73: A Non-Traditional Path Into Medical School

Published: April 8, 2014, 5:15 a.m.

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In today\\u2019s episode, Ryan talks with Jordan, a member of the\\xa0Academy\\xa0and a\\xa0nontraditional student\\xa0starting medical school this Fall. In his undergrad years, he was a student athlete and started as a premed. He tried looking into other career fields yet he kept coming back to medicine. Today, Jordan shares his experiences, why he ultimately decided to pursue medicine, and getting sidetracked after o-Chem. Learn about the thought processes Jordan used which you can also apply to your own situation.

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