How do you choose between jumping in with both feet vs. watching and learning? Listener Jordan DM’d to say that she’s having trouble finding the right balance of initiative and observation in her clerkships. To stand out, should she jump into situations and try to contribute? Or is it better to step back and observe? M2s Trent, Bridget, Maddie, and Yumi disc ... Show More
Jun 18
Game of Med School — We Actually Made It
Can The Short Coats make a card game that captures the twists and turns of medical school? Well, we've given it a try, and now we finally play it — the Game of Med School, a prototype card-based playthrough of the full medical school path, from premed clubs to residency match. Cy ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 11
Foreign Competition for Residency: The Data vs. The Rhetoric
The $100,000 H-1b visa fee landed in September 2025 like a fire alarm in the hallways of medicine—hospitals panicked, advocacy groups mobilized, and a lot of people predicted the international resident pipeline would collapse. Dr. Bryan Carmody, The Sheriff of Sodium rejoins co-h ... Show More
56m 8s
Apr 2021
Ep. 321: Ask for a Favor in the Right Way, an Easy Clutter-Clearing Hack, and Julie Lythcott-Haims Talks about How to Be an Adult
We discuss the advice from legendary women’s gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field about how to ask for a favor or an opportunity in the right way, a listener offers a practical suggestion for using space to manage clutter, and we talk to author Julie Lythcott-Haims about her new ... Show More
35m 12s
Oct 2023
Q&A Episode | Balancing study and work, burnout, and getting into masters.
Welcome back to Mental Status!In this episode, we're opening the floor to you, our listeners, as we dive into some of your questions. We have received a number of questions, both from current students and fans of the podcast, if you have a question you would like answered, messag ... Show More
35m 54s
Nov 2020
Little Happier: What We Can Learn from Mark Twain’s Cat Who Sat on a Hot Stove
It’s important to make sure that we don’t learn the wrong lessons from pain, frustration, criticism, or failure. Like a cat, we want to learn not to sit on a hot stove—but maybe we still want to be able to sit on a stove that’s cold. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretchen ... Show More
3m 58s
Dec 2022
Just Quarter Life Crisis Things
Becoming an adult is extremely exciting and unnerving all at the same time. On one hand, there is a new sense of independence. On the other, there are suddenly bills, career opportunities and not to mention having to make your own doctor appointments. Everyone around you seems li ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2024
ICYMI: How To Overcome Fear, Use It To Your Advantage, And Transform It Into Quantum Leaps, with Lori Harder
<p>Welcome to this week’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip that you might have missed. </p><p>The biggest things that gets in the way of our success and greatness? Our own fear. So how do we show up and play big? We're throwing it back to some mas ... Show More
6m 14s
<p>Kate Murphy is a Houston, TX-based reporter whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Economist, Agence France-Presse, and Texas Monthly. Her book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3c8Y5U8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You're Not Listening </em></a>is equa ... Show More
