The Short Coat: An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
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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)!
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How to Survive The First Semester of Med School
You know medical school is hard, but what does that mean? That idea has no emotional connection to anything until you are IN IT, and these M1s defini...
Family expectations, culture clashes, and career priorities: Who’s the A-Hole? (Recess Rehash)
[Due to Thanksgiving break, we have no new episode this week for you, but here’s a good one from our back catalog!]
We’re passing judgment, beca...
The Universal Experience that Medicine Hates Talking About Most
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of death and dying that some listeners may want to skip.]
Medical students learn so mu...
Harsh Truth: Most Pre-Meds Don’t Get Accepted
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,...
The Rural Doc Crisis and the Med Students Who Plan to Be Where They’re Most Needed
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...
Med Student Leaders: Juggling Roles at School and Home
Is “work-life balance” a myth in medical school? What do successful students do to manage leadership positions, marriage, kids, and academics?
O...
Med School Stereotypes Shattered: What We’re Really Like Inside
We’ve all got that mental image of medical students – the type-A perfectionists grinding through textbooks even on the porcelain throne, right? Well,...
My Family Thinks I’m a Doctor Already
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,...
From Bartending to Bedside: What Our Pre-Med Jobs Taught Us About Medicine
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...
Federal Loan Caps & Medical School Debt: What Future Doctors Need to Know
Medical school just became a lot more expensive for some students and potentially impossible for others, thanks to the “Big Beautiful Bill.” We sit do...
PA Week: Don’t Sleep on this Career!
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, nationall...
From Broke to Bank: Money Lessons Med School Skips
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...
Going on Leave: The Power Move No One Talks About in Med School
Turns out, pausing med school can actually be the smartest career move. Whether you’re spiraling in burnout, floundering in step prep, or just eyeball...
Feedback is Data, Not Devastation.
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...
They Way Most Docs are Paid Doesn’t Lead to Healthier Patients
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 patient...
Family expectations, culture clashes, and career priorities: Who’s the A-Hole?
We’re passing judgment, because someone has to. This week’s Reddit-fueled medical panel takes on uncomfortable questions that your group chat definite...
From Ecuador to Iowa, Ortho to Community Healthcare: the Last of the Summers
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 s...
DNP Doubts, Prepping for Patients, and Smarts Self-Doubt–listener questions answered!
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...
What Residency Program Directors Actually Want
Listener Baffled J. Whoseadaddy (not his real name) asked us why his med school kids complain that the residency application process is confusing and...
Placentas, Prostates, and Purple Goggles (Recess Rehash)
[We’re on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!]
The rollercoaster of medical school transitions is hitting some peaks, fro...
Slap Some Moldy Bread On It: Blechardy! (Recess Rehash)
[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 sha...
Medfluencers and Patient Education: Helpful or Risky? (Recess Rehash)
[We’re on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!]
How can a well-meaning medfluencer be sure they’re actually helping? M1 Z...
She Got Into Med School… But Now She’s Not Sure (Recess Rehash)
[We’re on vacation, so enjoy this recent show in case you missed it!]
Listener “ARM” got into medical school—cue the confetti—but now that reali...
Sheriff of Sodium: AI Will Replace Doctors (Reality Check!)
You’re working hard to be (or become) a doctor — now a bot might take your place? The Sheriff of Sodium, Dr. Brian Carmody, is back on the Short Coat...
How a Walk in the Park Sparked a Health Movement, ft. David Sabgir, MD
Cardiologist David Sabgir was tired of telling patients to exercise, so he did something ridiculous…and it spawned a movement. Walk With A Doc began w...
AI in Med School: Helpful Tool or Total Crutch?
“How are you using AI in med school?” That’s the question Dave posed to his co-hosts this week. Near-M3s Fallon Jung and Amanda Litka and almost-PA3 J...
Your Thesis Won’t Change the World (and Here’s Why)
Einstein was a patent clerk when he first proposed his famous equation that explained our universe…something that could never happen today. This week,...
The One Truth Linking Medicine, Mortality, and Meltdown
What if your a career in medicine, the collapse of civilization, and the maternal mortality crisis all shared one uncomfortable truth–progress doesn’t...
Free Lunch, Headaches, and Holding Hearts
No one tells you how much of med school is powered by free pizza and shared panic. As M1s Alexis Baker, Samantha Gardner, Raegen Abbey, and Zach Griss...
The Unexpected Power of Student Doctors
In the clinic, med students can feel like bystanders, but they can make all the difference for patients. M3 Jeff Goddard, M3 Tracy Chen, M2 Alex Nigg,...
From Broke to Bulletproof: The White Coat Investor’s Advice
You risk your financial future by ignoring this ER doc’s advice — and Dr. Jim Dahle should know. The emergency physician and founder of The White Coat...
Med School’s Unique Problems (AITA)
What makes someone a real astronaut? Dave Etler, MD/PhD student Miranda Schene, M1 Jay Miller, and M3 Jeff Goddard blast off this episode with ass-tro...
From Perfect Plans to Grease Fires: The Med School Spectrum
What do med and PA students really think about their lives? We check the vibes. Jeff Goddard (M3), Kim Fairhead (M1), Gabbi Bullard (PA1), and Annie D...
Medicine Can Cure TB—But Humanity Won’t
Tuberculosis is curable. We just don’t care enough to cure it. That’s the premise behind John Green’s book, Everything Is Tuberculosis. In this episo...
How Med Students Redefine Ability and Success
Everyone knows med school is hard. For some, it’s even harder. Dave Etler hosts a raw conversation with med students M1 Emily Baniewicz, M3 Jeff Godda...
From Fire Hose to Final Decision–How Med Students Choose Careers
All of med school leads up to one moment: Match Day. But how do get there?
Dave Etler sits down with graduating M4s Mallory Kallish (surgery), M...
She Got Into Med School… But Now She’s Not Sure
Listener “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 i...
If you’re asking, you might be the a**hole (Recess Rehash)
[Because of Spring Break, instead of a new episode you can enjoy this re-run! If NPR can do it, so can we. We’ll be back next week.]
Sometimes...
Prescribing Meet-ups Instead of Meds…it seems to work!
What if doctors prescribed a painting class instead of or alongside pills? Journalist Julia Hotz, author of The Connection Cure, joins M3 Jeff Goddard...
Medfluencers and Patient Education: Helpful or Risky?
How can a well-meaning medfluencer be sure they’re actually helping? M1 Zach Grissom, M2 Fallon Jung, M3 Jeff Goddard, and M4 Matt Engelken sit down...