Episode 138 – Siale

What motivates a track and field star to pursue a career in medicine? How does a series of health setbacks while living in the Philippines strengthen your sense of identity and goals? What is it like to trailblaze your own path to medical school while blocking out discouraging voices? Why should you always “shoot your shot” even when the odds don’t look in your favor during the application cycle?

Today on Talking Admissions and Med Student Life, I interview Siale, a first-year medical student here at the University of Utah School of Medicine.