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The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The HONEST guide to medical school, featuring real students from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine–skip this show if you’d rather not know (and hate laughter)!
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- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Going on Leave: The Power Move No One Talks About in Med School
What med schools don’t tell you about hitting pause. Turns out, pausing med school can actually be the smartest career move. Whether you’re spiraling in…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Feedback is Data, Not Devastation.
How to Take Negative Feedback And Use It to Win in Med School! Recently, our admissions coordinator Rachel was surprised by the reaction from an applicant CCOM…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
They Way Most Docs are Paid Doesn’t Lead to Healthier Patients
How the system pays doctors can change healthcare outcomes—sometimes in scary ways. The way docs are paid can make patients sicker…or can lead to healthier…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Family expectations, culture clashes, and career priorities: Who’s the A-Hole?
When your boyfriend’s an OB/GYN and your friends can’t chill, we’re passing judgment—because someone has to. This week’s Reddit-fueled medical panel takes on…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
From Ecuador to Iowa, Ortho to Community Healthcare: the Last of the Summers
Summer in med school: is it beach vibes or big-doings? Turns out, it’s a weird mix of both—and these M2s made the most of their last summer “break.” In this…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
DNP Doubts, Prepping for Patients, and Smarts Self-Doubt–listener questions answered!
Real answers for your real med school dilemmas. We’ve had some listener question stacking up like it’s the ER waiting room at shift change—and now we’re…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
What Residency Program Directors Actually Want
Why is it hard to get clear advice about applying to residency? Listener Baffled J. Whoseadaddy (not his real name) asked us why his med school kids complain…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Placentas, Prostates, and Purple Goggles (Recess Rehash)
[We're on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!] Medical students share insights on hitting milestones and navigating transitions. The…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Slap Some Moldy Bread On It: Blechardy! (Recess Rehash)
[We're on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!] They might know the citric acid cycle, but do med students know what ancient doctors used…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Medfluencers and Patient Education: Helpful or Risky? (Recess Rehash)
[We're on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!] How future doctors are navigating social media’s impact on public education. How can a…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
She Got Into Med School… But Now She’s Not Sure (Recess Rehash)
[We're on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!] Turning down that med school acceptance might cost more than you think. Listener “my…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Sheriff of Sodium: AI Will Replace Doctors (Reality Check!)
Docs are in denial, but the economic incentives make it inevitable. Meanwhile, you’re working hard to become a doctor — and now a bot might take your place?…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How a Walk in the Park Sparked a Health Movement, ft. David Sabgir, MD
A cardiologist ditched the standard lecture and took a walk with his patients. You can too! Cardiologist David Sabgir was tired of telling patients to…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
AI in Med School: Helpful Tool or Total Crutch?
MD and PA students reflect on what AI gets right—and what still makes them nervous. "How are you using AI in med school?” That’s the question Dave posed to his…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Your Thesis Won’t Change the World (and Here’s Why)
The path to discovery is paved with bureaucracy. Einstein was a patent clerk when he first proposed his famous equation that explained our universe…something…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The One Truth Linking Medicine, Mortality, and Meltdown
Are things getting better or worse? What if your a career in medicine, the collapse of civilization, and the maternal mortality crisis all shared one…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Free Lunch, Headaches, and Holding Hearts
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of medical examiner photos our students had to view during lectures, and which some listeners will…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Unexpected Power of Student Doctors
Clinical students are sometimes the only ones who have time to listen. In the clinic, med students can feel like bystanders, but they can make all the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
From Broke to Bulletproof: The White Coat Investor’s Advice
Don’t be the doctor making $400k with $0 in the bank. You risk your financial future by ignoring this ER doc’s advice — and Dr. Jim Dahle should know. The…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Med School’s Unique Problems (AITA)
Behind every successful doctor is someone who paid their rent or walked their dog. Dave Etler, MD/PhD student Miranda Schene, M1 Jay Miller, and M3 Jeff…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
From Perfect Plans to Grease Fires: The Med School Spectrum
Behind the façade lies chaos, confidence, and occasional kitchen fires. What do med & PA students really think about their lives? We check the vibes. Jeff…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Medicine Can Cure TB—But Humanity Won’t
Tuberculosis is curable. We just don’t care enough to cure it. That’s the premise behind John Green’s book, Everything Is Tuberculosis…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How Med Students Redefine Ability and Success
Everyone knows med school is hard. For some, it’s even harder. Dave Etler hosts a raw conversation with med students M1 Emily Baniewicz, M3 Jeff Goddard, PA 1…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
From Fire Hose to Final Decision–How Med Students Choose Careers
All of med school leads up to one moment: Match Day. But how do get there? Dave Etler sits down with graduating M4s Mallory Kallish (surgery), Matt Engelken…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
She Got Into Med School… But Now She’s Not Sure
Turning down that med school acceptance might cost more than you think. Listener “my initials are ARM” got into medical school—cue the confetti—but now that…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
If you’re asking, you might be the a**hole (Recess Rehash)
Life’s grey areas, offered up for internet discussion! Sometimes, you need someone to tell you if you’ve crossed the line. That’s why Reddit’s Am I The A**hole…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Prescribing Meet-ups Instead of Meds…it seems to work!
