A Second Opinion

A podcast that encourages URM medical students to share their stories & perspectives on important health and societal issues Host - @HabeebSuara, FM PGY1

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Check out Season 2 episode 3 to hear about Aisha’s first “patient experience!” 👀👀

Available on Apple and Spotify podcasts!

#a2O #a2Opodcast #melanindoc #futuredoctoe #blackdoctorswhitecoats #blackexcellence #melaninpoppin #MD #diversityandinclusion #minoritiesinmedicine

[Habeeb Suara, M.D. @HabeebSuara]

@A2O_Podcast is getting an upgrade! Thank you to @TheDoctavist and others who were kind enough to support these items from my #medgradwishlist. Can’t wait to start Season 2 next week!

[Sophia Hammonds, MD, MPH, FAAFP @DoctorSOTH]

Thanks to my mother and @OSUYSP for the encouragement and inspiration!! Jesus for the win! #WeJustSomeGirlsFromAkron #9DegreesofEducation
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[Jared B. Watson, MD @JaredWatson38]

How it started vs. How it’s going.

I entered senior yr with this email. Today, not only will @JayBWatson and I be the first doctors in the family, but Orthopaedic surgeons! On top of that, I get to match with @PaytonGore_, your favorite future anesthesiologist! God is so good!

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In 2020, A Second Opinion: The Voice of Your Future Doctors (A2O) published 8 episodes totaling about 5 hours of content. That’s about 314 minutes or 18,858 seconds for your listening pleasure. What was your favorite episode?

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And Here is a sneak peek from our finale - featuring guest and incoming IM resident at Vanderbilt, Emmanuel Boateng! Hear him talk about the importance of valuing your own success and progress over, as well as avoiding the urge to compare yourself to your peers. #MedTwitter

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Missed our season finale episode? Here is a sneak peek here featuring guest and incoming neurology resident @ShariDunawayMD! Hear her talk about the need to improve minority-specific mentorship for medical students. #MedTwitter

[April A. Peterson, MD @APetersonMed]

Be sure to tune in today at 3:30 CST to hear me and incoming @UMichOto intern Connor Smith speak on our experiences applying into #oto! #ENT #Otolaryngology #Mentorship #URM #BKWC

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You can hear more from Amara by tuning into Episode #8 on Apple Podcasts & Spotify!

#minoritiesinmedicine #blackwomeninmedicine #BlackGirlMagic #healthpolicy #healthequity #ohiostatemed #diversitymatters #diversityandinclusion

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Episode #8 is now LIVE!! Listen into our new episode with first year med student Amara Ndumele on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Find out more info about her below (thread)

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Specialties - Currently considering Med/Peds or Gyn/Onc

Unpopular Opinion: oatmeal raisin cookies are way better than chocolate chip. (Add carrot cake and butter pecan ice cream to that list

[Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH @UREssien]

After a tough week for many communities of color, I'm feeling inspired by my mentors and colleagues who, in the midst of caring for patients, families, and themselves, have taken the time to lend their voices to advocate for #HealthEquity in the #COVID19 pandemic.

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[Dr. “Dad” MD, FAAP, FASN @DrRayMD]

#COVID19 threatened @SNMA’s Annual Medical Education Conference: the largest gathering of minority pre-medical & medical students in 🇺🇸.

Kudos to these gifted future docs of color who’ve RALLIED w/@AMSANational to take #AMEC2020 virtual this year! 🙌🏽✊🏽

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A clip of our most recent episode with @HabeebSuara and guest host Phillip Anjum! Hear Habeeb talk about what drove him to start this podcast

#a2opodcast #melanindoc #futuredoctor #ohiostatemed

[Habeeb Suara, M.D. @HabeebSuara]

@A2O_Podcast is back with new episodes! On this one, I wanted to share a few reflections I've had during this #COVID19 pandemic, as well as what to expect from the show as we share the perspectives of med students during this time. Listen in at https://t.co/l31PFC3qs0 !

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Episode #6 is LIVE! Catch the most recent episode by listening in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⠀
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buzzin_like_a_beeb provides some of his reflections during this time, as well as updates on what to expect from our… https://t.co/qIS08uqOAw

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@lsuchcamp @OhioStateMed Thank you! May your mother’s legacy continue to live on with the success of the program, and we hope we can build on top of it with our podcast

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We would like to make a special shoutout to a long-running post-bac program that has helped produce decades of physicians from minority and underrepresented backgrounds, including four of our podcast guests this season: The MEDPATH program at @ohiostatemed!