Year One: Making an MD

Year One: Making an MD


Latest Episodes

Wrap Up
June 07, 2018

In our final episode of Year One: Making an MD, we take a look back at highlights and lessons learned with first years Sam, Nate, Dillon, Shruti, and second year Bryce, and get the big picture from Associate Dean of Student Affairs Jodi Langsfeld.

Friends and Family
May 21, 2018

We know medical school is a huge undertaking for the students. But what’s it like for the people closest to them - the "supporting cast"? In this episode, we hear from Sam's parents, Nate's dad, Shruti's BFF, and Dillon's boyfriend about what Year...

Putting the Pieces Together
May 10, 2018

In their first year of medical school, Zucker School of Medicine students are introduced to subject areas as diverse as patient communication, pulmonology, histology, and medical imaging. How do they learn to put it all together - to see the big...

Ethics
March 04, 2018

Practicing medicine requires not only scientific knowledge, but also the ability to apply ethical reasoning to medical dilemmas. In this episode, we talk medical ethics with Dr. Sam Packer, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics in the...

Bodies
February 08, 2018

Our first years - Nate, Shruti, Sam and Dillon - geek out over the marvels of the human body, and Dr. Robert Hill, who directs the Anatomical Gift Program at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, talks about bringing both gratitude and...

Then and Now
January 18, 2018

Dr. Lawrence Smith is the founding dean of the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. We talk to him about how his own experiences in med school informed his thinking about how best to train our future doctors. 

Stress
December 20, 2017

First year medical students are under extreme pressure, especially during exam time. Jodi Langsfeld, Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and first years Sam and Nate, offer tips on how to handle...

Meet the Patient
November 29, 2017

Second year student Bryce on taking blood, and other encounters with real patients.

Talking about Talking
November 29, 2017

Dr. Joseph Weiner on how to introduce yourself to patients in twelve easy steps.

Introductions
November 29, 2017

"It feels like we're playing doctor. It doesn't even feel real." Meet our first years, Nate, Shruti, Sam and Dillon.