About RD Medicine Podcast: Your Guide to a U.S. Medical Career
🎙️ The RD Medicine Podcast is your ultimate guide to building a medical career in the U.S.!
Hosted by Rafael Duarte, MD, Internal Medicine Attending and CEO of RD Medicine, this podcast delivers expert insights on USMLE preparation, clinical rotations, residency applications, and the mindset needed for success.
Whether you're a medical student or an international graduate, you'll find essential strategies to navigate every step of the journey.
📢 Tune in for high-yield discussions, career tips, and everything you need to break barriers and thrive as a physician in the U.S.!
RD Medicine reviews fifteen key renal concepts for the USMLE Step 1 exam, reinforcing learning with high-yield flashcards.
22 Jul 2025
Neurology: Take Home Points for Step 1
This episode reviews 22 high-yield neurology concepts from the RD Medicine platform to help medical students actively recall key information for Step 1.
19 Jun 2025
G6PD High-Yield Facts for USMLE Step 1!
This episode presents high-yield facts about Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, including triggers, symptoms, and management, for the USMLE Step 1 exam.
8 May 2025
Acute Rheumatic Fever: High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know!
ARF is an immune-mediated sequela of untreated strep pharyngitis and a must-know topic for USMLE Step 1.
🔬 Key Concepts:
• J♥NES criteria – Major clinical features you can’t forget
• Type II hypersensitivity (molecular mimicry)
• Mitral valve involvement: regurgitation early, stenosis later
• Penicillin for treatment and prophylaxis
🧠 Memorize the criteria, recognize the cardiac complications, and understand the immune mechanism behind it all.
25 Apr 2025
How to Stand Out During Your US Clinical Rotation
Are you preparing for an observership or clinical rotation in the US?Then this podcast is for YOU.Here, you’ll learn the 5 key behaviors that make you unforgettable (in a good way) during your US clinical experience. These are the unwritten rules that attending physicians, residents, and staff truly notice — but no one talks about.What you’ll learn: • Why arriving early and leaving late shows real commitment • The power of kindness and respect to all team members • How to be proactive without being annoying • The importance of studying your patients and contributing intelligently • How to strike the perfect balance between curiosity and overstepping🎯 Your goal? To become the kind of student everyone hopes will join their team — not the one they hope never returns.⸻Follow us / rdmedicine_org (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVdyVHVFWHl2TTJhRE1YZFpNTWZYa3FORHkzUXxBQ3Jtc0ttNmNyTERyUmxVS0tjajdwODRRemh6bXF6WjY0YjZUdkZzN1poQjlYbkFkRnNvaGllTVVQU2N2QWNLZWYyMUVUTThscjFzazFXZm9zNHpjRkxsVlFqS1RrYVIyT085WDBrNFZKNWE0R08zVzNiejNFZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Frdmedicine_org%2F&v=QqdkhjKdjO0)
17 Apr 2025
Crohn’s Disease vs. Ulcerative Colitis: High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know!
Crohn’s Disease vs. Ulcerative Colitis in USMLE Step 1: these are questions that always come up!
Did you know the main difference is in the type of lesion and location? Crohn’s can affect any part of the GI tract, while Ulcerative Colitis is limited to the colon and rectum.
🔑 Tips to ace the exam:
• Crohn’s = skip lesions, transmural inflammation, non-caseating granulomas.
• UC = continuous lesions, mucosal inflammation, colorectal cancer risk.
🔍 Stay tuned for the differences!
16 Apr 2025
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH): High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know!
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) – YES, it shows up on Step 1, and you need to know the essentials!
Here’s what you need to remember:
- PIGA gene mutation in hematopoietic stem cells
- Deficiency of CD55 and CD59
- Complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis
- Classic triad: hemolytic anemia, pancytopenia, and venous thrombosis (think Budd-Chiari syndrome)
✅ Diagnosis: Flow cytometry
✅ Treatment: Eculizumab
💡 Exam clue: patient waking up with dark urine in the morning = think PNH!
7 Apr 2025
Colorectal Cancer: High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know!
Understand the presentation, screening, and metastasis pattern — this is a classic Step 1 topic!
• Right-sided = bleeds
• Left-sided = obstructs
• Iron deficiency anemia in older men or postmenopausal women = colorectal cancer until proven otherwise
• Colonoscopy is the gold standard
• CEA is used for recurrence monitoring, not for screening
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7 Apr 2025
Myasthenia Gravis: High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know
Myasthenia Gravis is the most common neuromuscular junction disorder, and it’s high-yield for Step 1!
Key Features:
Fluctuating muscle weakness that worsens with activity
Ptosis, diplopia, dysphagia, and proximal weakness
Myasthenic crisis → Respiratory failure risk
Diagnosis:
Ice pack test improves ptosis
ACh receptor antibodies (highly specific)
Chest CT to check for thymoma
Treatment:
Pyridostigmine (AChE inhibitor)
Thymectomy if thymoma
Immunotherapy for severe cases
Myasthenic crisis → IVIG or plasmapheresis
Know how to differentiate it from Lambert-Eaton syndrome (which improves with use)!
7 Apr 2025
Measles: High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know
Measles is a classic Step 1 topic that you must recognize! In this video, we cover its presentation, complications, and key exam takeaways.
What you’ll learn:
• 4 C’s of measles: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis & "C"oplik spots
• Rash progression: face → downward spread
• Dangerous complications: pneumonia, encephalitis, SSPE
• Measles vaccine & vitamin A in treatment
14 Mar 2025
SOAP 2025: How to Secure a Residency Spot If You Didn’t Match!
Didn’t fully match in the Main Residency Match? Don’t worry—SOAP (Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program) is here to help!
In this video, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about SOAP 2025, including eligibility requirements, application steps, key dates, and essential rules.
You’ll learn how to apply to unfilled residency positions, navigate the R3 system, and maximize your chances of securing a spot. Plus, we’ll share important tips to help you stay strong and keep moving forward—no matter the outcome.
📅 Important Dates:
✔ March 17: SOAP eligibility notification & List of Unfilled Programs available
✔ March 17, 11 a.m. ET: Applications open (up to 45 per service)
✔ March 20, 9 a.m. ET: Offer rounds begin
If you’re going through SOAP, stay focused and be prepared—your future in residency is still within reach!
14 Mar 2025
How Does the Medical Residency Match Work in the U.S.? Complete Explanation
Do you know how residency programs select their candidates and how doctors secure their spots in the U.S. medical system?
In this video, we’ll break down the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program) algorithm, explaining step by step how The Match process works and what determines where each candidate will do their medical residency.
What you’ll learn in this video:
• How the Rank Order List works in The Match
• How the NRMP algorithm determines your residency placement
• What happens if you don’t match with your top choice
• How the Match process works in milliseconds
If you’re preparing for The Match and want to understand how the process really works, listen until the end!
13 Mar 2025
Wilson Disease: High-Yield USMLE Topics You Must Know
In this first episode, Rafael Duarte, MD introduces the show’s mission: helping international medical graduates and students navigate their path to a U.S. medical career 🇺🇸.
Then, we dive deep into Wilson Disease —a high-yield Step 1 topic!
Learn its pathophysiology, clinical features, key diagnostic triad, and treatment strategies — everything you need to ace the USMLE and beyond!
🔊 Tune in now and level up your medical knowledge! 📚✨
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