🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 39:This episode is another Mock MMI where a student has a practice run of an MMI station with Karim. This station is questions students opinions and experiences of leadership and professionalism. Listen along to hear the student response and Karim's feedback and advice for these station types.The station stem is: "This station will consist of four questions that collectively consider...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 38:On this episode of the podcast Gabbi runs through a practice MMI station with a student. This station is the classic 'why medicine' station that worries so many students. The student is required to answer stations and explain why they wish to pursue a career in medicine. Listen along to hear their response and Gabbi's feedback and advice. 👉 Sign up to our Virtual Mock MMI circuits ...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 37:On this episode of the podcast Gabbi runs through a practice MMI station about professionalism. The station starts with a scenario, you get 2mins reading time and 5mins answering time for 3 follow up questions. It is the students first time attempting an MMI station and she did a good job. Listen along to hear the student response and Gabbi's feedback.👉 Sign up to our Virtual Mock MMI circuit...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 36:This episode is a mock MMI where Karim runs through a practice station focused on Public Health. There is a shorter scenario this time, with 4 follow up questions. This is a great station to practice as it tests a lot of common topics and concepts. Listen along to hear the student answers and the feedback we give to help them improve their response. 👉 Sign up to our Virtual Mock MM...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 35:This episode is the first MOCK MMI of the season. Karim interviews a student with a practice station about Indigenous Health and professionalism. They used UniMelb timing of 1min reading and 5 mins answering time. This is graded as a difficult station, so listen along and have a go at the questions yourself and tune into the feedback at the end of the episode.👉 Sign up to our Virtual Mock MMI...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 34:On this episode of the podcast, Gabbi and Karim talk through a practice MMI station about Ethical decision making and Public Health. Follow along as they run through their thought process and the key considerations for each question. 👉 Sign up to our Virtual Mock MMI circuits here: https://www.haladtohealth.org/mmi-prep📢 About Making Of An Incredible MD Podcast:Looking to become an...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 33: This episode is the first MOCK MMI of the season. Karim interviews a student with a practice Ethics station. They used Monash timing which is 2mins reading time and 8mins answering time. This is graded as a difficult station, so listen along and have a go at the questions yourself and tune into the feedback at the end of the episode. 📢 About Making Of An Incredible MD Podcast:Looking to...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 32: This episode is the launch of our 2022 Med Interview season. This episode is a station breakdown where Gabbi and Karim run through a practice Med Interview scenario and follow up questions. They run through the main considerations for each question and what a high scoring response sounds like. Tune in to hear the scenario and practice along with them. 📢 About Making Of An Incredibl...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 16:GAMSAT results are out and GEMSAS applications close very soon. So, Karim and Gabbi are back with a short episode to give you the tools you need to press submit on that application! They talk you through the important Do's and Dont's of portfolio writing and last minute med application tips. 📢 About Making Of An Incredible MD Podcast:Looking to become an incredible doctor or health profe...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 20:On this episode of the podcast, Gabbi asks the question, what does LGBTQIA+ healthcare involved, why is it important to learn about and how do we advocate for our patients? Our expert Dr Asiel Adan Sanchez is here to answer all of these questions and more. Dr Asiel is a non-binary doctor, writer and advocate. Asiel is a member of Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 19:On this week's episode, Gabbi and Karim start the conversation about gender bias in medicine. They talk about the origin and history behind gender bias, along with their personal experiences of it in medicine and the potential influence on patients and health care workers. They talk about helpful, educational resources to use to help us all stay more informed about this important topic. ...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 15:The GAMSAT is over, now its time to put in your application! The process of applying to study medicine can be quite overwhelming. There are different systems, platforms and processes that need to be understood and completed. But, do not fear! Karim and Gabbi discuss the process of GEMSAS and applying to individual Universities along with their experiences and what they wish they knew when the...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 18:Learning Medicine is hard and can be made even harder when a global pandemic hits, and won't stop hanging around. With the cancellation of in-class teaching, clinical placements, university social events - it can be hard to stay focused and on top of your studies. The isolating experience of working from home was compounded when we all started studying from home. Without the social interactio...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 17:In PART 2 of this TWO-PART SERIES, Karim continues his discussion with Tommy Moore about the use of psychedelics in mental health, and how their use might change the future of mental health disorder management. They also talk about the stigma around psychedelics and why the medical community has been slow to take up their use in treating mental health disorders. Tommy is a qualified nutrition...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 14: Section 3 of the GAMSAT - the dreaded, final section, Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences. This section encompasses 75 questions in 142mins with 8mins reading time. It is tough, but we are here to help! Gabbi and Karim break down how to study for this section, smashing myths along the way. They share their experience with S3 and how they prepared, including helpful resources ...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 16: In PART 1 of this TWO-PART SERIES, Karim has the pleasure of speaking with Tommy Moore about the use of psychedelics in mental health. Tommy is a qualified nutritionist and exercise scientist. He has a bachelor of Sports Science from Deakin University, is currently undertaking a Master of Neuroscience and managing multiple podcasts including Mind Body Plants and Mind Medicine. In this ...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 13: Section 2 of the GAMSAT - the best but also the worse. You get the freedom of writing two essays, but you only have 60mins to write them. It can be really tough to get all your ideas out on time, and make them make sense and sound sophisticated. On this episode of the podcast, Karim and Gabbi give their best advice for S2 of the GAMSAT and talk you through how they studied for this sec...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube. 👉 Episode 12: Studying for GAMSAT can be overwhelming. So we are going to break down how to study for the mammoth exam, section by section. This episode, we talk about Section 1 - Reasoning in Humanities in Social sciences. We break down what type of texts and questions you may see in the exam, how to study smarter not harder, as well as smashing a few myths about S1. 📢 About Making Of An Incre...

Welcome to The Making of an Incredible MD podcast by Halad to Health. We are your hosts, Gabbi and Karim. If you are a current med student, allied health student or aspiring health professional, this is the podcast for you! The aim of this podcast is to shine light on important health topics from the perspective of real-world experience and help support aspiring students get into the course of their dreams. Our podcast is split up into 4 main sections: Season 1 = Ge...

🌐 You can now listen to our Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube.📢 About this MINI MOCK series:This mini series is all about giving students an opportunity to practice some MMI stations, with examiners who have done it all before. Each episode we have a new station type and new student having a go at answering it! As the listener, you will be able to hear what a response sounds like as well as get some guidance from our examiners who are all successful med applicants.🎓 About This ...