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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
Spring Break Trivia with a Twist (Recess Rehash)
Med students are smart, but how much useless info can they spout? It’s Spring Break, so we’re taking a break from our usual content to bring you a trivia…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Uncovered! First-Year Students Learn Way More than Medicine
First year of med school contains many life lessons. We are fortunate to have a friends group of first-year students on the show to look back on their…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Our Hobbies Save Us
The importance of getting your head outside of medical school. Lots of people have hobbies, and perhaps many of those people use them to step outside their…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Oath Vs. Enterprise: Moral Injury in Medicine with Wendy Dean
Burnout is the wrong word for what’s ailing healthcare workers. The term burnout doesn’t really cover what happens to physicians and others in healthcare. Dr…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
President Garfield’s Doc had the Worst Take on Pus, ft. Ryan Nanni
Some stories from history that remind us medicine has come a long way. Podcaster Ryan Nanni, of the Shutdown Fullcast, joins M2 Matt, M1 Jeff, Md/PhD student…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Chains of Med Ed History, with Adam Rodman
The beginning of the 20th century brought huge changes to medicine; we’re still trying to cope with them. Special guest, Dr. Adam Rodman, visits with M1s Jeff…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Belief at the Bedside
Faith is an important part of the human condition–let’s explore that. M1 Hend invited David Kozishek, a chaplain at the University of Iowa Hospitals and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
From Problem to Publication
The process of “doing research” is a methodical slog. AJ has finished up some interventional radiology research and gotten it published recently. He and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Bad Advice is a Leaky Umbrella
Recognizing good advice and discarding the bad is part of the admissions process. Aline has finished her PhD! She walks Jeff, Riley, and AJ through what…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
What Physicians Can Do to Reduce Gun Violence Harm
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of an issue that some listeners will see as political. That isn’t our intention, but definitely reach…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Who Decides We Have Enough Evidence to Stop Debating?
Evidence leads to practice, but when is enough enough? Equipoise was a new word for Dave, Mitch, Nathen and Riley. Jeff explains that it describes a state of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Co-Surviving Medicine, With the Glaucomfleckens
Dr. and Lady G have a new podcast! Will and Kristin Flanary, better known as Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken, visit with The Short Coats to talk about their new…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Match Week 2023: The Results are in!
Med students got jobs, and some are even happy about it. Match week, when senior medical students select/are selected for their post-graduation jobs as junior…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Spring Break Trivia with a Twist
Med students are smart, but how much useless info can they spout? It’s Spring Break, so we’re taking a break from our usual content to bring you a trivia…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
MED SCHOOL CHANGED US
Med School is a Transformative Experience. PA 1 Kelsey, M1 Faith, M3 Rick, and M4 Ananya talk about the changes they've seen in themselves since arriving at…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Myths and Misunderstandings
The things everyone gets wrong about medicine and medical education: Your family and friends, maybe even students themselves before they got to med school…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Now We Wait: Keeping Busy As They Decide Our Fate
How medical students keep from going nuts while programs and schools decide they’re worthy. This is the season of uncertainty, as both pre-meds and med ask…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
It’s Here: AI Powered Studying!
