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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.MedSchoolCoach Ciencia
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  • Circuit Variables & Elements

    Circuit Variables & Elements
    Nov 28 2025

    This episode of MCAT Basics covers the world of circuits. We will explore electrical circuits and their fundamental principles.

    We’ll start with dissecting the essential parameters that form the backbone of circuits: voltage, current, resistance, and power. These are the building blocks upon which all circuit dynamics are based.

    Next, we'll explore a variety of circuit elements, from resistors to batteries, capacitors, and switches. Each of these components plays a vital role in shaping the behavior of circuits and understanding their functionality.

    Finally, we'll delve into Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law, two fundamental principles that govern circuit behavior. By grasping these laws, you'll gain essential insights into how circuits operate and how to analyze their dynamics effectively.

    Visit MedSchoolCoach.com for more help with the MCAT and use promo code PODCAST to receive a five percent discount on your first session.

    Jump into the conversation:

    [00:00] MCAT Tutorig from MedSchoolCoach

    [00:34] Welcome to MCAT Basics

    [01:07] Topics covered in this episode

    [02:14] Circuit Variables - voltage, current resistance, power

    [22:59] Circuit Elements - resistors, sources of voltage, capacitors, and switches

    [44:28] Ohm's Law

    [45:24] Kirchhoff's Law
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    9 m
  • Separation and Purification Techniques

    Separation and Purification Techniques
    Nov 26 2025

    This episode of MCAT Basics covers several separation and purification techniques you may see on the MCAT. We’ll cover these techniques in three distinct categories: small molecules, proteins, and cells.

    Within the small molecule category, we’ll discuss extraction, crystallization and recrystallization, and chromatography (TLC and HPLC).

    For proteins, we cover SDS-page, precipitation, soelectric focusing, and chromatography variations. Lastly, we’ll explain, within the world of cells, centrifugation, flow cytometry, and microfluidics.

    Visit MedSchoolCoach.com for more help with the MCAT.

    Jump into the conversation:

    [00:00] MCAT Tutorig from MedSchoolCoach

    [00:34] Welcome to MCAT Basics

    [01:07] Topics covered in this episode

    [02:24] Techniques for small molecules - extraction, crystallization and recrystallization, and chromatography (TLC and HPLC)

    [28:24] Techniques for proteins - SDS-page, precipitation, isoelectric focusing, and chromatography variations

    [54:47] Techniques for cells - centrifugation, flow cytometry, and microfluidics.

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    1 h y 3 m
  • Innate Immune System

    Innate Immune System
    Nov 21 2025

    The immune system is split up into two main categories - the adaptive immune system and the innate immune system.

    This episode will cover the intricacies of the innate immune system beginning with an overview of its constituent cells. We will then explore three pivotal elements of the system: anatomical barriers, the general inflammatory response, and the complement system. This will show up in the bio/biochem section of the MCAT.

    For additional reading on this topic, you can refer to the NIH’s Innate Immune System paper.

    Visit MedSchoolCoach.com for more help with the MCAT.

    Jump into the conversation:

    [00:00] MCAT Tutoring from MedSchoolCoach

    [00:34] Welcome to MCAT Basics

    [01:06] Topics covered in this episode

    [02:09] The goal of the innate immune system

    [04:57] The cells that make up the innate immune system

    [11:47] Anatomical barriers to the innate immune system

    [19:53] General inflammatory response of the innate immune system

    [42:49] Complement system

    [45:33] MCAT Advice of the day - take as much time as you need to study for the MCAT
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    47 m
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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.

Miss having Sam Smith as the Host!!

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