The Short Coat: An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
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AAMC ‘s VITA interview tool…is it Really Vital?
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by brianna.lehman Listener Soma let us know that the AAMC has released an interview app for medical schools to collect videos of applicants...
What Every Med Student Needs To Know About Being a Leader ft. Brent Lacey, MD
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Being a physician leaves you no choice–you ARE going to lead. Dr. Brent Lacey is a gastroenterologist who is passionate about helping physic...
What med students do when they don’t know the right answer
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It feels risky to be wrong…here’s how to get used to that Photo by sk8geek [Don’t forget to share the show with your friends a...
The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Get Help with Your Application
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by desbyrnephotos [Once again, our circumstances force us to endure mild sound quality issues. Sorry, but that’s round-table podcasting...
Timing a peace-corps gap year, and Racism and Medicine
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Fibonacci Blue A group of public professionals, infectious disease professionals and community members are pushing back on the common perc...
the activities Admissions Committees Love to See
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever will the neighbors think?! Photo by Teresa Trimm Logan wrote in to comment on what we call ‘box-checking,’ the idea that med s...
Applying: Your Experience Is A Bonus, If You Can Tell The Right Story
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[Would you like a FREE Short Coat pin made by Dave’s own two hands? Share an episode of SCP online and email a screenshot to the&...
More Signs that Med School Will Be Different This Fall
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by lauralizzy13 [This episode is brought to you by Pattern. We hope you’ll check out their disability insurance offerings for docs at...
This Student’s Shame is Changing Our Curriculum
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Joe Gatling [This episode is brought to you by Pattern. We hope you’ll check out their disability insurance offerings for docs at http...
Crush It In Your Zoom Interview
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your future could include video conference interviews. Avoid (at all costs) giving interviewers a reason to say no. Photo by hang_in_there Thi...
Exploring Your New Med School City
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moving to a new place can be daunting–but it’s an amazing opportunity! This episode is brought to you by Pattern. We hope you’l...
How the Sausage is Made: Why Doctors–and Students–Must Engage In Politics
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by greyloch Policy is not sexy. I mean, it’s not saving lives, or curing disease, or making groundbreaking discoveries. But it isn&#...
Recess Rehash: Why you’re better off on day one not knowing what kind of doc you want to be.
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by herlitz_pbs [Due to one thing or another, we didn’t record last week. So here’s a re-run. Hey, if Radiolab can do it,...
the crudest patient
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by christopher frier brown Dave wants to help his co-hosts–M1s Nathan Spitz, Cody West, and newbs Chris Halbur and Eli Schmidt–in th...
What We’re Still Doing, What Brings Us Joy
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Martin Lindstrom Dave asked listeners what they’re doing to help out in the time of COVID-19 and got some responses back to talk about....
Podcasting from A (social) distance
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Laura-Del (For the first time ever, we did the show with all five hosts in different places, and it shows. Forgive the scratchy a...
Covid-19 could change the world…forever
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by davide.alberani There’s no doubt that the global pandemic of COVID-19 has caused much human suffering. And for those people aroun...
Why you’re better off on day one not knowing what kind of doc you want to be.
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by herlitz_pbs Med school may be a trying experience, but it’s made so much better by the lifelong friends you meet. That’s th...
Holding out for your dream school
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Bacalzo (in back), Jessica De Haan (front) and others visit a giant inflatable colon. As one does. Emotions are difficult to ignore. Esp...
Is Academic Medicine Right For You?
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by simpleinsomnia Academic medicine–in which a physician works at a university and may have research and/or teaching duties in addition to...
Step 1 is Pass/Fail. Now what???
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by ˙Cаvin 〄 Does making Step 1 pass/fail change everything? The news that the USMLE changed the all-important Step 1 exam–which many ...
Why Come to the US for Residency When Turkey has Pet Parks?
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turkish listener Ali would like to come to the US for residency and to practice medicine someday, so he wrote to us to ask us what we knew about how t...
Singer, Songwriter, Scientist: Rosanne Cash
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does Rosanne Cash have to do with science or medicine? Sure, the American pop, folk, country, and roots rock legend isn’t technically a sci...
$600,000 in med school debt?!
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Salutes McGee (not her real name) is planning on med school after her tour of duty. What hard-won skills, she wonders, will transfer to med...
Do These Things to Manage Your New M1 Life
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Study, but also make friends, join in, do things that give you joy, and keep being you! Photo by Internet Archive Book Images Listener Joseph starts ...
