MCAT Basics (from MedSchoolCoach)

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  • Join us as we detail MCAT exam topics. Each podcast covers several MCAT sections with lessons based on review material put out by the AAMC, such as practice tests and question banks. Sam also interviews MCAT tutors and experts who share tips on how premed students can raise their score to get into medical school.
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  • Social Stratification

    Social Stratification
    Jun 20 2024

    This MCAT podcast covers social stratification. It begins with a definition and examples of many terms related to social stratification and inequality, including prejudice, discrimination, stereotype, stereotype threat, status (ascribed vs achieved), power (six different types to know), social capital (and other forms of capital), gentrification, and poverty. The discussion then moves on to social class and the social gradient in healthcare.

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    [00:00] Introduction

    [02:24] Terms related to social stratification

    [03:03] Defining social stratification

    [03:53] What is prejudice

    [04:57] Defining stereotype and discrimination

    [09:29] What is stereotype threat

    [13:04] Status and the six different types of power

    [21:50] Social Capital

    [23:38] Defining gentrification

    [25:07] Absolute poverty vs. relative poverty

    [27:59] Social Class

    [33:53] Social Stratification in Healthcare
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    42 mins
  • Classic Psychology Experiments

    Classic Psychology Experiments
    Mar 4 2025
    In this episode, we delve into classic psychology experiments –relevant to the Psych/Soc section of the MCAT.
    We cover a range of significant studies, including Pavlov’s Dog, Harlow’s Monkey Study, Albert’s Bobo Doll Experiment, the Skinner Box Experiment, Asch’s Conformity (Line) Experiment, the Milgram Experiment, Watson’s Little Albert Experiment, Sherif’s Robbers Cave Study, and Seligman’s Learned Helplessness Dog Study. Additionally, we touch on rapid-fire cases like Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment, the Kitty Genovese case, and Phineas Gage’s story.

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    [00:00] Introduction

    [02:37] Pavlov’s Dog Experiment

    [07:40] Harlow’s Monkey Study

    [12:05] Albert’s Bobo Doll Experiment

    [15:41] The Skinner Box Experiment
    [24:12] Asch Conformity (Line) Experiment
    [28:16] The Milgram Experiment
    [36:01] Watson’s Little Albert Experiment
    [39:10] Sherif’s Robbers Cave Study
    [43:17] Seligman’s Learned Helplessness Dog Study
    [46:14] Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment
    [48:39] The Kitty Genovese case
    [49:47] Phineas Gage’s story
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    52 mins
  • The Cell Cycle

    The Cell Cycle
    Feb 27 2025
    In this episode, we explore the different phases of the cell cycle: Interphase (G1, S, G2) and the M phase (mitosis). Next, we discuss the regulation of the cell cycle and the key checkpoints that ensure its proper progression. Finally, we touch on how dysfunction in the cell cycle can lead to diseases, particularly cancer. This material is likely to appear in the Bio/Biochem section of the MCAT.

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    [00:00] Introduction

    [02:06] Overview of the cell cycle

    [02:38] Two main phases of the cell cycle

    [04:11] Interphase

    [12:43] Mitotic phase

    [18:20] Regulation of the cell cycle

    [27:09] Relevant examples of the cell cycle and disease
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    34 mins

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Miss having Sam Smith as the Host!!

I have been listening to the podcast for nearly a year now and I’ve loved it! Sam Smith was a great host with lots of energy and his episodes were scripted to include all the details that felt important plus some interesting asides that helped make the topics memorable.

I know Alex Stark is just starting out and he does seem very knowledgeable but so far he’s chosen topics that don’t lend itself well to being explained over a podcast. The latest topics really require diagrams and detailed images for students to really grasp the concepts and I would ask that he be more strategic about that. I understand they aim to get out the high yield topics but with a podcast I think they should be more mindful to first do the ones that can be more easily explained without visuals. The latest episodes do also seem a bit less organized as Alex sometimes goes back to something that was already discussed because he left out an important detail. Also as a side note, the audio has an echo-ey quality in the latest episodes that I’m wondering if they can fix.

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