UCSF School of Medicine Launches Podcast on Medical Student Success: The Bridge: From Surviving to Thriving in Medical School

A new, limited-series podcast from the UCSF School of Medicine, The Bridge: From Surviving to Thriving in Medical School, explores what it means to succeed – and belong – as a medical student at UCSF.

The 13-episode series is hosted by Erick Hung, MD, UCSF Professor of Psychiatry and UCSF School of Medicine Associate Dean for Students, Alvine Ngouonga, MS3, and Nakai Corral, MD, MEd, third-year UCSF psychiatry resident. Each episode features candid conversations with UCSF faculty, residents, staff, and medical students on topics that matter most to learners navigating the challenges of medical school.  

"Medical school is an incredibly rewarding and demanding experience for most students,” said Dr. Hung. “Our goal with this podcast is to share strategies that promote both personal and academic success – and to support students in achieving their long-term career goals. We chose a podcast format to make this information accessible anytime, anywhere.”

Topics include:

• Building relationships with peers, staff, and faculty
• Finding and maintaining mentoring relationships
• Developing successful learning strategies in the classroom
• Identifying strategies to transition successfully in clerkships
• Managing stress
• Addressing impostor phenomenon
• Identifying career values and choosing your specialty
• Building your residency application
• Alternative career paths, and more   

Featured guests include:

Faculty: Denise Connor, MD, John Davis Rodriguez, PhD, MD, Odi Ehie, MD, Tracy Fulton, PhD, Aaron Harries, MD, Alice Hua, PhD, Brent Kobashi, MD, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD

Residents/Fellows:  Nakai Corral, MD, MEd  

Medical Students:  Margaret Akey, Kennedy Baskin, Michael Chichioco, John Cruz, Emilio Galan, Alli Gomez-Ojeda, Kendall Islam, Giuliana Lee, Diego Martinez Mendiola, Richard Ngo, Alvine Ngouonga, Kelsey Ogomori, Aidan Pace, Sapna Ramappa, Ernesto Rojas

Medical Education Staff: Amanda Dohse, MEd

The Bridge was made possible by the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators’ Innovations Funding Education Program.

Listen now to The Bridge: From Surviving to Thriving in Medical School.

Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.