How residency programs misuse STEP 1 scores
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Residency Programs are Using Step 1 Scores Wrong. From Andrea Ash’s research on Step 1 scores. When listener Celebi Jigglypuff (yes, that’...
First author in an 8 week summer research project?
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Research takes time, so what’s a realistic outcome for the summer research student? Hurry up, science! Pipette LeGogettuer (not her real name) ...
Bonus Episode: The Lost Pre-Christmas Show
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by DeveionPhotography [Here’s an episode that we thought was gone forever. Dave claimed that to release it required extensive bitbashin...
Recess Rehash: How to ADHD in Med School
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[Happy Holidays! Dave is on vacation, but here’s a re-run to tide you over. We’ll be back with new episodes starting 1/16] We on The...
Recess Rehash: Choose a Specialty, Choose a Lifestyle: Factors We Consider
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[Happy Holidays! Dave is on vacation, but here’s a re-run to tide you over. We’ll be back with new episodes starting 1/16] Short C...
Happy Holidays!
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Lisa Zins This episode comes out the day after Christmas, and is recorded the week before, so we’re exploring what some describe as &#...
Your patients’ stories will sustain you in your darkest hours (bonus ft. Dr. John Mrachek)
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by lifecreations On this bonus episode of The Short Coat, we hear from Dr. John Mrachek, an anesthesiologist of 17 years who reached out to us ...
Freezing Development to Help Care for the Disabled (ft. Dr. Ryan Gray)
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The amazing Dr. Ryan Gray, host of quite a few of the pre-med focused podcasts over at mededmedia.com (of which we, of course, are a member), joins...
Study Tips, Annoying Hics, and Fat Cloud Rips
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A question from listener Blake–do we use Anki or Brainscape for studying–led to a discussion of the various tools and techniques Aline San...
Turkey, Telomerase, and Time-Turning Trauma Treatment
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving, bishes! Uh, uh, nope, I’m out. Photo by chumlee10 FYI, there’s new merch for charity (stickers!) at at theshortcoat.c...
Microaggressions: preparing to experience, witness, and commit them
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by F H Mira Good intentions are everywhere. Good behavior…well, that’s more complicated. Such is the case with microaggressions...
How to ADHD in Med School
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We on The Short Coat Podcast like to encourage people to follow their med school dreams in spite of whatever apparent obstacles stand in the way. So...
Spooky Med Student Stories!
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween! Photo by curtis40D Today’s show features multiple screams, so don’t freak out. Because it’s Halloweeeeeeeen! C...
Standing Out by Presenting at Conferences
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You want a piece of me, perfesser? Photo by Internet Archive Book Images Second year students Abby Fyfe, Mason LaMarche, and Madeline Cusimano offer ...
Choose a Specialty, Choose a Lifestyle: Factors We Consider
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Short Coat Scribbleson Wordsonpaper (not his real name) wrote a paper for one of his classes, and was told it’d be worth putting it out there fo...
A Stitch In Time Saves Swine.
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two questions this week from Short Coats! Listener Luis wrote in to ask what books co-hosts Hillary O’Brien, Kylie Miller, Emma Barr and newbi...
Too Idealistic for Medicine?
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by JeepersMedia Fourth-year students David Rudolph and Chandini Reddi join co-hosts Brendan George and LJ Agistonelli to answer listener Krist...
Get to Know the Nurse, Save Yourself from Grief
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Medicine is a team sport Writing your residency application personal statement is easy! Photo by jenna.kaminsky A cliche, but true. Because without...
Terms and Conditions Apply
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mothers Want To Know Co-host and MD/PhD student Miranda Schene is a woman who has obviously been raised well. So when her mother, Ginny, wrote to th...
Medicine Has a DARK Past
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the most important contributions to knowledge have come at a terrible price The BBC featured a story on their site about an anatomy atlas that...
Elders Need Docs Who Understand Them (ft. Louise Aronson, MD)
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elders are not just sickly adults. Louise Aronson, MD, author of Elderhood. Ours is an aging society, and as the populations skews older, medicine ha...
Slipping On The Short Coat
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first step in med school The Carver College of Medicine held its 25th annual White Coat Ceremony at Hancher Auditorium for first-year students beg...
Think Ahead to Save Your Soul
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why med students should think ahead about their response to unethical requests Brandon Bacalzo and Angeline Vanle join the team as incoming medical ...
Cracking Open the Firehose
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A select group of students is introduced to med ed Photo by digitizedchaos For those who have been out of the student game for a while, or who feel t...
Recess Rehash: Advice for your first clinicals: slow your roll.
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[Dave’s vacation continues, so here’s a rerun to keep you occupied. New show next week!] Can you trust MSAR? When listener Caven wrote i...
