The Short Coat: 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)!
Episodes
[Due to Thanksgiving break, we have no new episode this week for you, but here’s a good one from our back catalog!]
When your boyfriend’s an OB/GYN and your friends can’t chill
We’re passing judgment, because someone has to. This week’s Reddit-fueled medical panel takes on uncomfortable questions that yo...
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of death and dying that some listeners may want to skip.]
Doctors need to actually ask patients what a good death looks like to them
Medical students learn so much anatomy and pathophysiology, the social determinants of health, and the practice of medicine. Meanwh...
Three med students who didn’t get in at first talk about why.
Thousands of med school applicants are going to feel the sting of rejection at the end of this cycle. We hope YOU aren’t one of them, but if you are, take heart–this is but one year among the many years you’ll be working toward your goal.
...The Truths and Solutions for Small-Town Healthcare.
We’re talking about rural medicine, where the needs are huge, the systems are broken, and sometimes, you just have to trust the process. Did you know that rural Americans have only 13.1 docs per 10,000 people compared to 31.2 in urban areas? Yeah, the need is real. But why ...
Turns out medical students are regular humans who happen to need to memorize the Krebs cycle
We’ve all got that mental image of medical students – the type-A perfectionists grinding through textbooks even on the porcelain throne, right? Well, our first-year medical students at Iowa are about to blow up every assumption...
What med students wish their families actually understood about medical school
Your family means well… but when you start med school, suddenly every ache, rash, and conspiracy theory in the house is your domain! In this episode, the Short Coat crew gets real about what it’s like to be seen as a doctor when you’re reall...
No med student starts with a blank slate
If you’re thinking of starting over and going to med school, you might wonder what your previous jobs have done to prepare you for it. Good news: your old jobs and activities might matter more than your GPA ever will.
In this episode, M2s Samantha Gardner, Sarah Upton, Nick L...
MDs have main character energy, but don’t ignore Physician Assistants.
We talk a lot about medical students on this podcast, but at Iowa we also have a physician assistant program, one that’s very well regarded, nationally. So to kick off national PA Week, we’ve got a bunch of PA students to talk about the...
Med School ROI: Still Worth the Debt?
Doctors make bank, so why do they feel poor? We’re breaking down the brutal reality of medical money myths—starting with the lie that your six-figure salary will solve everything. With financial advisor Tyler Olson, M4s Jeff Goddard and Trent Gilbert, and M2 Luke Geis ask whether med sch...
What med schools don’t tell you about hitting pause.
Turns out, pausing med school can actually be the smartest career move. Whether you’re spiraling in burnout, floundering in step prep, or just eyeballing that MPH, here’s an option you should consider: taking a leave of absence.
MD/PhD student Riley Behan-Bush, an...
How to Take Negative Feedback And Use It to Win in Med School
Recently, our admissions coordinator Rachel was surprised by the reaction from an applicant CCOM chose not to admit. She’d set aside time to give the applicant some feedback on their application–an extra service we provide those who weren’t succ...
How the system pays doctors can change healthcare outcomes—sometimes in scary ways.
The way docs are paid can make patients sicker…or can lead to healthier ones. The payment schemes most docs work under incentivize them to fix patients, while others motivate them to prevent illness—and geriatrician Dr. Jonathan “...
When your boyfriend’s an OB/GYN and your friends can’t chill
We’re passing judgment, because someone has to. This week’s Reddit-fueled medical panel takes on uncomfortable questions that your group chat definitely isn’t ready for: Is dating an OB-GYN inherently weird? Should your partner be your #1 even when you&...
These M2s made the most of their last summer “break.”
Summer in med school: is it beach vibes or big-doings? Turns out, it’s a weird mix of both—and we’re here for it. In this episode, we get the inside scoop from second-year med students Tyler Pollock, Cara Arrasmith, Anjali Puranam, and Sophia Nopoulos on how they spent th...
Real answers for your real med school dilemmas.
We’ve had some listener question stacking up like it’s the ER waiting room at shift change—and now we’re finally calling some names. This week, we’re clearing the board and giving straight talk on everything from whether Rainey might regret her choice of DNP over med school, Wo...
And the real reason you’re not getting clear advice about applying to residency.
Listener Baffled J. Whoseadaddy (not his real name) asked us why his med school kids complain that the residency application process is confusing and “a black hole.” This week, hosts Dave Etler, Chase Larsson, Zach Grissom, a...
Medical students share insights on hitting milestones and navigating transitions
[We’re on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!]
The rollercoaster of medical school transitions is hitting some peaks, from the first nerve-wracking days of clerkships to the unglamorous realities of OB-GYN rotatio...
What do med students know that isn’t medicine?
[We’re on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!]
Do med students know what ancient doctors used for pain relief, or the shape of wombat poop? Join us for Blechardy! the trivia game show that involves a certain amount of suffering! Contestants...
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