Becoming MD is a storytelling podcast that gives medical students and physicians a platform to share their journeys — the highs, lows, and everything in between. Each episode dives into the real experiences that shape the path to becoming a doctor, offering inspiration, insight, and connection for anyone walking the same road. Whether you’re a pre-med dreaming of your white coat or a med student pushing through another rotation, this podcast reminds you that every story in medicine deserves to be heard.
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You're Being Evaluated: A Med Student’s Guide to Rotations with Dr. Austin Price
You can spend an entire rotation trying to impress your team and still have no idea what they’re actually evaluating. Becoming a doctor involves a lot of learning that never comes with a syllabus. So you show up earlier. Stay later. Rehearse your presentation one more time. And wonder whether being quiet makes you look uninterested—or asking another question makes you annoying. On this episode of Becoming MD, we’re asking the questions students usually save for the group chat: What does your ...
7 Sept 2026
Carrying the Human Side of Medicine with Dr. Ferguson, Author of The Only Life You Could Save
Medicine teaches us how to recognize pain—but not always what to do when we feel it ourselves. In this episode of Becoming MD, I sit down with pediatric emergency medicine physician, medical educator, and author Dr. Cassie Ferguson to talk about the emotional side of medical training: patient stories that hit close to home, grief after difficult cases, compassion fatigue, burnout, and the pressure to remain “professional” when you’re still human. We unpack whether emotional detachment should ...
8 May 2026
God Didn’t Call Me to Medicine to Lose Myself: Faith, Identity, and the Pressure of Medical School with Naa Dromo Korley
Medical school has a way of testing more than just your intelligence — it tests your identity, your resilience, and sometimes even your faith. In this episode of Becoming MD, I sit down with fellow medical student and content creator Naa Dromo Korley for an honest conversation about what it means to stay grounded in Christ while navigating the pressure, comparison, and uncertainty that can come with pursuing medicine. We talk about faith in the middle of academic stress, trusting God through ...
1 May 2026
The Athlete Mindset That Doesn’t Turn Off: From D1 Basketball to Medical School with Nehaa Sohail
What does it actually look like to take the discipline, structure, and mental toughness from Division I athletics and apply it to one of the most demanding paths out there—medical school? In this episode, I sit down with former D1 basketball player Nehaa Sohail, who didn’t just compete at a high level—she challenged cultural expectations and carved her own path in the process. Now a third-year medical student, Nehaa shares how she’s translated the habits that made her successful on the court ...
6 Mar 2026
How to Keep Your Identity Outside of Medical School with Avery Wooten
Medical school has a subtle way of shrinking your identity. At some point, many of us stop introducing ourselves as people and start introducing ourselves as students. Your wins become exam scores. Your losses become evaluations. Your sense of worth starts rising and falling with things that were never meant to define you in the first place. And that’s a dangerous place to live. I sat down with fourth-year medical student Avery Wooten to talk about something that doesn’t get discussed enough ...
27 Feb 2026
How to Pass Step 1 (Even If You Feel Behind) with Jarrod Shuck
In this episode of Becoming MD, I sit down with a TikTok-famous Emergency Medicine resident Jarrod Shuck to break down what Step 1 really demands — and how to navigate it without losing yourself in the pressure. This conversation isn’t about cramming harder. It’s about becoming process-oriented. It’s about eliminating emotional studying. It’s about trusting UWorld when you’re scoring 30% and feeling behind. It’s about building systems that work — long before dedicated. We break down: • ...
13 Feb 2026
Rewriting the Timeline: Pursuing Medicine After 20+ Years in Military Service with Mark Buford
What does it look like to start medical school after an entire lifetime of discipline, leadership, and service? In this episode of Becoming MD I am joined by Mark Buford, a first-year medical student at Ross University School of Medicine, whose path to medicine began long after most. After serving more than two decades in the military, Mark made the bold decision to trade one demanding career for another — stepping from structured service into the uncertainty of medical training. Key points o...
