The Total Pre-med Makeover

On this episode, I'm talking to MCAT instructor, Lorenzo Foster. We run through 5 sure fire ways to increase your MCAT score. We're seeing results with these strategies.

Lorenzo runs the FREE Strategy-based Skill-building MCAT Prep Course on the MEdEq app (www.medqpremed.com). Through this 12-week course, we've seen students have improved both their scores and their confidence with taking the MCAT.

Don't just take a listen; share this episode out with everyone you think might want improve their MCAT score. Then sit down and practice! 

We're doing more than just inspiring; The Total Pre-med Makeover is bringing you actionable steps to make you a top-choice medical school applicant. 

Hit me up on social media (drreneedarko) if you got something out of this episode.

Straight from the source! You have questions about the medical school interview and Dr. Veronica Scott and Ginger Myers from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCU-COM) are giving it to you straight. We talk about 5 things that you ABSOLUTELY should do on your medical school interview in order to stand out and make a good impression. 

WCU-COM will be hosting a Medical School Info Session on Feb 17, 7pm ET. REGISTER at www.medschoolinfosessions.com

WCU-COM is one of the newest additions to the MEdEq program for diverse pre-meds. If you're not enrolled in this program, yet, you need to get on ASAP! www.medeqpremed.com

We pick up from the previous episode to continue talking to Dashon about what happened after he revealed to me that he had been diagnosed with ADHD in high school. At this point, he's considering a Master's program to help improve his chances of getting into medical school, but his post-bac grades are hit or miss. Find out what finally gets him on track and what happens when he retakes the MCAT! 

ACCEPTED! He had low grades, low MCAT score, and ADHD to overcome. After almost 4 years of mentoring Dashon, he and I sit down to have an official, but fun conversation about his story of trial and tribulation turned triumph!

In the weeks following the death of George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer, I talk about systemic racism and its role in the healthcare system. When humanity is debated or denied, what is the impact on a system or society? How do you envision the type of doctor you will be?

After a long hiatus, I finally bring you the last part of the Anatomy of a Total Pre-med Makeover series. What does it mean to be transformed? What happens when you are transformed? How do you transform? I help you to answer these questions so that you can complete your total pre-med makeover. Its time to become the version of yourself that you've always wanted to be.

I also make mention of the Tour for Diversity in Medicine (www.tour4diversity.org). Check them out!

Longer episode ahead... Staging and selling involves making yourself attractive and competitive for the market. Setting the stage for success starts with engaging new habits, behaviors, and actions. We’ll talk about how the things you do can make or break your chances of getting into medical school. Caution: I get really real and do a little ranting in this episode. Brace yourself!

Renovation starts with planning and goal-setting. We’ll talk about how to set goals that actually work and can improve your current situation. Now that you’re in the right mindset, you’re ready to take action! So, let’s lay down the foundation to get you started off right!

We’ll discuss coming to realizations about our mindsets and how that impacts our behaviors that might be interfering with reaching our goals. Nerd alert*** I even give an example from the show, The Big Bang Theory. Also, learn about my FREE 5-day mini-course. You can sign up at www.DrReneeDarko.com/dream5day

This 5 episode series starts off asking the question, "Do you need a Total Pre-med Makeover?" How would you know if you did? We explore 5 signs that you need a pre-med makeover by asking some questions that you've asked and answered in your head but would never discuss out loud. No time like the present to join in the conversation by sending your answers to these questions to @DrReneeDarko on any social media platform.

I’m in the hot seat, being interviewed by Dr. Nii Darko, General and Trauma Surgeon, host of Docs Outside the Box Podcast, and, yes, my husband. We talk a bit more in detail about my childhood and total pre-med makeover story and outline 3 tips for “not-so-perfect” pre-meds to be successful. Also, find out why I dedicated this episode to my high school chemistry teacher, Dr. Harold Afiriyie.

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Welcome to the first ever episode of the Total Pre-med Makeover! In this episode, I share my own total pre-med makeover story and why I started this podcast. I talk about how you can help make this more than just another pre-med podcast, but an actual experience. And... I reveal something that makes me nervous right now. Take a listen and find out what it is.