Chai Time with Shaun Anderson (MS2 at UNLV): It’s Your Life. Not Your Med School Life.

Joining us this week is Shaun Anderson- part acrobat, part Youtuber, part medical student from Nevada, Las Vegas! This one’s for all the premeds that give up their nonmedical hobbies to spend more time on classes and activities that will make them “appealing” to med schools. Sayeed has been there, I’ve been there, we hope after listening to this episode you won’t get stuck there. Don’t ditch your idea for a cooking social media page just because you’re premed. Don’t ditch your love for painting just because you’re premed. Don’t drop out of your awesome dance team just because you’re premed. 

Regardless of whether they’re medically related, your passions are what you should be spending your time on. More so than working some job in a hospital that you find boring because some reddit forum said you need 1000+ hours of clinical experience to get into med school. Paying less heed to these standards set for premeds makes you stand out more, makes you more successful as a student, and most importantly makes this a happier part of your life. Testament to this is Shaun’s experience devoting himself fully to acrobatics as a college student. And it’s that devotion, rather than any of the usual accolades premeds chase, that got him into med school. Join us for a continuation of this conversation and discussion on topics such as switching from Pre-PT to Pre-Med, being an efficient student researcher, and having a well-rounded life in med school.

For more from Shaun, check out his YouTube channel: Shaun Anderson