6 Feb 2026
You Were Never Meant to Be Just a Resume with Dr. Katie Metzler
Most medical students (yes, myself included) are stressed about the wrong things. In this episode of Becoming MD, a first-year family medicine resident Katie Metzler reflects on medical school with the perspective most students don’t have yet — what carried weight, what didn’t, and how confidence, boundaries, and authenticity mattered more than any single score. We talk candidly about preclinical burnout, the pressure to perform, and why becoming protective of your life outside medicine isn’t...
30 Jan 2026
Becoming a Competent Medical Student Without Being Perfect: A Different Conversation About Step 1
You can do everything “right” in medical school and still feel like you’re failing - let's talk about it. In this episode, I talk with a female emergency medicine resident Daniella Dennis about the parts of training that don’t fit into study schedules or score reports — the fear of starting school again after time away, the pressure to always have the answer, and the realization that longer hours didn’t always translate to better learning. One of the best moments in this episode comes from ta...
23 Jan 2026
To the Medical Student Wondering How to Stand Out and Become Their Best Self
Imposter syndrome is loudest in the early years of training — when expectations are high, feedback feels personal, and reassurance is scarce. In this episode, we unpack the quiet truths of medical training: why so many students study in silence, why the need for approval never really goes away, and how isolating yourself can slowly convince you that you’re insignificant — even when you’re not. Dr. Paul Tran shares hard-earned perspective from every phase of the journey, from stu...
16 Jan 2026
Day in the Life of a Caribbean Medical Student: Surviving the First Term
In this episode of Becoming MD, we reflect on what life is really like as a first-semester medical student in the Caribbean. From the shock of the workload and pace to the reality behind the “beach school” stereotype, this conversation reveals what that transition actually feels like. We talk about why confidence in yourself is the most important preparation you can bring into medical school, how the sacrifices our loved ones made to get us here become fuel on the hardest days, and why mnemon...
9 Jan 2026
Different Systems, Same Doubts: Imposter Syndrome, Preclinical Survival, and Becoming MD
Medical training may look different across the world, but the doubts feel the same. In this episode of Becoming MD, I sit down with an international medical student Rebecca Wanderer finishing up her clinical years who reflects on surviving the first two years of medical school. We talk openly about imposter syndrome, feeling “not good enough,” and the self-doubt that follows many premeds and medical students through preclinical training. In this episode, you'll hear: How to build study habits...
12 Dec 2025
Faith in the Fire: Becoming a Doctor When Life Falls Apart
In this episode of Becoming MD, we sit down with female physician Larissa Assam, MD, MPH whose path to medicine was anything but linear. Through seasons of loss, doubt, and stepping away from her dreams, she found strength in her faith and courage in the fire. Her journey reminds us that becoming a doctor isn’t always clean or predictable—sometimes it’s the comeback that defines you. Now a compassionate family physician, she shares how faith grounded her, how perseverance rebuilt her path, an...
5 Dec 2025
Med School to Residency: Insights a PM&R Resident Wishes You Knew
In this episode, I sit down with a PM&R resident and content creator Clay Moss who doesn’t just “get real” about medical school—he opens the door to the parts of this journey most people never talk about. From navigating personal setbacks to carrying the mental weight of Step 1, he shares the kind of honest, unfiltered insight every med student deserves but rarely gets. Together, we dive into what actually builds resilience, how to recognize and dismantle imposter syndrome, and why choosi...
28 Nov 2025
M2 Life: The Parts Nobody Talks About
Welcome to Episode 1 of Becoming MD. We’re starting this journey with a conversation every med student, premed, and future clinician needs to hear. In this episode, I sit down with a friend and colleague — an M2 who brings real honesty to what medical school actually feels like behind the scenes. No highlight reels. No sugarcoating. Just raw, vulnerable truth about the self-doubt, pressure, and daily grind that shape you into the physician you’re becoming. We unpack what a real day-in-...
1 Nov 2025
Introducing Becoming MD
What started as an idea to make medicine more human became a platform for stories worth hearing. In this short trailer, host Caitlin Calland introduces Becoming MD — a podcast built on honest stories, real conversations, and the truth about the road to becoming a doctor. It’s more than just another med school podcast — it’s a space to connect with those who’ve already walked the path ahead. Have questions you’d like answered on the show or someone you’d love to hear from? Email me at becoming...
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