EPISODE · Feb 21, 2026 · 1H 32M
🇬🇷 Rezi for a Foreign Student in Romania, with dr. Angeliki Pafli
from Podcastul Grile-Rezidentiat.ro · host grilerezidentiat
🎙️ Invitee: Dr. Angeliki Pafli is a Greek-born physician who successfully matched into Plastic Surgery at UMF Iași with an impressive score of 840 — her third attempt at the Romanian residency exam. Her journey reflects remarkable perseverance: her first attempt earned a score of 638, leading her into Orthopedic Surgery, while her second attempt in 2024 yielded a score of 751, just short of securing Plastic Surgery, at which point she chose General Surgery. On her third and final attempt, she achieved the score needed to pursue her specialty of choice. Beyond her medical dedication, Dr. Pafli adapted seamlessly to her new environment, learning Romanian with ease and completing an English language course at UMF Iași in 2023. 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/aggeliki_pfl Host: dr. Teo Dumitru 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/teo.dumi 📱 Facebook: facebook.com/teo.dumi 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:17 What does her family think about her being a doctor in Romania? 00:04:02 Her story as a medical resident in Romania 00:07:14 638 points after 3 months of studying 00:09:06 The experience of being a resident in Orthopedics 00:10:39 Second try at the residency exam: 751 points 00:11:58 General Surgery experience 00:12:43 Third try: she got into Plastic Surgery (840 points) 00:13:38 Why she chose Romania 00:17:17 What she thinks about Iași 00:18:51 Language difficulties 00:22:43 Advice for foreign students 00:25:10 A small advantage of being a Greek doctor 00:26:11 Enrollment documents 00:28:24 Where she plans to go after finishing residency 00:29:21 Exchange in France: FFI (EU) 00:34:08 Study techniques 00:41:38 Mixing Greek, Romanian, and English while studying 00:46:21 Did med school help? 00:48:10 How many times she went through the curriculum 00:49:17 What it feels like to study the same books again and again 00:53:44 Mistakes on the exam 00:55:05 Simulations 00:57:46 Experience in Orthopedics and General Surgery 01:02:58 Thesis 01:05:37 The last weeks before the exam 01:09:16 Studying for residency while working in the hospital 01:12:47 Taking care of her body 01:15:10 The day before the exam 01:19:43 High scores 01:23:02 Equivalence of the first years of residency 01:25:34 Was she lucky? 01:29:39 One last piece of advice 01:31:13 Would she change anything? The Grile-Rezidentiat.ro Mindcast is the place where future doctors can find inspiration and practical guidance directly from people who have excelled in Romania’s national residency exam. We invite top-scoring medical residents, along with other medical professionals, to share actionable study advice, essential insights, and real-world experiences. Our mission is to support the next generation of doctors as they choose their specialty—offering direction, transparency, and valuable perspectives. Whether you’re a 5th or 6th year medical student or you’re considering switching specialties, this Mindcast is for you, now with an English edition for foreign students. What is Grile-Rezidentiat.ro? Grile-Rezidentiat.ro is Romania’s most widely used online platform for optimizing how you study for the national residency exam. The current platform is significantly more advanced than similar systems in Romania, built on technology we’ve been continuously improving for over 10 years. Link: https://www.grile-rezidentiat.ro The platform includes over 77,000 practice questions based on the official bibliography (for Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry), plus 30,000 flashcards. Key features include randomized tests, AI-explained questions, flashcards, question sets filtered by specific pages, full exam simulations, progress charts, notes, a timer, instant answers or answers shown at the end (with automatic scoring), discussion forums, and more. Disclaimer: The opinions and information expressed by podcast guests are personal and do not reflect the views of their employers or of Grile-Rezidentiat.ro.
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🎙️ Invitee: Dr. Angeliki Pafli is a Greek-born physician who successfully matched into Plastic Surgery at UMF Iași with an impressive score of 840 — her third attempt at the Romanian residency exam. Her journey reflects remarkable perseverance: her first attempt earned a score of 638, leading her into Orthopedic Surgery, while her second attempt in 2024 yielded a score of 751, just short of securing Plastic Surgery, at which point she chose General Surgery. On her third and final attempt, she achieved the score needed to pursue her specialty of choice. Beyond her medical dedication, Dr. Pafli adapted seamlessly to her new environment, learning Romanian with ease and completing an English language course at UMF Iași in 2023. 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/aggeliki_pfl Host: dr. Teo Dumitru 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/teo.dumi 📱 Facebook: facebook.com/teo.dumi 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:17 What does her family think about her being a doctor in Romania? 00:04:02 Her story as a medical resident in Romania 00:07:14 638 points after 3 months of studying 00:09:06 The experience of being a resident in Orthopedics 00:10:39 Second try at the residency exam: 751 points 00:11:58 General Surgery experience 00:12:43 Third try: she got into Plastic Surgery (840 points) 00:13:38 Why she chose Romania 00:17:17 What she thinks about Iași 00:18:51 Language difficulties 00:22:43 Advice for foreign students 00:25:10 A small advantage of being a Greek doctor 00:26:11 Enrollment documents 00:28:24 Where she plans to go after finishing residency 00:29:21 Exchange in France: FFI (EU) 00:34:08 Study techniques 00:41:38 Mixing Greek, Romanian, and English while studying 00:46:21 Did med school help? 00:48:10 How many times she went through the curriculum 00:49:17 What it feels like to study the same books again and again 00:53:44 Mistakes on the exam 00:55:05 Simulations 00:57:46 Experience in Orthopedics and General Surgery 01:02:58 Thesis 01:05:37 The last weeks before the exam 01:09:16 Studying for residency while working in the hospital 01:12:47 Taking care of her body 01:15:10 The day before the exam 01:19:43 High scores 01:23:02 Equivalence of the first years of residency 01:25:34 Was she lucky? 01:29:39 One last piece of advice 01:31:13 Would she change anything? The Grile-Rezidentiat.ro Mindcast is the place where future doctors can find inspiration and practical guidance directly from people who have excelled in Romania’s national residency exam. We invite top-scoring medical residents, along with other medical professionals, to share actionable study advice, essential insights, and real-world experiences. Our mission is to support the next generation of doctors as they choose their specialty—offering direction, transparency, and valuable perspectives. Whether you’re a 5th or 6th year medical student or you’re considering switching specialties, this Mindcast is for you, now with an English edition for foreign students. What is Grile-Rezidentiat.ro? Grile-Rezidentiat.ro is Romania’s most widely used online platform for optimizing how you study for the national residency exam. The current platform is significantly more advanced than similar systems in Romania, built on technology we’ve been continuously improving for over 10 years. Link: https://www.grile-rezidentiat.ro The platform includes over 77,000 practice questions based on the official bibliography (for Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry), plus 30,000 flashcards. Key features include randomized tests, AI-explained questions, flashcards, question sets filtered by specific pages, full exam simulations, progress charts, notes, a timer, instant answers or answers shown at the end (with automatic scoring), discussion forums, and more. Disclaimer: The opinions and information expressed by podcast guests are personal and do not reflect the views of their employers or of Grile-Rezidentiat.ro.
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