Episode Details

Questions:

00:04 – How was your day? What’s going on?

00:28 – Midterms—what year are you right now at Howard?

00:41 – Are you going to retake the CBSE this summer or just apply and do externships?

01:52 – You’re applying for the military—Navy, Army, or Air Force?

02:10 – How does the Navy HPSP scholarship process work?

03:07 – What are the benefits of the HPSP scholarship?

05:15 – You played D3 football, right?

06:45 – Did you feel left out in academics while playing football?

06:57 – Your guidance counselor told you to quit football?

07:21 – What position did you play in basketball?

09:31 – Are you planning to do any more externships?

11:03 – When can you submit your residency applications?

12:25 – Can you help get the Howard match numbers for the PreDent Mentor Map?

13:31 – What are the top interview questions they asked you?

16:02 – Before residency, what did you expect that didn’t happen?

19:59 – How do you balance residency, studying, and personal life?

20:08 – What did you do today?

20:49 – Are you going into private practice or doing a fellowship?

21:08 – What area of oral surgery are you most interested in?

21:40 – Private practice over DSOs—was that an easy decision?

25:24 – What is your overall ultimate goal? Do you want to own your own practice?

Quotes & Wisdom:

"Once you get to this level, you kind of have to develop that [work ethic], especially if you want to go on this profession. You have to be able to handle all of that stuff." (19:59)

"Some of the greatest memories are from what you do outside of the classroom." (07:51)

"A lot of people in healthcare played an instrument growing up. Everyone’s busy and misses their family. Find those connections in your interviews." (14:38)

"The biggest thing about residency is that it turns out being 80% fluff and paperwork and 20% surgery—or less." (17:06)

"Don’t fall for the salary. As a surgeon, you want to be making a percentage of what you do. That incentivizes you to work harder and be paid your worth." (22:53)

"DSOs make it sound cushy—‘we just want you to focus on what you love to do’—but at the end of the day, you want a good quality of life, and that means getting paid what you’re worth." (24:16)

"You never hear about the guidance counselor who told a student they were going to succeed. It’s always the stories of those told they wouldn’t make it—and then they do." (08:21)

"I thought residency would be mostly exodontia and implants, but now I’ve done more cancer cases than my co-chiefs combined. It’s always unpredictable." (18:36)

"The key to success in this process isn’t just working hard—it’s knowing what to work hard on." (13:43)

"Being an athlete while pursuing a rigorous academic career teaches you discipline that translates into everything you do later." (06:45)

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #125

My watch in this episode = Citizen Ecozilla

- 2.2025

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