The OSA Insider

By University of Maryland School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs

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Description

A podcast about medical student life and the journey to becoming a physician. Featuring survival tips, wellness strategies, inside scoop on major milestones, and interviews with inspirational faculty members, residents, and students. Join host Dr. Neda Frayha and find out what doctors wish they knew when they were in medical school. From the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Office of Student Affairs.

Episode Date
Episode 138: Student Engagement and Student Life with Dr. Tonya Webb
May 18, 2026
Episode 137: Transferring Residency Programs
Apr 07, 2026
Episode 136: MS4 Aidan Wiley on the Transition to Third Year
Mar 02, 2026
Episode 135: Pediatrics Program Director Dr. Vandana Racherla
Feb 15, 2026
Episode 134: Records and Registration with Mr. Brian Wynder
Jan 07, 2026
Episode 133: Applying to Dermatology Residency with 2025 Grad Dr. Emily Ma
Dec 09, 2025
Episode 132: Applying to Ophthalmology Residency with 2025 Grad Dr. Fernando Martinez Guasch
Dec 01, 2025
Episode 131: General Surgery Program Director Dr. Steve Kavic
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 130: Internal Medicine Program Director Dr. Danny Baek
Sep 04, 2025
Episode 129: Applying to Residency! Interventional (and Diagnostic) Radiology with New SOM Grad Dr. Shirin Parsa
Aug 12, 2025
Episode 128: Applying to Residency! Dr. Pharibe Pope on ENT
Jul 25, 2025
Episode 127: Deciding on a Specialty in Third Year
Jul 07, 2025
Episode 126: Starting a Family in Medical School with M4 Olivia Torre
Jun 20, 2025
Episode 125: The Hidden Curriculum with Dr. Sarah Dubbs and Dr. Sandra Quezada
May 13, 2025
Episode 124: Improvising Adulthood with Amanda Hirsch
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 123: The Wellness Committee, with M4 Nicol Tugarinov and M3 Nycole Hidalgo
Mar 27, 2025
Episode 122: Three MS4s on the Transition to Third Year
Feb 28, 2025
Episode 121: MS3 Kerrigan Dougherty and the Skylight Boutique
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 120: Motivational Interviewing with SOM Alum Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas
Jan 22, 2025
Episode 119: Fourth Year Scheduling with Dr. Beth Lamos
Dec 10, 2024
Episode 118: Grief, Debriefing, and Decompartmentalization with Dr. Marissa Flaherty
Nov 30, 2024
Episode 117: Situational Awareness and Judgment with Dr. John Allen
Oct 30, 2024
Episode 116: Medical Student and Physician Safety with Dr. Marissa Flaherty
Sep 26, 2024
Episode 115: Catastrophic Thinking with Dr. Beth Lamos
Sep 04, 2024
Episode 114: Step 1 P/F, Residency Applications, & More with Dr. John Allen
Jul 25, 2024
Episode 113: Caring for the Formerly Incarcerated Patient, with Dr. Evan Ashkin
Jul 04, 2024
Episode 112: Charm City Checkup with Dr. Caroline Knoop
May 28, 2024
Episode 111: Top 10 OME Myths with Dr. Joe Martinez
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 110: The Peer Support Network with M3s Nicol Tugarinov and Alanna Stefano
Apr 06, 2024
Episode 109: UMSOM History, Larry Pitrof, and the Medical Alumni Association
Mar 08, 2024
Episode 108: Step 1 Pass/Fail - Then and Now
Feb 25, 2024
Episode 107: Just Culture with Dr. Nidhi Goel
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 106: Get to Know UMB President Bruce Jarrell, M.D.
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 105: A Gap Year Before Residency with MS4 Manaahil Rao
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 104: All About Preventive Medicine
Oct 25, 2023
Episode 103: Gap Years with MS4 Kimia Abtahi
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 102: Global Health with MS2 Sarina Maini and Dr. Devang Patel
Aug 19, 2023
Episode 101: From Adaptive to Maladaptive: When Good Habits Go Bad
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 100: Two MS4s Reflect on Leadership Lessons
May 15, 2023
Episode 99: Tess Gillis Can Help
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 98: Perfectionism
Mar 02, 2023