Can Art, Nature, and Community Replace Pills? What if doctors prescribed a painting class instead of or alongside pills? Journalist Julia Hotz, author of The…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Medfluencers and Patient Education: Helpful or Risky?
How future doctors are navigating social media’s impact on public education. How can a well-meaning medfluencer be sure they’re actually helping? M1 Zach…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Demand to Be Called ‘Doctor,’ or Let It Slide (AITA)?
Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?” makes us question everything. It showcases the best and worst in people—and this week, we’re analyzing some choice cases through…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Slap Some Moldy Bread On It: Blechardy!
They might know the citric acid cycle, but do med students know what ancient doctors used for pain relief, or the shape of wombat poop? Join us for Blechardy!…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
4 Writers Explain How Telling Stories Makes Better Doctors
Writing helps doctors understand their patients—and themselves—better. There are many reasons healthcare professionals write: to process trauma, build empathy…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
First Semester Med School: What Worked, What Failed, and How We Fixed It.
Anki? Lecture notes? Study groups? Med students spill the truth about what actually works. First semester of med school is like eating a never-ending stack of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Into the Deep End: Surviving Our First Clinical Rotations (Tips and Tricks!)
What happens when medical students trade books for the chaos of real patient care? They spent months and months learning medicine from books. Then suddenly…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
When Your Partner is in Med School… What You Need to Know
Supporting a Med Student is Tough In this episode, host Dave Etler has been (kidnapped? It’s unclear) and replaced by his grumpy brother Dominic Etler, MD…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Secret to Getting Better Health Care: Be Different
Do Patients Have to Perform to Be Taken Seriously in Medicine? How does “respectability politics” play out in healthcare, and specifically, pain management?…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Placentas, Prostates, and Purple Goggles
Medical students share insights on hitting milestones and navigating transitions. The rollercoaster of medical school transitions is hitting some peaks, from…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Shocking betrayals, sure fire blindness, niche community drama (Recess Rehash)
It’s a freestyle episode…can’t we just have a rambling conversation? Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and have a rambling conversation. That’s this…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
New MD and PA Students: Why Medicine? (Recess Rehash)
Med Students discuss their “Why Medicine?” answers. Dave welcomes newly minted medical and PA students at the Carver College of Medicine to share their…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Stay or Run, Back from the Brink, Allopath v. Osteopath: Answering Listener Questions!
5 listener questions ANSWERED! Dave Etler is joined by co-hosts MD/PhD student Riley Behan-Bush, and M1s Zach Elias and Demir Tuken, and M3 Hend Al-Kaylani to…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Don’t Drop Your Hobbies, Doc!