UVA med students create app to find AnKing flashcards for you. M3s AJ and Ananya, and M4 Mason get a visit from the medical student creators of the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Genetic Engineering Debate isn’t as Easy as You Think
How straightforward is any discussion about genetic engineering? M1 Jeff talks with M3 Ananya, MD/PhD student Riley, and M3 AJ about the nuances of genetic…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Trust Means Everything
Without trust, medicine doesn’t work. M4 Nathan, M1s Trent and Leon, and MD/PhD student Aline talk about the nature of trust–what it really means, how we trust…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Ethics of End-of-Life Care
Decisions made at the end of life are among the most complicated. M1 Jeff, M3 Ananya, and MD/PhD students Riley and Miranda discuss what they’re taught about…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
They Came, They Saw, They Figured It Out: Tales from First Semester
Three Medical Students’ perspectives on their first med school semester. Co-hosts Hend, Brian, and Leon are on hand to discuss the things they learned in first…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
“Soft” Skills: The Importance of Learning to Communicate
Communication skills are just as important as medical knowledge and clinical skills M3 Ananya, M3 Eric, MD/PhD student Madi, and our admissions guru Rachel…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Breaking the Silence: Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on the Power of Trauma-Informed Care
[A Note to Listeners: this episode features discussions of sex abuse, rape, and other crimes that many listeners will find disturbing.] Insights From the Bench…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Race Is Everywhere In Medicine–Meet A Student Trying To Change That (Recess Rehash)
Is race, a social construct, appropriately used to make medical decisions? Race is commonly spoken of in medicine as a risk factor for diseases. It has even…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How to Get Involved in Meaningful Med School Research
And what does “meaningful” mean? This episode is about how med students should think about research projects, how to get involved, what to look for in a…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
PHI RHO: ANOTHER CO-OP HOUSING OPTION
Another “frat” is more evidence that housing co-ops work in med school. After our recent episode with members of AKK, the students living at Phi Rho wanted…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Medical School Hot Takes, Part 2
More possibly terrible ideas about how the world should work! Dave and Riley enjoyed the first hot takes episode so much, they decided to do a follow up of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
You Should NOT Go to Med School (Recess Rehash)
At least, not until you understand these IMPORTANT downsides Co-hosts Aline, Riley, Jacob, and Tracy discuss why they’d have reconsidered their desire to go to…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Urology = Mac & Cheese, and other Thanksgiving Questions Answered
What Thanksgiving dish will you become? Happy Thanksgiving! Dave and co-hosts Matt, Miranda, Happy, and Chirayu take a moment to acknowledge and call out those…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
A Medical School Frat?
Co-op housing saves money for health professions students Housing is among the most expensive parts of the medical student budget, but here at Iowa there is an…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Hot Takes: Med School Edition (Part 1?)
These might be very bad ideas…but we’ll talk about them anyway. Riley leads a discussion with Jeff, Levi, and Katie of unpopular opinions about medicine and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Zebra Hoofbeats: Rare Compassion for People with Rare Diseases
“Rare Compassion” links medical students with families living with rare diseases M2s Matt, Happy, and Jacob, and MD/PhD student Levi welcome Rachel Barron and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Is A Research Year Right for You?
Many medical students decide to take a year “off” to do research. But is it necessary? M2s Zach and Elvire, PA2 Ethan, and Md/PhD students Miranda and Riley…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Vote For Your Patients
Election day is nearly here! Here are the issues you might consider. M2s Matt, Caroline, and Maddie, and PA2 Ariele, discuss what they’re thinking about with…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Physician Associate vs. Assistant: What’s in a name?
Physician Assistants have been an important partner to MDs for 50 years. A big crowd is in the studio to talk about physician assistants during National PA…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How Studying Changes from Premed to Clnicals
What you get away with as an undergrad won’t serve you in med school. M2s Jacob and Maddie, M4 Mason and new co-host PA2 Mark take us through how they changed…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Pancakes and Firehoses: How Med Students Decide Where to Focus
There’s always something more to do, but should you do it? And how much? First, we get something important out of the way: Is “Drinking from the Firehose” the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How We’re Preparing for Residency Interviews
What do residency programs really want to hear about? M4s Nathen and Zack, M3 Rick, and MD/PhD student Riley offer their ideas on prepping for residency…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How Climate Change will Change Medicine
Physicians of the (all-too-near) future will face new challenges Iowa College of Public Health Professor Peter Thorne visits with M4s Nathen and Zack, M3 Rick…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
You Should NOT Go to Med School
At least, not until you understand these IMPORTANT downsides Co-hosts Aline, Riley, Jacob, and Tracy discuss why they’d have reconsidered their desire to go to…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Actually Useful Premed Activies
Not all activities turn out to be useful, although that doesn’t mean they’re not worth it. M2s Matt, Chirayu, and Jacob, and PA2 Ariel discuss the premed…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Why Having a Pet in Med School is a Good Idea
They may not help us pass our exams…but they definitely have upsides A common question new medical students have is whether they should get a pet. Will they…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Monkeypox: a National Health Emergency
Have we learned anything from HIV or COVID? M4 Nathen, M2s Noah and Shana, and MD/PhD student Aline discuss the new epidemic of “Monkeypox,” and try to discern…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Race Is Everywhere In Medicine–Meet A Student Trying To Change That
Is race, a social construct, appropriately used to make medical decisions? Race is commonly spoken of in medicine as a risk factor for diseases. It has even…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Recess Rehash: The Question All Future Applicants should Ask: “What Will Help Me Grow?”
