Progress Note

About Progress Note

Join us, Riley Baker and Jack Wolf, throughout our medical school journey. We came into medical school with many questions. Knowing many of us are in the same boat, our goal is to use our experience to help you succeed in school and beyond - we made the mistakes so that you don’t have to. Whether you are here for advice, entertainment, or a general interest in medicine, we hope you enjoy our rambling. PSA: This podcast is for advice and entertainment purposes. All views are our own and do not reflect any organizations or institutions. Artwork: Shanni Zhou

Publisher

Riley Baker / Jack Wolf

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Oct 2022

Latest episode

1 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

24 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Residency Interview Updates

   The hosts discuss the current residency interview season, outlining the timeline and offering advice on managing uncertainty for a successful interview day.

2. 

   22 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Intern: The Last Podcaster

   Riley used to keep balance between the pre-meds, preclinical medical students, and applicants at various points in their training. But that all changed when the Intern Year attacked. Apologies to anyone who hasn’t gotten around to watching the Avatar The Last Airbender series. Just look up the intro sequence… then come back for this episode. Anyway, Riley has re-emerged - the Charleston Chump, the Mount Pleasant Peasant, the Folly Beach Fool. He’s back to save us with Intern Year wisdom. Join Riley and Jack to chat about Riley’s life as an orthopedic surgery intern in South Carolina. Listen to hear what intern year is like, experiences that have changed his perspective, and finding balance in life outside of training.

3. 

   1 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Progress Note: On Overcoming

   Jack interviews Cody about his journey overcoming addiction through resilience, goal-setting, and discipline, leading to success as a triathlete and university student.

Inside a recent episode

Residency Interview Updates

Published 1 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] If it's something you don't care about. Like. That's just it's just like a bad look. And then especially I've heard like horse race of. People who read. Applicant CVs and it was like kind of an obvious lie. And as soon as you got questions about it. And it becomes like super clear. And that's just an absolute like. That sentence. I have heard of. Like interviewers. Asking specific questions to try and get out if like it was a true. Thing or not. So I especially when people say they speak different languages. That's like one of the big things that I've heard. Like if you put that you speak French. […]

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

148 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

84

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