Medical Podcasts We Recommend
Curated by MedNext
MedNext curates the best medical and clinical-reasoning podcasts from around the world and puts them in the limelight for students, so you can keep learning on your commute, at the gym or between shifts. Search for any of these on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.
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Great audio will not replace structured study, but it is a powerful way to reinforce reasoning, hear how experts think, and stay current between sessions.
- Clinical Reasoning
- Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Surgery
- Critical Care
- Evidence-based Medicine
- Exam Motivation
- Global Health
A curated starting list
Well-established, widely respected shows we recommend to get you started, spanning clinical reasoning, internal medicine, emergency care and surgery.
The Clinical Problem Solvers
Case-based diagnostic reasoning, thinking out loud through undifferentiated presentations. Excellent for building a structured approach to the tough case.
Clinical Reasoning
The Curbsiders
Case-based internal medicine with practical, high-yield teaching points from expert guests. Friendly, dense and genuinely useful for the wards.
Internal Medicine
Core IM
Internal medicine that unpacks the why behind common decisions, with a strong evidence focus and clear frameworks.
Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine Cases (EM Cases)
Deep, practical episodes on acute presentations and resuscitation, built around real emergency-department decision-making.
Emergency Medicine
Behind the Knife
The surgery podcast: oral-board-style scenarios, landmark trials and operative decision-making across general and subspecialty surgery.
Surgery
IM Reasoning
Clinical reasoning and cognitive bias explored through cases, from two general physicians. A great companion for how-to-think, not just what-to-know.
Clinical Reasoning
Where to find them
Search any of the titles above on your preferred platform. We keep this list current and add new recommendations over time.
Know a great one we are missing?
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