Med School Minutes- Ep. 35- Life of an EM Doctor

In today's Med School Minutes podcast episode, we welcome Dr. Ronnie Archie. Dr. Archie is an emergency medicine physician from Olympia Fields, IL. In this episode, he talks about his experience during medical school and what made him successful.  He also discussed why he chose to pursue emergency medicine and why some people consider it a thankless job. Finally, Dr. Archie will discuss his experience with joining fellowships and what benefits it has brought him in his career thus far.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 8:12 NBME Advantages
• 13:21 Passing Step 1
• 17:18 Mental health during med school
• 23:25 Step 2
• 28:05 Unfilled Residency Positions
• 35:10 EM- Thankless Job
• 39:47 What makes you get up in the morning
• 42:15 Drawbacks of being a Caribbean Medical Student
• 43:55 Fellowships
• 49:30 Words of Advice