In the first episode of the Medical Education Podcast, Dr. Ricardo Betanho Martins talks to Brazilian medical student Paula Bastos Braga about her experience going to Russia to study Medicine for two years. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Ending up in Russia 00:05:32 - Speaking Russian 00:09:14 - Medicine in Russia: Why and how? 00:13:17 - Medical Education in Russia 00:16:01 - University and living costs 00:18:55 - Living in Kursk State Medical University 00:24:47 - Brazilian Med School vs. Russian Med School 00:32:05 - International career and degree recognition 00:41:26 - The city of Kursk 00:46:47 - Back to Brazil 00:48:18 - Singing in Russian 00:52:30 - Medical procedures and patient communication 00:57:49 - Staying in Russia? USA? Brazil? 01:00:39 - Instagram Pharmacology channel 01:04:51 - Is it cold in Russia? 01:06:21 - Travelling and Russian culture 01:11:00 - Pictures 01:13:46 - Learning Medicine internationally 01:17:04 - More pictures 01:19:17 - Closing remarks Paula's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulinhaestuda/