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Surviving & Thriving in Residency Podcast
Hosted by Charley Lowry
Episode Nine with guests Andrés and Gaby Mata
For this ninth episode of the “Surviving & Thriving in Residency” podcast, host Charley Lowry welcomes Andrés and Gaby Mata, both medical residents at Saint Louis University.
Together they discuss visa and immigrations challenges, navigating work-life balance as married physicians and advice for international medical graduates.
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ABOUT THE SURVIVING & THRIVING IN RESIDENCY PODCAST
This ongoing series, hosted by PracticeLink Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Outreach Director Charley Lowry, focuses on the journey to become a physician — from med school through residency and fellowship. These episodes, released weekly, consist of Charley leading a thoughtful discussion with healthcare professionals who share tips and insightful information from their own medical journey to inform and provide priceless guidance for the next generation of prospective healers. Medical students, residents and fellows can all benefit from the candid conversations, which are often based on questions and topics directly supplied by those who are in the early steps of their healthcare careers.
ANDRES AND GABY MATA, TODAY’S PODCAST GUESTS
Andrés and Gaby Mata are both graduates of Universidad de Carabobo Medical School in Venezuela. Andrés is currently a resident in Internal Medicine and Gaby is a resident in neurology, both at St. Louis University. In this episode, they share their journey from medical school to training in the U.S.
ABOUT THE HOST
Charles (Charley) Lowry currently serves as the Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Outreach for PracticeLink. Before PracticeLink, in his role as Statewide Campus Director, Charley worked directly with medical students and residents at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. In his current role, Charley provides all the necessary tools and resources for residents/fellows to be successful in finding their first practice after residency. He frequently collaborates with residency directors and coordinators across the country to provide free PracticeLink resources to their programs including webinars, CV reviews and in-person presentations of First Practice: The Resident and Fellow Career Guide.
