Journeys to Medicine: The Synapse Podcast

Journeys to Medicine ventures into a live episode. At a Synapse meeting earlier this year, three students shared their experiences with leadership. Please enjoy pieces from Rajan Patel (M1), Ara Khoylyan (M2), and a final piece from outgoing Synapse President Jordan Salvato.

Journeys to Medicine is back with two new stories. Erich Miller talks about his struggles with what he calls "the beast" and the empathy a provider showed him while inspiring Erich to pursue medicine. Yousef Hakim shares a story about the sacrifices immigrant families make in order to help their children succeed.

Featured in this episode:
Haydn Swackhamer (Class of 2025)- "That Time I Tried Acapella"Jordan Salvato (Class of 2026)- "Who are you?"A surprise presenter (PGY-6)-  "Some Old Cardboard"
Geisinger Podcasts: https://www.geisinger.org/podcasts
 

Hey, all.  We're two episodes into the first season of Journeys to Medicine and I'm happy to announce we are working on two more before calling it a season for this academic year.
Today's bonus content provides more information about the rest of Season One, our new website, and the third annual TEDx GCSOM event which is coordinated by Synapse and will be held on February 7th at 5:00.
 
Links mentioned in the episode:Geisinger Podcasts: https://www.geisinger.org/podcastsTEDx GCSOM: https://www.geisinger.org/about-geisinger/news-and-media/news-releases/2023/01/31/14/41/join-geisinger-commonwealth-feb-7-for-tedx-talks-exploring-health-equity-resilien
A special thanks to the Marketing, Media, and Public Relations folks at Geisinger Health System and the Geisinger College of Health Sciences for their help.
 

Student leadership takes center stage in this episode related to Family.  Two of our executive board member discuss the role of family in their lives and how loss put them on their journeys to medicine.
In this episode:
SooYoung VanDeMark (Class of 2025) presents "The Silver Lining in Death and Dying"
Edward Liu (Class of 2025) presents "Overcoming from Afar"
 

Adversity is something we all face.  The question becomes how well are we equipped to deal with it.  The aspiring physicians of GCSOM's Synapse Club consider Adversity through their own experience and how it informs their future practice with patients.
Featured in this episode:Jordan Salvato (Class of 2026)- "The Ivy League Chicken Salesman"Khevna Joshi (Class of 2025)- "From Speechlessness to Eloquence"Vincent Scalcione (Class of 2026)- "Adversity and Allergies: A Type 1 Hypersensitivity to Self Advocacy"