Sharp Scratch

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Bringing together medical students, new doctors and expert guests to discuss everything you need to know to be a good doctor.
Hosts George Webster, Anna Baverstock
Producer/Network BMJ Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 168Facebook 120.7KTwitter 487.1KInstagram 28.5K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. The Undifferentiated Medical Student

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The Undifferentiated Medical Student (TUMS) podcast is about helping medical students to choose a medical specialty and plan a career in medicine. The list of career options available to medical students is large, but the time to explore them all is short. Moreover, mentorship in medical school is lacking, and many medical students tackle the task of career planning alone, most struggling and almost all clutching to the hope that 3rd year clinical rotations will definitively resolve their remaining uncertainties about how they want to specialize...MORE Host Ian Drummond
Email ****@undifferentiatedmedicalstudent.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 558Facebook 207Twitter 455 Avg Length 121 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

4. The Short Coat: An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School

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Featuring a variety cast of medical students from the University of Iowa, The Short Coat is a brutally honest look at medicine, med school, and what life is like here at the margins of medicine. Skip this show if you'd prefer not to know and hate laughter. The opinions we share with you are formed by the sleep deprived, and are thus likely ill-considered and noticeably spur-of-the-moment. And definitely not those of the University of Iowa.MORE Host Dave Etler
Producer/Network Dave Etler and the Students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Email ****@uiowa.edu
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 359Twitter 729Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. USHMedstudent

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This is USHMedstudent podcast! Find interesting information about the world of psychiatry with a focus on information for medical students. This is moderate yield information for MS III/OMS III students in their clerkship. Built by third and fourth year medical students rotating at the Utah State Hospital and best used driving. The format is that of an Expert Interview led by Kent Roundy, MD/Tom Rayner, MD. Podcasts will be annotated to define if they are higher yield for shelf prep or if they provide more context for the learning. Follow us @USHMedstudent on Twitter for announcements!MORE Hosts Kent Roundy, Tom Rayner
Producer/Network Kent Roundy and Tom Rayner
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. McGill Medical & Dental Student Podcast

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McGill's Medical and Dental Student Podcast aims to create an inclusive and safe environment for medical and dental students to engage in various topics relevant to all areas of medicine and dentistry, as well as other hot topics.MORE Hosts Maya, Jad
Producer/Network McGill Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 4Facebook 218Twitter 52Instagram 255 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. How To Become A Doctor

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A Medic Mentor podcast hosted by medical students Afrida, Mez, Hannah & Krish, all about what to expect in the life of a medical student.We talk about the day to day activities of both medical students and doctors across specialities and levels of training, while offering insight into frequently forgotten aspects of becoming a doctor. Expect to hear discussions of current affairs, personal anecdotes and top tips along the way!Let us know what you think, follow us @howtobecomeadr on Instagram and tell us what you'd like to hear about next.MORE Hosts Ciara Irwin, Afrida J., Mez, Hannah, Krish
Producer/Network Medic Mentor
Email ****@hotmail.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 61Facebook 4.3KTwitter 2.8K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. On Call Thoughts

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Hi! We're a group of medical students from the University of Ottawa. We talk about everything from medicine, to lifestyle and wellness.
Producer/Network Janet and Alicia
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Apple Reviews 9Instagram 324 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Impersonating Doctors

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Join Nicole and Ana, two resident physicians as they talk with friends and professionals about imposter syndrome, anxiety, failures and the other emotional side effects of medical training.
Producer/Network Nicole
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Instagram 63 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Our Untangled Minds

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Our Untangled Minds by CUSM is a student-run medical education podcast with the goal of creating episodes to further explore our medical profession and expand upon the medical topics that we encounter in our everyday experiences and conversations.MORE Producer/Network California University of Science and Medicine
Email ****@cusm.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 1.8KTwitter 5Instagram 190 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. UnsCripted Medicine

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Insights and perspectives from UC medical students on life at UCCOM.
Hosts Matthew Orischak, Andrew Zahn, Molly Carroll, Sarah Geraghty
Producer/Network UnsCripted Medicine
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 35Twitter 319 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Rapid Boards Review: A Podcast for Medical Students

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Welcome to Rapid Boards Review. In this podcast, it is our goal to review high yield boards concepts with you in a format that is easy to listen to on the go. We are not a textbook. We are not a question bank. We are an audio boards review that will go over high yield boards associations in a rapid Q/A format. Email: ****@gmail.com. Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rapidboardsreview1Review Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bbgTLz6RkfZM8CAdZqkXofWErXmAsSHHVAYAjhr9mJ4/edit?usp=sharingMORE Producer/Network Daniel J. Campbell, MD
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. Medtime Stories

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Medtime Stories aims to reveal the reality of the lives as of medical students. Birmingham medical students Tom Thorne and Ashvin Sharma pull back the curtain on everything related to studying medicine by discussing their stories, from starting medical school to the reality of dissection, with laughs along the way. Questions and answers follow, with questions tailored to each episode. Whether a prospective, or a current medical student, this is the podcast for you to ponder, laugh with, and relate with each and every week!Email: ****@gmail.comInstagram: @medtimestoriespodcastTwitter: @medtime..MORE Producer/Network Tom Thorne and Ashvin Sharma
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 13Twitter 6Instagram 392 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. USMLE Journey

