
UnsCripted Medicine
Insights and perspectives from UC medical students on life at UCCOM.
Episodes
142 episodes
Cleats to Clinic: A Football Player's Journey to Medical School
Everyone's path to medical school is different, and athletes are no exception. In this episode, Ava sits down with Matthew Warden, a former defensive lineman at the University of Chicago, to talk about how he made the jump from the ...
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24:59
Curricular updates for M1, SFOM and Learning Tips!
Clare joins Dr. Christensen for a good conversation on what to expect in SFOM and how the curriculum has changed in recent years. Sarah then talks to David Neiling, UC's Learning Specialist, to record some tips and tricks for studying for the b...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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29:06

You're an M2! Cardio-Pulm, Learning tips & Step 1 studying!
Clare joins Dr. Lowrie for a good conversation on what to expect in Cardio-Pulm. Sarah then talks to David Neiling, UC's Learning Specialist, to record some tips and tricks for studying for the block and starting to plan for Step 1.
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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26:27

Season 6 - Crying While Walking: Med School Moments and New Voices
We’re back with Season 6 of the UnsCripted Medicine Podcast! In this episode, Andrew, Molly, Sarah, and Meera catch up on life, welcome new team members Ava and Clare, and get real about everything from Step 1 stress to fourth-year burnout....
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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45:54

Demystifying Addiction: Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Sarah sits down with Addiction Medicine expert Dr. Carolyn Chan on this latest episode. Dr. Chan has great tips and tricks for how to care for patients with substance use disorders (SUD) inpatient and outpatient. No matter what kind of provider...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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39:39

Illness Anxiety in Medical School
Listen as Meera talks with Dr. Peirce Johnston, the UCCOM Psychiatry clerkship director, about illness anxiety disorder and its prevalence in medical students. If any listeners are struggling with illness anxiety and would like to either discus...
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Season 6
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54:59

Pearls with an M4: Dr. Molly Carroll
On this episode of the UnsCripted Medicine podcast, Dr. Molly Carroll shares her wisdom and reminisces over fond memories with Ava and Clare. Molly's pearls include balancing life and learning, going on away rotations, a delicious ricotta eggpl...
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51:50
Can I Cut This? — Teaching with Tissue
On this episode of the UnsCripted Medicine podcast, host Molly Carroll is joined by Nick Weissman to talk about his experience with dissection here at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. As an incoming general surgery intern, Nick...
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36:29

Navigating Identity and Mental Health in Medicine
Join Molly and Andrew as they talk with Dr. Justin Bullock, a nephrology fellow at the University of Washington. Dr. Bullock shares his journey through medicine while navigating diverse identities, including being Black, gay, and living with bi...
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Season 5
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Episode 134
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55:22

Premedical Series | Nailing your Medical School Interviews
In this episode, Andrew, joined by guests Danielle Allaire and Grace Murphy, delves into mastering the art of medical school interviews. With both having served as MMI raters, they share insider tips on how pre-meds can excel. Learn about the m...
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Season 5
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Episode 133
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49:38

Breastfeeding Medicine Unplugged: From the Experts!
Happy 2025! Sarah sits down with two incredible physicians in this episode--Dr. Laura Ward, MD, IBCLC, FAAP & Dr. Sheela Geraghty, MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM. Both Dr. Ward & Dr. Geraghty are pediatricians who did additional training to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 132
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1:05:05

Tackling Ableism in Healthcare
Sarah sits down with Dr. Jensine' Clark, a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician, to discuss what ableism is and how it plays out in the medical sphere. Dr. Clark has a passion for transitioning PM&R patients from pedi...
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Season 5
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Episode 131
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38:01

Navigating Long-Distance Relationships in Medical School
In this episode, Meera is joined by Claire Niewiara (M4), Alex Kells (M3), and Luke Buck (M2) to learn about how they manage being in long-distance relationships in medical school. Listen in to hear them weigh in on the struggles and merits of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 130
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31:55

Street Medicine Part 2: Cincinnati Initiatives
What does it take to provide healthcare on the streets? This episode follow up on our previous episode with Dr. Jim Withers, founder of the Street Medicine Institute. Join us as we explore the local initiatives of street medicine in Cincinnati ...
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Season 5
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Episode 129
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28:43

The Future of Medical Education
Join not one, but two of the UnsCripted Medicine co-hosts as they chat with Dr. Olivia Urbanowicz about the ins and outs of medical education. After completing her residency in emergency medicine by way of Taming the SRU, Dr. Urbanowicz continu...
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Season 5
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Episode 128
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1:04:23

Pearls with an M4: Dr. Matt Orischak
The newest UCCOM and podcast alum, Dr. Matt Orischak, sits down with Meera to talk about his time in medical school. Listen in for his words of wisdom on a variety of topics, from Step 1 study tricks to balancing life during third year. Enjoy h...
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Season 5
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Episode 127
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51:31

Street Medicine Part 1: Origins
Andrew's guest on this episode is Dr. Jim Withers, founder of the Street Medicine Institute, an organization dedicated to facilitating and enhancing the provision of healthcare to the unsheltered homeless directly where they live. Tune in to he...
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Season 5
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Episode 126
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40:34

In Shock with Dr. Rana Awdish | Practicing Patient-Centered Medicine
Sarah sits down with Dr. Rana Awdish, author of In Shock, a critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir based on her own critical illness. She shares some of the moments from her book with added lessons on how to truly care for thos...
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Season 5
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Episode 125
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43:20

Hands, Hobbies, and Hypotheticals
Join Andrew, Matt, Molly, and Sarah, and welcome the newest voices on the Team, Meera and Megan, in a lively episode from the studio at the 1819 Innovation Center. We delve into the creative and personal sides of medical education, discussing e...
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Season 5
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Episode 124
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53:39

Normalized Deviance in Medicine
What is normalized deviance? It's likely something that you have witnessed before and after listening, we hope you'll begin to recognize it. As trainees, we are in a unique position to identify normalized deviance. We have not participated in t...
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Season 5
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Episode 123
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Specialty Spotlight: Nephrology
Sarah chats with two super neat physicians, Dr. Niralee Patel & Dr. Sharmeela Saha, about kidneys! Learn more about what it takes to become a kidney doctor and how it’s a multi-disciplinary profession. Bonus points if you can remember what ...
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Season 5
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Episode 122
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46:31

AI and Medicine with NovaCards
In this episode, Andrew and Matt are joined by 3 of the creators of the web app known as NovaCards. NovaCards is a machine-learning tool that enhances study efficiency for medical students by helping them finding and creating flashcards out of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 121
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1:16:11

Clinical Communication Pearls | Words Matter
What makes a diagnosis? What does a diagnosis even mean? Andrew is joined by Dr. Bruce Cohen, MD, PhD, director of the program for Neuropsychiatric Research at McLean Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, about how the...
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Season 5
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Episode 120
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29:01

Service in Cincy | Cradle Cincinnati
With the start of this new series, we are taking a look at service organizations around Cincinnati, starting with Cradle Cincinnati. In this episode we discuss the social inequities of infant mortality, ways Cradle Cincinnati addr...
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Season 5
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Episode 119
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38:08

Specialty Spotlight: Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Join Sarah as she meets two awesome physicians from the Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (DDBP) at CCHMC! Dr. Cassandra Conrad and Dr. Sara Williams are super neat docs who use their passions to integrate care for their com...
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Season 5
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Episode 118
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35:32
