Surviving & Thriving in Residency Podcast
Hosted by Charley Lowry
For this nineteenth episode of the “Surviving and Thriving in Residency” podcast, host Charley Lowry welcomes Elle MacAlpine and Parker Mathews, residents at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
The trio dives into the medical school application process, explores how to choose a specialty, shares insights on early career planning and covers much more along the journey to becoming a physician!
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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.
Elle MacAlpine and Parker Mathews, Today’s Podcast Guests
Elle MacAlpine and Parker Mathews are both residents at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Elle is a third-year resident in orthopedic surgery with an interest in hand surgery. She is originally from New Hampshire and majored in history at Dartmouth College for undergrad. She then attended Duke for medical school. Parker is a second-year resident in internal medicine and has an interest in oncology. He is originally from Kansas City, loves the Chiefs, and attended Duke for both undergrad and medical school.
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.
