
UnsCripted Medicine
Insights and perspectives from UC medical students on life at UCCOM.
Episodes
134 episodes
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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47:05
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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

Making Time for Your Passions: Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Dr. Alison Sheets, to talk about how she has meshed her career in medicine with her passion for climbing and the outdoors. In addition to being an emergency medicine physician, she is also the medical direct...
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Season 5
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Episode 117
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45:54

Goal Setting and Intentionality in Medicine
We've all been told that setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals (i.e., SMART goals) is the secret to success. While the framework itself is easy enough to understand, actually sitting down and writing goa...
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Season 5
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Episode 116
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49:12

Urban Health Project (UHP)
Tune in to hear Matt and Andrew speak with M2s Rory, Mackenzie, and Claire about their experience as summer interns with UCCOM's Urban Health Project. Urban Health Project (UHP) is a student-run non-profit organization formed by UCCOM students ...
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Season 5
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Episode 115
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UCCOM's Medical Spanish Latino Health Elective (MSLHE)
Join Sarah as she chats with Ishita Dubey, a second-year medical student, about UC's Medical Spanish / Latino Health Elective. Ishita is a California native who is learning to call Cincinnati home--we're so lucky to have her! More about...
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Season 5
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Episode 114
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47:24

Season 5 Kickoff — Apple Salad
To kickoff Season 5, we have veterans Matt and Molly, along with our newest podcast members Andrew and Sarah, discussing good, bad, and hot takes about our favorite fruits. We also discuss our visions for this season of the podcast and Andrew p...
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Season 5
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Episode 113
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32:06

Premedical Series | The Medical School Application
Chin up soldier and get ready to learn about "Operation: Application". For today's mission, you will learn the ins and outs of top-secret program Alpha-Mike-Charlie-Alpha-Sierra. You will be equipped with a "holistic" set of armor and be set ou...
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Season 4
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Episode 112
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1:04:23

Transgender Healthcare and Policy
In this episode, Andrew is joined by two of his classmates: Delia Sosa and Carson Hartlage to discuss their role in advocacy with the AMA, the state of transgender healthcare and, specifically, how bans on gender affirming care are impacting ac...
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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49:58

Misinformation in Medicine: Threats to Medical Expertise
In the latest episode of the UnsCripted Medicine Podcast, listen in as we navigate the complexities of medical licensing, the erosion of expertise, and the pursuit of truth in medicine. Hosting this week is Andrew who is joined by two guests: D...
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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53:10