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Podcast platform for medical students/international medical students about studying and exam preparation tips.We will be talking about mindset in medicine, day to day life and will be discussion some relevant step questions.MORE Host Andrii Labchuk
Email ****@mindfulusmle.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 221Twitter 76 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

15. The OSA Insider

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A podcast about medical student life and the journey to becoming a physician. Featuring survival tips, wellness strategies, inside scoop on major milestones, and interviews with inspirational faculty members, residents, and students. Join host Dr. Neda Frayha and find out what doctors wish they knew when they were in medical school. From the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Office of Student Affairs.MORE Host Dr. Neda Frayha
Producer/Network University of Maryland School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs
Email ****@som.umaryland.edu
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 9.8KTwitter 8.6K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Board Rounds Prep for USMLE and COMLEX

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A collaboration between the Medical School Headquarters and BoardVitals, Board Rounds for the USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 is here to make sure you are as prepared as possible when you walk into to take your board exam. This test can make or break your residency dreams and we want to make sure you do as well as you can. We'll provide the information and motivation that you need, to help you get the score you deserve. Use the promo code BOARDROUNDS to save 15% off at BoardVitalsMORE Host Ryan Gray
Email ****@medicalschoolhq.net
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 60Twitter 9.1KInstagram 48.7K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

17. Academic Medicine Podcast

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Meet medical students and residents, clinicians and educators, health care thought leaders and researchers in this podcast from the journal Academic Medicine. Episodes chronicle the stories of these individuals as they experience the science and the art of medicine. Guests delve deeper into the issues shaping medical schools and teaching hospitals today. Subscribe to this podcast and listen as the conversation continues...MORE Host Toni Gallo
Producer/Network Academic Medicine
Email ****@aamc.org
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 45Twitter 20.9K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

18. LECOM Presents: Heroes In Training

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LECOM presents: Heroes in Training tells the success stories of other LECOM students and alumni as they've transitioned into their chosen medical career. The importance of well-trained, empathetic healthcare professionals is at on all time high. We've learned of the heroic nature and sacrifices made by those incredible individuals . The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic medicine (also known as LECOM) has been providing training for these very professionals since 1993 and desire for you as a potential student to know and understand the opportunities for that await you here at our institution...MORE Host Kathleen Spinazzola
Producer/Network Cameron Hemphill Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 17.3KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 57.1K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Medicine Meets

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Three medical students on a journey to connect medicine to the world around us.
Producer/Network Neeli, Apeksha, and Jada
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20. The Medical Idiots

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Medicine is a hard study. Or is it? Listen to us, 4 idiots, as we discuss life as a medical student. Plus a whole lot more!
Producer/Network The Medical Idiots
Email ****@gmail.com
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21. MMIM Podcast

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In 2014 there were less Black males in medical school than in 1978 (AAMC). The MMIM Podcast (Minority Males in Medicine) is focused on empowering men of color pursuing a career in medicine. We talk to medical students and physicians who share their motivational stories and advice to inspire the next generation of doctors!MORE Producer/Network Cameran Burt and Akeem Henry
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22. B4 MD PODCAST

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B4 MD podcast brings you the amazing life stories from medical students at the University of Newcastle .Each episode will feature a different student sharing about their experiences, obstacles, and successes before joining medical school as well as their journey through it so far. Hopefully, this will also provide inspiration to prospective students and give insight on preconceived biases about studying medicine.MORE Producer/Network Aaron Kasinge
Email ****@gmail.com
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Instagram 943 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. NO SCRUBZ: A Student-led Medical Podcast

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Conversations led by a group of students from across the U.S., Canada, Brazil and the UK. Episodes will include the input of medical professionals from various backgrounds with the goal of combatting the spread of misinformation.MORE Producer/Network NO SCRUBZ Podcast Team
Email ****@dartmouth.edu
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Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Beyond the Scope

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Hi everyone, my name is Andy (ND for short) and I am a photographer/videographer turned medical student at the Medical College of Georgia. During this show, we will interview medical students, practitioners, and professionals about the things that make up their lives that is 'Beyond the Scope' of their typical responsibilities. We'll cover topics like marriage in medical school, managing extracurriculars, building your resume, and more!MORE Host Andy Nguyen
Email ****@yale.edu
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Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. The MS5 Podcast

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Things They Don't Teach You in Medical School. A podcast about personal and professional development for medical students.Join your hosts, Aaishwariya Gulani and Swathi Raman, two third-year medical students, as they interview experts in the field of professional development! From networking to leadership to building meaningful relationships, each episode aims to ultimately give actionable advice for medical students who want to take the next step in developing themselves outside of the classroom.Follow us on Instagram/Twitter @MS5_Podcast and look out for new episodes every other Monday!MORE Producer/Network Aaishwariya Gulani and Swathi Raman
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Twitter 37Instagram 278 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. JABSOM Journeys's Podcast

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To share the stories of current students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, illuminating their pre-medical journeys and the diversity of their paths and experiences. We hope to reach individuals who are interested in pursuing medicine and help them navigate through the uncertainty of this process.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Instagram 148 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact