Neha Panajkar’s Experience With Guest Speakers

MBSA provides various opportunities for students to interact with medical professionals, and one of those opportunities is when guest speakers are invited. Guest speakers are such a good way to gain knowledge about the medical field since you get to talk to them about their stories, processes, and education. Recently, MBSA invited speakers from Duke to talk about medical equity. They answered student questions while providing insight into their careers. 

In the past, there have been doctors of all kinds, and the great thing about MBSA guest speakers is that they all bring something new. In my years in MBSA, speakers have been great resources and have always pulled back the curtain on things a textbook can not tell you. For example, what residency is like or the truth about getting into medical school. 

Guest speakers allow us to connect with the community and are a great part of MBSA.