Oct 28, 202646 min
(00:00) — Foster care and a chaotic start: Zach describes growing up with parents struggling with addiction and violence, and not realizing his upbringing was unusual until middle school. (03:51) — The cycle of skipping...
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The Premed Years
Hosted by Ryan Gray · science · EN
About this Podcast:
If you're struggling on your premed journey, trying to figure out the best way to study for the MCAT, or trying to understand how to best apply to medical school, the award-nominated podcast, The Premed Years, has you covered. From interviews with Admissions Committee members and directors to inspirational stories from those who have gone before you, The Premed Years is like having a premed advisor in your pocket. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or anywhere else you listen to music or podcasts so you don't miss an episode. It's free. Every week. Don't forget to watch us on YouTube, or follow us on Instagram too! We're medicalschoolhq everywhere!
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Public web form
Booking probability
37%
Guest openness
Selective
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What is The Premed Years about?
If you're struggling on your premed journey, trying to figure out the best way to study for the MCAT, or trying to understand how to best apply to medical school, the award-nominated podcast, The Premed Years, has you covered.
Who hosts The Premed Years?
The Premed Years is hosted by Ryan Gray. The show has published 650 episodes to date.
What has The Premed Years covered recently?
Recent episodes include "637: From Foster Care and Trailer Parks to Medical School" (28 October 2026, 46 minutes), "636: From a 2.5 GPA to Med School: Stevie's Story" (21 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "635: Two Interviews, One Acceptance, and a 500 MCAT" (16 September 2026, 40 minutes).
How often does The Premed Years publish?
The Premed Years publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 650 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Premed Years?
Booking probability for The Premed Years is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Premed Years requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Premed Years's contact route on record: public web form.
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About the host
Ryan Gray hosts The Premed Years, a science podcast with 650 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 21, 202654 min
(00:00) — Growing Up in Brooklyn: How watching his grandmother receive care for type 2 diabetes at a Brooklyn hospital first sparked Stevie's interest in medicine at age 11 or 12. (00:23) — From Sports Dreams to Science...
- Sep 16, 202640 min
(00:00) — Welcome and Early Roots: Kelsey describes growing up in a family of healthcare professionals and how watching her father's relationships with patients shaped her interest in medicine. (02:04) — Music vs...
- Sep 2, 202645 min
(00:00) — Growing Up Around Medicine: Hallie describes having two surgical physician associate parents and knowing from childhood that medical school was her path. (04:24) — Division I Fencing Meets Premed: How training...
- Aug 19, 202647 min
(00:00) — First Spark: How a hospital shadowing program in high school shifted Justin's view of medicine from negative to hopeful. (00:27) — Immigrant Family Expectations: The doctor-lawyer-accountant conversation that...
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- Aug 5, 202644 min
(00:47) — Grandfather's Illness as Catalyst: Shemiele traces her interest in medicine to caring for her grandfather in Jamaica and losing him to a stroke. (02:30) — Immigrating in Sixth Grade: How moving to the US...
- Jul 29, 202646 min
(01:57) — Father's passing at 13: the moment that pointed toward medicine (03:22) — Growing up in Nigeria with no doctors in the family (05:07) — Applying to med school in Nigeria and not getting in (06:53) — Leaving...
- Jul 15, 202642 min
(00:00) — First spark for medicine: Medical kit, microscope, and a fascination with how life works. (03:01) — Surgical tech discovery: How a quarter-life crisis and financial strain led Karen to a trade-school OR...
- Jul 1, 202643 min
(00:00) — Welcome and framing: What this conversation is for and who Dami is (00:40) — Growing up in Lagos: How health inequity planted the seed for medicine (02:16) — Medicine vs. public health: Why exposure shapes the...
- Jun 24, 202638 min
(00:00) — From physics to premed: Riley describes deciding to pursue medicine at the end of sophomore year after shadowing in medical physics. (03:37) — Patient transport as a first clinical role: what it taught him...
- Jun 10, 202643 min
(00:00) — Family in medicine: How a neurologist mom and a sister in pediatrics shaped Justin's early interest (03:28) — The chemistry PhD question: Why lab research pushed Justin back toward medicine (07:14) — Duke and...
- Jun 5, 202634 min
(00:00) — Pre-k graduation and "I want to be a baby doctor": Where the idea of medicine first appeared for Riya. (01:07) — Seventh-grade biology and Hashimoto's thyroiditis: The classroom moment that made medicine feel...
- Jun 1, 202634 min
(00:00) — Welcome and origin spark: Kiki’s path starts without an “aha” and a teacher’s nudge changes everything. (02:24) — First shadowing, open-heart: A six-hour quadruple bypass leaves her captivated. (03:48) — Type...
- May 20, 202643 minS0
<p>(00:00) — Ear cleaning origin: A childhood earwax ritual lights the first spark for medicine.</p><p>(01:25) — Writer first, then premed: Entering college for writing before finding patient care through EMT...
- May 20, 202643 min
(00:00) — Ear cleaning origin: A childhood earwax ritual lights the first spark for medicine. (01:25) — Writer first, then premed: Entering college for writing before finding patient care through EMT work. (02:10) — EMT...
- May 13, 202637 min
(00:00) — Welcome and setup: from premed dropout to med student (00:47) — Corporate grind sparks the spreadsheets vs patients question (01:30) — Rewinding to undergrad premed and the 495 MCAT during COVID (03:15) —...
Episode #622
From 495 MCAT to Med School via a Bridge Program
May 13, 202637 minS0<p>(00:00) — Welcome and setup: from premed dropout to med student</p><p>(00:47) — Corporate grind sparks the spreadsheets vs patients question</p><p>(01:30) — Rewinding to undergrad premed and the 495 MCAT during...
- May 6, 202641 minS0
<p>(00:00) — Early spark for medicine: Jasmine’s childhood curiosity and desire to help takes root at age four or five.</p><p>(02:40) — High school split focus: AP sciences vs. seven-hour show choir and a one-week...
- May 6, 202641 min
(00:00) — Early spark for medicine: Jasmine’s childhood curiosity and desire to help takes root at age four or five. (02:40) — High school split focus: AP sciences vs. seven-hour show choir and a one-week summer health...
Episode #620
Four MCAT Retakes and Still Standing Strong!
Apr 29, 202647 minS0<p>(00:00) — Avoiding medicine to committing at 22: Sports injuries, engineering Cs, and a hospital trauma that made medicine click.</p><p>(03:06) — Doubting smart enough: Imposter syndrome, scraping through chem, and...
Recent guests
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Ryan Gray
Assistant Director of Information Technology Services for Yavapai College, Red legion/The Coaches Show
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Ellen Miller
founder and executive director, National Immigrant Justice Center
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Bryan Carmody
Pediatric nephrologist, educator, “Sheriff of Sodium”, Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Sanjay Gupta
former CEO of the Dangote Refinery & Petrochemical Project, former Chairman & Managing Director of Engineers India Limited (EIL), York District NHS Hospital
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