The Pre-Med Playbook
The Pre-Med Playbook is the definitive roadmap for the next generation of physicians, hosted by Casey Pearce to deconstruct the pre-med journey from freshman year to the White Coat at NYITCOM at Arkansas State. This series provides a localized, end-to-end perspective on the medical school pipeline, offering direct access to the faculty and students navigating the Arkansas healthcare landscape. By transforming the daunting path to medical school into actionable steps, Casey and his guests provide the structure to turn a dream into a clinical reality at Arkansas State.
The Pre-Med Playbook
Latest Episodes
Career Pivot Reality: Medicine in Your 30s and 40s
You are going to be that age anyway, so you might as well be that age with a medical degree. The fear of being the "old" student in the lecture hall stops too many capable people from pursuing a career in medicine, but non-traditional applicant...
Study Smarter: Crushing Med School's First Year
You can be the “smart kid” your whole life and still get humbled fast by the first year of medical school. Right after finishing their last exam, three NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine students sit down with me to unpack what the transition...
Beat the MCAT Roadblock: The Post-Bacc Bridge
Med school dreams don’t always follow a straight line, and that doesn’t make them any less real. We sit down with three NYITCOM students who took a post-bacc Master of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) route before starting a Doctor of Osteopathic Medi...
Debt Without Panic: Smart Medical School Budgeting
The number that freaks people out is easy to say and hard to picture: $300,000. We wanted to slow that down and make it real, so we sat with Dr. Shane Speights, Dean of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State, and Dr. Vicki Walke...
A 'Special' Decision: Deciding the Right Medical Specialty for You
Most people think choosing a medical specialty is a single decision you make near the end of med school. We see it as a long chain of moments: the first patient you connect with, the rotation that surprises you, the mentor who challenges you, a...