Recess Rehash: Here’s Vomit In Your Eyes
03 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by glen edelson [Dave’s out of town this week, so enjoy this rerun!] Admissions counselor Megan Kosovski joins the fun to help LJ Agostinelli...
Millennials may be changing healthcare (ft. Martin Makary, MD)
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our recent discussion on the price of healthcare in the United States, on this episode we talk with Dr. Martin Makary. Dr. Makary is a su...
Recess Rehash: Your Romance Could End In Tears, But It Doesn’t Have To!
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your Relationship Can Endure Med School…If You Plan Ahead. Photo by JohnnyLCY [It’s summer, and the living is easy. In other words, we&...
The Mysteries of the Cost of Healthcare ft. Dan Weissmann
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An Arm and a Leg Dan Weissmann is a former NPR journalist who was interested in the crazy world of healthcare costs in America. He’d suggest...
Recess Rehash: Tests, Tact, and Turpentine
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone gets anxious about tests. And med school features a lot of tests. [Dave’s on vacation, so here’s a rerun for ya.] The news tha...
Advice for your first clinicals: slow your roll.
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can you trust MSAR? When listener Caven wrote in asking why CCOM graduates don’t include hardly any specialists and why they all seemed to be go...
Kernels of Truth
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Choubistar The thing about conspiracies that’s hard to combat is that there is sometimes a kernel of truth in them that makes them mor...
How Med Students Learn about Cultural Competency
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by sonyaseattle Cultural competency is a tough thing to teach, but so important. Today’s physician (and med students!) encounter patien...
Recess Rehash: What Med Schools Miss Out On Because of “Technical Standards”
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diversity includes disability Photo by b_lumenkraft [We took a break last week, so here’s a rerun in case you missed it!] Dr. Marley Doyle is a...
Failure is an Option…When You Learn From It.
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So many great questions to answer Photo by Florence Ivy We’re clearing out the backlog of listener questions–thank you listeners for so m...
The Laws that are Shrinking the Telomeres of OB/Gyn Residents
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Admissions counselor Megan Kosovski joins Aline Sandouk, Emma Barr, Nick Lind, and Hannah Van Ert for this show, because we had a listener question fr...
In 2019, Medicine Is Political.
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by torbakhopper [Once again, our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond. Thank you, CommonBond!!!] Former listener Cas...
Marcia’s Measley Message Makes Mistaken Moms Mad
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady Our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond. Be sure to pay them a visit to learn more abou...
Here’s Vomit In Your Eyes
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by glen edelson Our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond. Be sure to pay them a visit to learn more about their new ...
Brown Girl, White Coat, ft. Saie Joshi
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Saie Joshi via Instagram Saie Joshi is a first-year med student at Baylor, but that’s not all she is. She’s got a beautiful singing voic...
A Tinkle In Our Pants and A Song In Our Hearts
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, with help from LJ Agostinelli, Irisa Mahaparn, and new co-host Fili Bogdanic, Dave offers listener Karstan some advice for med students (an...
Bonus: Tropical Medicine is Saving the World, ft. Karen Goraleski
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The ASTMH is a sprawling organization, and for good reason. As CEO Karen Goraleski says, it&#...
Your Romance Could End In Tears, But It Doesn’t Have To!
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your Relationship Can Endure Med School…If You Plan Ahead. Photo by JohnnyLCY We’re devoting this episode to the perils of love between m...
What Med Schools Miss Out On Because of “Technical Standards”
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diversity includes disability Photo by b_lumenkraft Dr. Marley Doyle is a reproductive psychiatrist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. S...
Get In Next Time: Our Top Recommendations For Fixing Your Application!
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Med school admissions is a numbers game. Here’s how to increase your chances for the next time. Photo by donna_0622 If you got only rejection...
Invent the Future of Medicine, ft. Matthew Howard, MD
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
See a problem, solve a problem Matthew Howard, MD. Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Chair and DEO, John C. VanGilder Chair in Neurosurgery Think ...
Why Med Students Join Medical Societies
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Societies and Associations: Are they Useful for Students? https://pixabay.com/photos/sculpture-mask-tears-bronze-sadness-2481969/ Listener Zac...
Second Looks and Fantasy Gap Years
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.sketchport.com/drawing/4699265771241472/take-a-look As CCOM’s second-look day (which we call Get Acquainted Day) approaches, Aline...
Is Your Previous Career A Strike Against You?
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Admissions committees care most about what you got out of your experiences, less about what exactly they were. Here’s a question we get often, i...
