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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
NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE MEANINGFUL, Y’ALL.
Facing a content-free episode, we discuss what medical students do when they're avoiding purpose and meaning (ie., they want to just have fun). We discuss a…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Lessons from the Wards: what Future Residents Need to Know (Ft. Dr. Abbey hardy-Fairbanks)
Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks is an OB/Gyn who often works with expectant moms who use drugs. Future resident MDs: this episode features some of the many things she's…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Today’s Healthcare Careers are More Varied Than Ever. Explore Them Before You Risk Med School
Schools want to know that you’ve looked at other careers, otherwise they won’t take a chance on you. TL;DR Listener Preston is weighing PharmD or MD school…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Criminal Charges for Medical Mistakes: A Bad Idea?
Medical errors are an unfortunate and sometimes tragic fact of life. Jailing nurses without addressing root causes compounds the tragedy Nurse RaDonda Vaught…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Ableism in Medicine Often Forces Learners to Advocate For Themselves
We live in a world that still believes the disabled are a danger to patient safety. TL;DR An injury during medical school or residency can temporarily or…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
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
Rushing to Med School means Missed Opportunities (RECESS REHASH)
The gods of podcasting smote our recording session last week, but at least we can enjoy this rerun. Luckily, it’s a good one! Taking your time may actually be…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Sociaizing and Studying: How do Med Students Do It?
Med students are usually intentional about everything, even the balance between social and school TL;DR The M4s are picking their favorite residency programs…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Trainees Who Don’t Fit the Med Ed Mission
Should medical education make a larger space for trainees who don’t want to see patients? TL;DR * Medical schools’ mission is to create doctors that treat…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Low MCAT Ruins Listener’s Med School Plans. Or Does It?
Med schools denied this listener’s application, so he worries his low-and-not-improving MCAT will mean he’ll have to settle for a non-research career TL;DR…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Pre-med Advisors Don’t Know Everything: Recovering after Dismissal
Listener Valerie's pre-med advisor still haunts her years later, despite a stellar recovery from academic disaster. We got hammered by anti-maskers and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
MUSICIANS TAKE A STAND ON SPOTIFY/ROGAN. WILL that FIGHT HEALTH MISINFO?
Standing up against health misinformation is great, but will it help people understand? TL;DR * Folk rock god Neil Young and others have removed their music…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
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
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
Overcoming Your Undergrad Apathy Now that You’re Applying to Medical School
If your undergraduate studies in a different field lacked a certain enthusiasm but you’ve now decided to pursue medicine, it can be difficult to know where…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Coming Physician Exodus: Why Doctors May Leave the Profession Soon (Recess Rehash)
Most people don't see themselves as partners in success, but as hired hands. Doctors are employees, too, and have similar issues with their employers! 30% of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Recess Rehash: When Life Is Getting In the Way of Med School: the Value of the Tactical Retreat.
TL;DR Medical school is all-consuming, but sometimes you need to take time to deal with the slings and arrows of life. Don’t be afraid that you’ll jeopardize…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Academic vs. Community MDs: Who Has It Better? Ft. Santa Claus
Among the many choices med students make is between community medicine and academic medicine. TL;DR Doctors who practice community medicine make more than…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Finding Meaningful Research Opportunities
If you want to be an author on a publication, you’ve got to be open with your lab about your goals. Go into research with the aim of improving your skills, and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Med School App Mistakes to Crush Under Your Feet Like Worms (Recess Rehash)
Our expert looks at the mistakes that can keep you from landing your spot in med school. Give the admissions committee what it needs to assure them you want…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Recess Rehash: Life Hacks for Med Students
Eliminate unnecessary friction to the completion of a task. Paying others to do other life tasks can be helpful. Saying no is as important as maximizing…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
BEST JOBS FOR A FUTURE MD/PHD STUDENT, and Turkey Day Shenannigans
Any job can be a good premed job, but what about for the future physician scientist? TL;DR Happy Thanksgiving! We discuss the MD/PhD life, and the jobs that…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Dr. Bruce Campbell, and a Fullness of Uncertain Significance
Medicine is filled with both the momentous and the prosaic. Yet every interaction is a chance to process and understand the impact one person can both have and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Electronic residency Application Service Glitching…Again?
Puzzled by the interviewer's question? You can fumble around with the answer, or answer a question that wasn't asked. Did the Electronic Residency Application…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Nothing is Out of Your League
A question Dave found on reddit inspired this week’s topic: is there any program or school that is “out of your league?” Co-hosts recap their recent residency…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Hot Sauce Halloween
Hot sauces rule TL;DR We discuss the many uses (real or potential) of capsaicin as we taste hot sauces from some random multipack co-host AJ had lying around…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Is Medicine the Squid Game?
Are there parallels between medicine and Squid Game? TL;DR The experience of job hunting for a residency position is unlike any other. It’s way easier to…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Physician Assistant Week!
The Physician Assistant can do most things an MD can do, aside from prescribing certain kinds drugs, and they don't usually practice independently. Iowa's…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Obscure Document Residency Programs Use to Decide If You’re Worthy
You may have heard of the dean's letter. It's sent to all residency programs, one of the things they'll use to choose who to invite for an interview. But do…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Married Applicants: What Do Schools Think?
Married couples applying to a school together are really a bonus for schools, all other factors being equal. We discuss Niki Minaj's cousin's friend's…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How to Find a Non-Trad Friendly School
We talk with a listener about how she can find a school that is friendly to non-traditional students. Should we bringing wooly mammoths back to life? Is…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Music Soothes and Builds Teams
Medical students can use their music background to enhance their education. Playing together and improvising is great practice for working in teams. The mental…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Lone Stars and Lawsuits : Will Texas’ unique Solution to Abortion stand?
