Dhiraj Nallapothula - UC Davis MD/PhD Student Talks Medical Tourism and how the Growth Mindset and Internal Locuses of Control can Help Close the Education Gap (#007)

Hey there friends! This is Michael Le. Thanks for tuning into
another episode of Pass the Mike where I have the pleasure of
sharing the narratives of imminent or current medical
professionals. In short, my job is to build you a community of
mentors from the folks that have come before you. This episode is
a wonderful reunion because we have my second-year, Rieber Vista,
Rendezvous partner-in-crime roommate Dhiraj Nallapothula. That's
D-H-I-R-A-J N-A-L-L-A-P-O-T-H-U-L-A. Dhiraj graduated in 2019
from UCLA with a degree in Microbiology, Immunology &
Molecular Genetics. I am ecstatic that I can say that Dhiraj has
earned a well-deserved seat in UC Davis' NIH-funded MD/PhD
program. Dhiraj is going to be a Dr. Dr. Congratulations again
man.


We'll get into all the academic things that make Dhiraj awesome,
but I wanted to spend a moment to note the things that you won't
know unless you had the opportunity to live with the guy for a
year. Dhiraj is the guy who claims free chipotle guac and chips
on LikeACoupon.com (they honestly have pretty good deals). He's
also the guy that, and I quote: "enjoys the misanthropy of
Gregory House, the brilliance of the New York Times, the
addiction of sports, and the idealism of cinema." This man
predates the statistics era in sports and can probably tell you
Barry Bonds' Batting Average or Wilt Chamberlain's FT %.


You can find Dhiraj if you want to say hello, ask a question or
ask him how he feels about Stephen A. Smith on Twitter
@dhirajn30, that's D-H-I-R-A-J-N-3-0. I'm personally so grateful
to carve out some time to have a nice conversation with him
today. Dhiraj, welcome to the show.