Sam Smith

Sam completed his Bachelors of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Following his graduation, he worked at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center studying HIV. Meanwhile, with a microphone in his garage, Sam founded the MCAT Basics podcast. The podcast has grown to become the top rated MCAT podcast on iTunes. In addition to podcasting, Sam enjoys the outdoors, sports, and his friends and family.
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    Enzyme Kinetics, Inhibition, and Categorization

    This podcast covers enzyme kinetics, inhibition, and categorization. I will cover the different types of enzymes that are likely to show up on the MCAT. This includes a review of international categorization (oxioreductase, hydrolase, lyase, etc.) and biologically categorization (phosphorylase,…

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    Biomolecule Structure, Naming, and Function

    This lesson covers biomolecule structure, naming, and function. I talk about steroids, nucleotides and nucleosides, carbohydrates, fatty acids, and more. Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you…

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    Metabolism: Gluconeogenesis, Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and More

    This lesson takes a further look into metabolism. It covers Gluconeogenesis, Glucose Homeostasis, the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and Ketosis. Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along…

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    Metabolism: Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain

    This podcast covers glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. I cover each process in detail and cover what you should memorize. This is a very information-dense podcast. Please email me if you have any comments or concerns:…

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    Acids and Bases

    This episode covers acids and bases. The following topics are covered: definitions, pH calculations, quick logarithm calculations, titrations, buffers, and the blood buffer system. Some of the material is very basic, but it is all-important for the MCAT. Correction:  A…

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    The Nervous System

    This episode covers the Nervous System, a very important topic for the MCAT. The following topics are covered: brain structure, neurotransmitters, imaging techniques, cortex anatomy (with function), language centers, myelin producing cells, and more. Audio Sources: Tactus Therapy- https://tactustherapy.com/what-is-fluent-aphasia-video/ https://tactustherapy.com/brocas-aphasia-nonfluent-video/…

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    Amino Acids

    In this episode, Sam Smith covers the broad topic of amino acids. Sam covers the following topics within the podcast: charge and net charge, substrate pocket binding, structure, hydrophobic hydrophilic, abbreviations, protein folding and protein stability, mutational notation. Please email…

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    Gluconeogenesis

    The MCAT Basics Podcast continues the series on Metabolism, and in today’s episode, Alex Starks talks about gluconeogenesis. This episode covers the processes of gluconeogenesis, why it’s important, the sources of noncarbohydrate precursors, and the amount of ATP used during…

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    Highlight# 20 – Stereotype Threat

    This clip is from the social stratification podcast and covers stereotype threat. Enjoy! Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along your medical school journey, visit us…

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    Highlight #19 – SDS Page

    This clip is from the Separation and Purification Techniques podcast. Enjoy! Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along your medical school journey, visit us at Prospective…

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