Sep 17
Five Med Students on Thriving in Clerkships
Dave sits down with a crew of M3s and one asterisked MSTP M4 — Riley Behan-Bush, Samantha Gardner, Srishti Mathur, Sahana Sarin, and Sarah Upton — to talk about the actual experience of clerkships: what the jump from three semesters of preclinical book-learning into surgery, psyc ... Show More
1h 9m
Sep 10
Med Students React: Social Media from Helpful to Hogwash (Recess Rehash)
On this episode, M3 Fallon Jung, M1s Alexis Baker and Cory Karasek, and M2 Maria Schapfel let loose on the internet's wildest health content We react to AI-generated videos claiming cortisol is why we smell bad, Colonel Sanders warning you about non-biodegradable supermarket frui ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 3
Imposter Syndrome, Uncomfortable Fails, and Med School's Real Ups and Downs
The Short Coat records in front of a live audience — a room full of brand-new medical students at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine during orientation week. Dave is joined by M3 Zach Grissom, M3 Sarah Upton, M2 Sophie Hueser, and first-time co-host M2 Sudeep Gadde ... Show More
59m 26s
Jun 2022
International Health, Choosing a Specialty, and Becoming a Better Doctor with AMBOSS Medical Editor Dr. Cristina Moreno del Castillo
Every medical student is faced with a choice after medical school: to enter residency and practice medicine in the clinic or not. Some graduates may be drawn back to academia, becoming lifelong students and improving our collective understanding of medicine. Some find that career ... Show More
15m 25s
[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 initials are ARM” got into medical school—cue the confetti—but now that reality’s set in, she’s not feeling great about her only acceptance. The school is small, expensive, and far from home. Should she g ... Show More