Now that Texas has conferred on its citizens the responsibility for enforcing it's ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, what will be the effects?…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Rushing to Med School means Missed Opportunities
Rushing to med school may be a good idea, but there is a danger of missing experiences that make you a better student and a better doctor. But if you're going…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Overthinking: Keeping AdComms Up To Date
Is there etiquette on staying in touch with admissions? TL;DR A listener asks about the etiquette of keeping the adcom up to date on their activities. We…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Unsatisfied Just Learning Medicine, These Students Became Journalists, Too
One important responsibility that doctors can and should take on is to educate their communities on health issues. Learning how to do this in medical school…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
5 Med School Application Mistakes Everyone Makes, and How to Crush Them Under Your Feet Like Worms
Our expert looks at the mistakes that can keep you from landing your spot in med school. Give the admissions committee what it needs to assure them you want…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Ask Your doctor if COVID is Right For You.
Dave picks his co-hosts' brains on how they interpret the latest numbers on COVID. We eat baked goods that AJ brought us and try to guess what's in them, and…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The Coming Physician Exodus: Why Doctors May Leave the Profession Soon
Most people don't see themselves as partners in success, but as hired hands. Doctors are employees, too, and have similar issues with their employers! 30% of…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Awesome, More application Hoops!
CASPer seeks to help schools understand applicants’ non-academic and people skills. It’s never been validated, but more and more schools are using it. Some…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
WHAT Are They REALLY LOOKING FOR IN YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT? Top Tips from our Expert
Your med school application won't be the last time you write a personal statement. They're everywhere in medicine, so keep track of experiences you can write…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Parenting in Med School, Part 3: What About the Partners?
Asking for and getting help from one's med-student partner when parenting gets overwhelming is essential. Organizing with other med student parents for mutual…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Life Hacks for Med Students
Eliminate unnecessary friction to the completion of a task Paying others to do other life tasks can be helpful Saying no is as important as maximizing…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
HAVING BABIES IN MED SCHOOL, PT. 2: HOW DO SCHOOLS SUPPORT PARENTS?
Is it enough to deal with issues on a case-by-case basis, or do schools need to do better? TL;DR We share more stories from our med student parents. What the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Urology is about more than penises and prostates, ft. Men’s Health Doc Amy Pearlman, MD
* Urologist Amy Pearlman has built her practice upon the opportunities offered by YouTube, Twitter, and Tik Tok. * The one question no one asks themselves that…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
When Life Is Getting In the Way of Med School: the Value of the Tactical Retreat.
TL;DR * Medical school is all-consuming, but sometimes you need to take time to deal with the slings and arrows of life. * Don’t be afraid that you’ll…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Hot Takes: Dr. Marty Makary dissects the US COVID Response, and he isn’t happy
Guest Marty Makary condemns the old way that healthcare responds to current events. Sticking to the clinical trials process and a reluctance to use the…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
HAVING BABIES IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
The choice to become pregnant in medical school is always a difficult one to make, considering the time constraints and the physical toll it can take. Raising…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Practicing Humanism when patients Doubt Your Motives
Humanism and compassion isn't just for the good days...they're especially for the bad ones, the days during which humanism is the hardest to practice.
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Recess Rehash: DROWNING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Doing stuff outside of your coursework is fantastic…until it isn’t. Actual photograph of Gwyneth Paltrow’s “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle in use. [Dave…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Hitting the Wall, Then Scaling the Heights
* Taking the med ed bull by the horns in a purposeful way will get your through one of the toughest moments. * Given any definition of “success,” a medical…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Table Rounds: Gamifying Med Ed, ft. Paulius Mui, MD
How Gaming Can Help You Learn Medicine Better TL;DR Rote memorization is part of medical education, but drawing deeper connections between concepts is what…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The New Medical Student: Tips and Tricks from First-Years
Often a discussion of medicine as a career is discussed in terms of sacrifices made. What sacrifices have our co-hosts made? How did they prepare or study…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Requiem for a Meme: Yahoo! Answers will close
Should Victoria also get a law degree to facilitate a career in health policy? Shea sends feedback on our recent discussion of options for unmatched MD Seniors…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Is Your Affective Presence Killing Your Dream?
Affective presence is the lasting and stable impressions your interaction partners get from you. Your scores and grades only get you in the door. It's your…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Seizing The Moment: How COVID Could Change Healthcare, Ft. Shantanu Nundy, Md
COVID stressed healthcare but showed us a better future. TL;DR COVID revealed what’s broken in healthcare, and also offers a glimpse of how it can be fixed…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Did Match Day Implode?
How did COVID affect the 2021 Match? This week's sponsor, Panacea Financial (Member FDIC) is giving away $500 to five students participating in the 2021 Match…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
Complimentary Therapy
The Art of Compliments Photo by Ross Dunn Our sponsor, Panacea Financial, is having a giveaway! 5 students in the 2021 Match will get $500 in their Match Day…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
How To Fix A Gap: Do It Yourself!
No school, employer, or profession is perfect; and lots of times, you have to step up to fix it. Photo by Georgie Pauwels This episode’s sponsor, Panacea…
- The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The King of Intestinal Gas
This episode is sponsored by Panacea Financial, a Division of Sonabank, Member FDIC. Panacea is banking for medical students and doctors. Every once in a…