What Research Means for Residency Applications
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Does research mean a whole lot when applying to residency? Listener Nathan called in to the SCP Hotline at 347-SHORTCT to ask how research works for m...
Dr. Mamdouh Aker: Palestinian doctor and human rights activist (Bonus Episode)
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mamdouh Aker Dr. Mamdouh Aker is a very big deal in Palestine, the kind of man everyone knows and respects, and it’s easy to see why. He’...
Doubts, Needles, and Measles
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Photo by Dr. Partha Sarathi Sahana [Buy our podcast merch and help eliminate the stigma of mental illness–your purchase goes to the National Al...
MD/PhD admissions and Shadowing Strategies
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[Purchase an SCP T-shirt to contribute to our Charity of the Semester, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Thank you!] Listener Renee writes in...
Doctor down under, or Medicine in ‘Merica?
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re winging it on SCP–life was a bit more complicated for Dave than usual–but we have some great questions to address...
Med School Hidden Costs, and Extracurricular Activities
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Med School is Expensive…More Than You Know But what’s this? Podcast merch? Dave has a special announcement, what we’re going to u...
The MD path or the PA path
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When thinking about a career in medicine, those who are leaning towards getting an MD often consider the Physician Assistant path; and if they̵...
Don’t count on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is Broken Former co-host and now PM&R Doctor Cole Cheney returns for a discussion of what he’s d...
The Harsh Truths and Pleasant Realities of Med School
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What? No sleep mask? No weighted blanket? No blackout shades? She’s a witch! Photo by C_Scott (Pixabay) Happy New Year! With the holidays s...
The Darkness Without: SAD in Med School
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Madeline called to ask: it’s finals week and you’re stricken with seasonal depression–what’s a med student to do? We feel yo...
Mouths Wide Open
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20427-9 Aline Sandouk discusses with her co-hosts the recent breakthrough in her research–which is pr...
Genetically Engineered Babies, Medical Student Influencers
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you buying what med student Instagrammers are selling? Photo by MillionsAgainstMonsanto You’ve probably noticed them. Cute med students ha...
LGBT in Med School
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s it like being a ‘sexual minority’ in medical school? Short Coats Rob Humble and Claire Castaneda are joined by new co-hosts M...
Recess Rehash: Poor: a deadly diagnosis in America, ft. Sarah Smarsh
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the people valued more as functioning machines than as people Sarah Smarsh [We had an interview show lined up for this week’s show, bu...
Recess Rehash: Bonus Episode! Why You Might Want an MD/PhD
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
All about Medical Scientist Training Programs [Happy Thanksgiving, US listeners! We’re taking a break for turkey and trimmings, but we’ll be b...
Getting there from here, a novel recipe, and future projects
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing by Annie Rempel. [We’re now available on Spotify and RadioPublic!] Co-hosts Tim Maxwell, Aline Sandouk, Annie Rempel, and Mackenzie Wal...
An Episode of Questionable Things
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
May the Slap Chop save us all. Photo by Danielle Scott As medical science progresses, it not only answers questions but generates even more. List...
Poor: a deadly diagnosis in America, ft. Sarah Smarsh
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the people valued more as functioning machines than as people Sarah Smarsh This past week, the Carver College of Medicine hosted its 12th an...
Hit By A Bus
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our newest co-host has already had a taste of fame. “And that’s when I new I wanted to be a doctor.” Photo by ThoseGuys119 Abby Fyf...
Nebraska has questions.
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Andersen, a sociology PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, teaches a course called Sociology of Health and Health Care. She...
Listeners Revolt!
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe: RadioPublic | Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More We love listener feedback…even...
Bonus Episode! Why You Might Want an MD/PhD
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
All about Medical Scientist Training Programs The MD isn’t the only degree offered by many medical schools. For those who get excited about d...
Ambien Dreams
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, listener Jen sent us an article from JAMA in which the author bemoans his tendency to let the electronic health record (coupled with his...
Bonus Episode! Palliative Care: A Perspective from A Land Where It Barely Exists, ft. Dr. MR Rajagopal
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Palliative care is not a thing in India, mostly. In most of India, palliative care–a medical specialty focused on improving the quality of lif...
What Skinny Doctors Don’t Get About Their Obese Patients
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s just keep talking about treating obesity Photo by rawdonfox Fifi Trixiebell (not her real name) wrote to thesh&#...
Are physicians hopeless in the face of the obesity epidemic?
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Obesity may not be hopeless, but it is very difficult for physicians and sufferers Photo by MaAtE Listener Hannah wrote in after shadowing physicians...