Listener Riley wants some suggestions on experiences that will help him grow while he pursues his path to medicine. We discuss some comments from YouTube on…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Recess Rehash: Why Med Learners are Asked to “Reflect,” And What Does It Even Mean?
Whether it’s a class assignment, a personal statement, or a scholarship essay, students are often commanded to reflect on their experiences. Reflection is can…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Recess Rehash: Med Schools Hate When Students Have Jobs. Some People Take the Risk Anyway.
Perhaps no school would recommend working during med school, but plenty of people do it. TL;DR * Sometimes, you just don’t want to take that extra loan money…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Social Media: Med Ed Miracle, or Minefield?
We all know the answer: a lot of both. MD/PhD students Michelle and Aline, PA2 Alice, and M2 Jacob discuss the pros and cons of their use of social media…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
SCOTUS Changed Med Ed As We Know It with Dr. Abby hardy-Fairbanks
CONTENT WARNING: We're discussing a controversial subject. The opinions expressed are not those of the University of Iowa or any other institution. Listener…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Does a Career in Medicine Make Financial Sense?
COVID changed things, including how much docs are paid. Chirayu (M2), Maddie (M2), Tracy (M2) and new co-host Levi (MSTP) discuss the financial changes that…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How Med Students Would Change Medicine
Dave asks his co-hosts--M2 Maddie, M2 Chirayu, MD/PhD students Aline and Hannah--to discuss the things they would like to change about medicine and medical…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Stop Gatekeeping “Doctor.”
Yes, you will (did) work hard to get your MD, but others have doctorates, too. Lighten up. Noah (M2), Ariele (PA2), Nicole (M2), and Miranda (MSTP) discuss the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Med Student Life: Evals, Boards, and Carmel Corn Bribery
Med student’s lives are much like everyone else’s. Except for the constant critique and testing. Morgan (M3), Eric (M3), Aline (MSTP), and Abby (graduate!)…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Advice For Incoming Medical Students–Friends, Studying, Specialties, And More!
Some things all students should know when entering medical school! Riley, Sahaana, Nicole, and newbie Mao discuss their answers to questions that incoming…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Hacks to Build Patient Rapport In An Instant
How medical students learn to start off patient interactions on the right foot Short Coat Listener Josh wrote in to share some hacks he uses to get grumpy…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
What Is the First Year of Medical School Like?
As the end of their first year in medical school approaches, M1s summarize their experience. Dave asks his co-hosts to discuss the ups and downs of their first…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Power of Discomfort in Learning Medicine
If you don’t like what you’re learning, look even closer. TL;DR Dave asks his co-hosts to think about the role of discomfort in learning. It’s a signal that…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Adding a PHD: Choosing the Right Option for YOu
Should you do a combined MD/PhD, an Medical Scientist Training Program, or get them one-at-a-time? TL;DR There are at least three ways an aspiring MD/PhD can…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Tall Testosterone Tales for the Toxic testicle Troops
A man in Germany takes 90 for the team to sell vax cards. Tucker Carlson’s new documentary seems to sell a bizarre vision of the decline of male supremacy…