Journeys to Medicine: The Synapse Podcast

S3:E2 Interviews, Match, and Graduation

Garrett Alexander II is in the midst of wrapping up medical school and getting ready for residency. It's a crazy time of studying for tests and completing rotations while selling your skill set to potential employers. Calvin and Garrett reflect upon his journey to medicine and take a few minutes to talk about the NFL playoffs and how much time Lebron has left in the NBA.

S3:E1 Would you Rather?

Calvin sits down with MD2 Ian Barr to discuss family, football, would he rather wrestle a lion or fight a shark, and of course his medical school experience.

Season 3 Preview

A new academic year means new episodes of Journeys to Medicine. This season, Synapse President Calvin Kiniale has decided to interview his fellow students to find out what brought them to medical school. In this preview episode, Calvin interviews M2 Selena Kattick.
Show notes: 
Selena's picks- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Read), Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Read), Pod Save America (Listen- https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/

S2E2: Leadership (A Live One)

Journeys to Medicine ventures into a live episode. At a Synapse meeting earlier this year, three students shared their experiences with leadership. Please enjoy pieces from Rajan Patel (M1), Ara Khoylyan (M2), and a final piece from outgoing Synapse President Jordan Salvato.

Season 2, Episode 1: Empathy

Journeys to Medicine is back with two new stories. Erich Miller talks about his struggles with what he calls "the beast" and the empathy a provider showed him while inspiring Erich to pursue medicine. Yousef Hakim shares a story about the sacrifices immigrant families make in order to help their children succeed.

Episode 3: Identity

Featured in this episode:
Haydn Swackhamer (Class of 2025)- "That Time I Tried Acapella"Jordan Salvato (Class of 2026)- "Who are you?"A surprise presenter (PGY-6)-  "Some Old Cardboard"
Geisinger Podcasts: https://www.geisinger.org/podcasts
 

BONUS: Midseason Check in and TEDx Promo

Hey, all.  We're two episodes into the first season of Journeys to Medicine and I'm happy to announce we are working on two more before calling it a season for this academic year.
Today's bonus content provides more information about the rest of Season One, our new website, and the third annual TEDx GCSOM event which is coordinated by Synapse and will be held on February 7th at 5:00.
 
Links mentioned in the episode:Geisinger Podcasts: https://www.geisinger.org/podcastsTEDx GCSOM: https://www.geisinger.org/about-geisinger/news-and-media/news-releases/2023/01/31/14/41/join-geisinger-commonwealth-feb-7-for-tedx-talks-exploring-health-equity-resilien
A special thanks to the Marketing, Media, and Public Relations folks at Geisinger Health System and the Geisinger College of Health Sciences for their help.
 

Episode 2: Family (Executive Board Pt.1)

Student leadership takes center stage in this episode related to Family.  Two of our executive board member discuss the role of family in their lives and how loss put them on their journeys to medicine.
In this episode:
SooYoung VanDeMark (Class of 2025) presents "The Silver Lining in Death and Dying"
Edward Liu (Class of 2025) presents "Overcoming from Afar"
 

Episode 1: Adversity

Adversity is something we all face.  The question becomes how well are we equipped to deal with it.  The aspiring physicians of GCSOM's Synapse Club consider Adversity through their own experience and how it informs their future practice with patients.
Featured in this episode:Jordan Salvato (Class of 2026)- "The Ivy League Chicken Salesman"Khevna Joshi (Class of 2025)- "From Speechlessness to Eloquence"Vincent Scalcione (Class of 2026)- "Adversity and Allergies: A Type 1 Hypersensitivity to Self Advocacy"