Episode 97: Get to Know Dean Mark Gladwin
Feb 15, 2023
Episode 96: Communication Skills
Feb 02, 2023
Episode 95: A Current MS4's Brave Career Path
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 94: A Personal Story (Woman, Life, Freedom)
Dec 07, 2022
Episode 93: Procrastination
Nov 15, 2022
Episode 92: Improving Your Organization and Time Management Skills
Oct 30, 2022
Episode 91: Get to Know the OSA's Dr. Marissa Flaherty
Oct 12, 2022
Episode 90: The 4th Year Student Who Decided Against a Clinical Career
Aug 28, 2022
Episode 89: Educational Support and Disability Services with Ms. Deborah Levi
Jul 06, 2022
Episode 88: Mentorship Pearls with a Mentor Mentee Duo
Jun 15, 2022
Episode 87: Financial Wellness with Sofia Cascio
May 03, 2022
Episode 86: The Student Counseling Center with Dr. Cassie Moon
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 85: Mentorship Success: Mentee Perspectives with Chloe Snow and Dr. Rebka Tekeste
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 84: Outpatient Treatments for Covid-19 with Dr. Devang Patel
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 83: Nontraditional Career Paths and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Maurice Reid
Jan 29, 2022
Episode 82: Family Care Leave at the SOM
Dec 12, 2021
Episode 81: Diversity and Inclusion with Dr. Kristin Reavis
Nov 15, 2021
Episode 80: Being a County Health Officer in a Pandemic
Oct 26, 2021
Episode 79: Wellness at the SOM with Dr. John Allen
Sep 14, 2021
Episode 78: Efficiency and Time Management in Clinic
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 77: Student Life in a Pandemic - MS3
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 76: Student Life in a Pandemic - MS1/2
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 75: Long Covid/PASC with Dr. Andi Levine
May 29, 2021
Episode 74: "Lightning in a Bottle"
May 12, 2021
Episode 73: A Pandemic "Panic Moment"
Apr 21, 2021
Episode 72: Your Personal Mission Statement and Brand
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 71: Personal Development and Self Improvement with Dr. Khalid Kurtom
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 70: Elderhood with Dr. Louise Aronson, Part 2
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 69: Elderhood with Dr. Louise Aronson, Part 1
Jan 27, 2021
Episode 68: 2020 Reflections
Dec 11, 2020
Episode 67: #MedBikini, "Professionalism," and Power
Nov 02, 2020
Episode 66: Health Disparities and Diversity in Medicine with Dr. Utibe Essien
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 65: Interview with a Program Director
Sep 04, 2020
Episode 64: 88 Days in the Hospital
Aug 10, 2020
Episode 63: Renaissance Curriculum with Dr. Shah
Jul 29, 2020
Episode 62: Renaissance Curriculum - A Student View
Jul 16, 2020
Episode 61: Race and Medicine - An Introduction
Jun 24, 2020
Episode 60:QI 101
May 29, 2020
Episode 59: Practical Mental Health Tips in the Pandemic
May 01, 2020
Episode 58: Lumpkins and Frayha on Coping in the Time of COVID
Apr 15, 2020
Episode 57: Covid-19 Q and A
Apr 01, 2020
Episode 56: COVID-19 Update
Mar 11, 2020
Episode 55: What If I Don't Match?
Mar 05, 2020
Episode 54: #USMLEPassFail
Feb 20, 2020
Episode 53: Advice Column with Dr. Lumpkins - The Bigger Picture
Feb 11, 2020
Episode 52: Advice Column with Dr. Lumpkins - Eye on the Prize
Jan 21, 2020
Episode 51: Advice Column with Dr. Lumpkins - Relationships
Dec 04, 2019
Episode 50: Title IX
Nov 19, 2019
Episode 49: Storytelling in Medicine
Oct 24, 2019
Episode 48: Creative HeArts
Oct 07, 2019
Episode 47: The Couples Match
Sep 13, 2019
Episode 46: The Flint Lead Crisis and Patient Advocacy with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Aug 30, 2019
Episode 45: Step 1 Disappointment
Aug 08, 2019
Episode 44: Transition to Third Year, Redux
Jun 24, 2019
Episode 43: Step 2 Clinical Skills
Jun 03, 2019
Episode 42: Transition to Intern Year, Redux
May 07, 2019
Episode 41: Advocacy and Legislative Medicine
May 01, 2019
Episode 40: Beyond Pixar - Self-Care and the System
Apr 10, 2019
Episode 39: Beyond Pixar - Perfectionism, EQ, and the Middle Way
Apr 03, 2019