On this week's episode, of basically doctors, we talk about our process for studying for our PhD qualifying exams at UC Davis! We cover what a qualifying exam is, how we prepared, and how we dealt with our stress and the stress of the people around us. Hope you enjoy! Find Nina's elaborated thoughts here : https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-1 https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-2 Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud

00:00 - The shoe's gonna drop!

00:11 - Introduction 00:59 - What is a qualifying exam?

03:49 - Qualifying exams at different schools, UC Davis vs Yale

06:13 - Qualifying exams at Yale

10:47 - Was it hard to prepare for the research part of the exam? 13:06 - What is a PhD candidate

16:04 - How Anna prepared - how teaching helps you prepare

31:53 - How Nina prepared - fielding questions

35:46 - IMPOSTER SYNDROME!!

42:42 - Make yourself proud and believe in yourself :)

44:22 - QE's are a cool opportunity

45:51 - Unpopular opinion, QEs are fun

52:04 - Presentations need to be a STORY

53:19 - Confidence is KEY

55:15 - Crowdsource from people who have gone through it before!

59:50 - Nina's Reese's meltdown

1:02:14 - Moral of the story :)