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Jul 2023
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Am I too old for medical school? #370

DR. NII DARKO
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In today’s episode, we discuss several listener questions like “am I too old for medical school” and how to manage personal struggles alongside medical training.

In this episode, we discuss: 

[00:50] Keeping up with the Darkos segment 

[09:17] Question: Am I too old for medical school? 

[29:01] What is Medeq?

[30:03] Question: How do we manage our personal struggles alongside our medical training?

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MEdEq

Article: Depression in Premedical Graduates

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