You need things to keep you grounded, so keep those hobbies going, or find some. We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: studying medicine will consume…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Dark Humor in Medicine, Family Expectations, and The Inviolable “Zone”
Once again, we decide who’s the asshole. Dave is joined MD/PhD students Riley Behan-Bush and Miranda Schene, M3 Jeff Goddard, PA2 Julie Vuong, and M2 Holly…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Trends in Medicine and Med Ed ft. Medscape’s Jon McKenna
We explore the trends in AI, residency, med school, and more. MD/PhD student Riley Behan-Bush, M4 Katie Higham-Kessler, and M3s Olivia Jenks and Elvira…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
It’s Thanksgiving. Let’s “Help” People.
Reddit Health Questions, Answered. It’s the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, so M4 Katie Higham-Kessler, PA2 Julie Vuong, and MD/PhD students Miranda…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Gross Anatomy: More Than Meets the Eye for Students
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of the study of anatomy that some listeners will find disturbing.] The First Patient Students Learn…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Worms, Fears, and Beethoven’s Ears (Recess Rehash)
[This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health, at http://beginlyhealth.com/shortcoat. Whether you're actively searching or casually exploring job opportunities…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
MD and PA Students Aren’t Buying The Scope Creep Fight
Why are the AMA and the AAPA Fighting? PA2 Olivia Quinby, PA2 Raginya Handoo, PA2 Julie Vuong, and M4 Katie Higham-Kessler dig into the intense debate between…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Med-Techbros, Shortage Woes, and Ig Nobel Probes (Recess Rehash)
As another physician shortage looms, M2s Jeff and Olivia and M1 Fallon look at the reasons–the market forces, political issues, and the missing incentives…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
AITA: We’re All Just Janky ChatGPTs
Humans just aren’t great at thinking. Dave is joined by MD/PhD student Miranda Schene, M1 Chase Larsson, M2 Radha Vellamuri, M2 Fallon Jung, and M2 Holly…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Slapping together a Confident Med School Application List
Self-reflection is key to choosing what med schools to apply to. Listener Virginia dropped us a line at https://theshortcoat.com/tellus to ask us how she might…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Does the Medical Profession Glorify Misery? (Recess Rehash)
[This episode is sponsored by Beginly Health https://beginlyhealth.com/shortcoat. The Beginly platform matches physicians and APPs with employers with complete…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Is Med School Impossible with a Serious Mental Illness?
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of mental health and mentions suicide.] Getting your support systems in order is key to success in…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Physician Assistants Week 2024!
Compared to MDs, the PA profession offers flexible employment and a (relatively) relaxed path to a healthcare career. Dave teams up with PA2s Noah Vasquez…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Rachel Takes Over to Ask the Big Questions
She’s arguably the better host. Dave is too tired to helm the show, so he lured Admissions Coordinator Rachel Shulista to be on the show, then hands over the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Too Much, or Never Enough
Sign up for the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Professional and Graduate School Virtual Conference! https://theshortcoat.com/premed Balancing…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
MCAT Score Reveals, MMA or Family, and Never-ending Sacrifices
Are You The Asshole? Dave is joined by co-hosts M1 Alec Marticoff, M1 Zach Grissom, PA1 Chloe Kepros, and M2 Holly Hemann. Together, they adjudicate several of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Disease Medicine Suffers From That’s Causing Immense Suffering
Do any of these ideas sound familiar? Whether born by C-section or vaginally, outcomes are the same for babies. Opioids aren’t addictive. Appendicitis must be…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
New MD and PA Students: Why Medicine?
Med Students discuss their “Why Medicine?” answers. Dave welcomes newly minted medical and PA students at the Carver College of Medicine to share their…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
New Students Arrive, How to Live in the Present, and Staying Sane While Applying
Welcome New MD/PA students! M2s Leticia Franciso and Gizzy Keeler, who served as orientation leaders for this year’s new crop of medical and PA students, were…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Blechardy and Beans
Med School is a non-trivial endeavor, but against the backdrop of a new class of MD and PA students arriving at the University of Iowa Carver College of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Public Studying, Ultrasound Oopsie, and Stealing Valor from Nurses: AITA
It’s another trip through Reddit, arbiter of A-holishness. What lessons does medical school teach? Aside from the foundations of cellular life, mechanisms of…