Olivia is a 3rd year medical student passionate about normalizing sexual health conversations. While seemingly disparate, her motivation for becoming both a doctor and sexual health advocate lies in her mission to champion underserved populations and enhance people’s quality of life.
She is a board member for the Idaho Association of Sexual Health Professionals and has taken part in initiatives, events, and research that aims to improve access to sexual health education in medical curricula. You can find a Olivia providing shame free sex education and premed and medical student mentorship on social media.
Highlights:
Low Income Childhood
Working as a CNA and Scribe
Owning your Story as a Premed
Imposter Syndrome vs Looking at the Evidence
First Generation and Low Income Medical Student
Deciding on a Specialty - Urology!
Lack of sexual health education as a marginalized group
The arrival fallacy
Quotes:
- “I know what it was like to not have those needs met”
- “They are a human being with a story”
- “Be happy NOW”
Contact Olivia: livaapaulsen@gmail.com and on Social Media @OliviaaPaulsen
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***This episode is for educational purposes only. This is NOT medical guidance or recommendations. Please follow up with your doctor for specific advice***
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Introduce Olivia
1:22 Growing up quickly
3:33 Initial Advocacy Work
4:00 Premed Self Doubt
6:32 Importance of Diversity in Medicine
7:47 Med School Study Strategies
8:30 Therapy
9:30 Specialty Choice
10:29 Sexual Health as an underserved need
11:33 Look at the Evidence
12:22 First Generation and Low Income Med Students
13:18 Clinical Rotations
14:53 Psycho-social Aspects
16:46 Specialty Decision
18:21 Advocating for Sexual Health
20:20 Who sees a urologist?
21:48 Advice for other health students
23:05 Active Recall Study Technique
24:30 Romanticizing the Little Things
