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Episode summary introduction: Anu Ramachandran chose the University of Southern California (USC), among other things, for its location, access to culture and their generous scholarship. But Anu\\u2019s big takeaways occurred during summers, far away from campus, in the middle of the Amazon and a village in Tanzania.

Anu shares her amazing undergraduate experience with us in this episode.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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• Why USC ?
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• The Academic Experience at USC
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• Summer Pursuits
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Topics discussed in this episode:

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• USC - Place to Carve out your own Experience []
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• Choosing to go to USC []
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• From High School to College []
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• Diverse, Ambitious, Enthusiastic Students []
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• Excellent Teaching - Fantastic Philosophy Courses []
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• Summer Pursuit - Faith Healing in Brazil []
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Our Guest: Anu Ramachandran graduated with Bachelor\\u2019s degree in Neuroscience and Philosophy from University of Southern California. Anu then received her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Anu is currently a Resident Physician at the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco.

Memorable Quote: \\u201cMedicine as a tool for social justice.\\u201d

Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode\\u2019s Transcript.

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