The Short Coat: An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School
The longest running med school podcast, The Short Coat features a variety cast of medical students from the University of Iowa, offering is a brutally honest look at medicine, med school, and what life is like here at the margins of medicine. Skip this show if you'd prefer not to know and hate laughter.
Our opinions and those of guests are definitely not those of the University of Iowa, the state of Iowa, or anyone else. Try not to get your stethoscope in a twist about it!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 412
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Slipping On The Short Coat
Ceremonies are important. If you're like Dave, you think they're a bit of a pain--you have to dress up and keep a straight face. But as a bit of (lengthy) symbolism, they do have their place, and t…
00:45:40 |
Thu 29 Aug 2019
Think Ahead to Save Your Soul
Brandon Bacalzo and Angeline Vanle join the team as incoming medical students. Luckily for them they have the chance to put questions about med school to M2 Nick Lind and M3 Brady Campbell, including…
01:01:06 |
Thu 22 Aug 2019
Cracking Open the Firehose
For those who have been out of the student game for a while, or who feel they need a little extra time to get acclimated to the fast pace of medical education, there are programs like our Intro to Me…
01:14:36 |
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Recess Rehash: Advice for your first clinicals: slow your roll.
When listener Caven wrote in asking why CCOM graduates don't include hardly any specialists and why they all seemed to be going into primary care, Dave was puzzled. While it's true that a state scho…
01:06:46 |
Thu 08 Aug 2019
Recess Rehash: Here’s Vomit In Your Eyes
Our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond.co/scp. Be sure to pay them a visit to learn more about their new medical school loan, and tell 'em we sent you! Admissions counsel…
00:57:20 |
Sat 03 Aug 2019
Millennials may be changing healthcare (ft. Martin Makary, MD)
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 surgeon at Johns Hopkins, a best-selling author, and…
00:58:12 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Recess Rehash: Your Romance Could End In Tears, But It Doesn’t Have To!
We're devoting this episode to the perils of love between med students and their non-medical partners. Despite the clickbait title (don't hate the player, hate the game), it isn't destined to end ba…
01:02:12 |
Thu 18 Jul 2019
The Mysteries of the Cost of Healthcare ft. Dan Weissmann
Dan Weissmann is a former NPR journalist who was interested in the crazy world of healthcare costs in America. He'd suggested to his former bosses that he start covering people's stories of dealing …
00:54:20 |
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Recess Rehash: Tests, Tact, and Turpentine
How do medical students deal with the stress of constant examinations? Dabin Choi, Gabe Conley, Claire Casteneda, and Erik Kneller discuss meditation, sleep, prayer, and eating habits that keep them…
00:51:58 |
Thu 04 Jul 2019
Advice for your first clinicals: slow your roll.
When listener Caven wrote in asking why CCOM graduates don't include hardly any specialists and why they all seemed to be going into primary care, Dave was puzzled. While it's true that a state scho…
01:06:46 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Kernels of Truth
The thing about conspiracies that's hard to combat is that there is sometimes a kernel of truth in them that makes them more believable. Dave found some unfortunate 'facts' about medicine and doctor…
01:19:24 |
Thu 20 Jun 2019
How Med Students Learn about Cultural Competency
Cultural competency is a tough thing to teach, but so important. Today's physician (and med students!) encounter patients from wide range of backgrounds, any of which could come into play in a patie…
00:53:40 |
Thu 13 Jun 2019
Recess Rehash: What Med Schools Miss Out On Because of “Technical Standards”
Dr. Marley Doyle is a reproductive psychiatrist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She's also "legally blind", with 20/400 vision. She struggled through medical school just like all med …
00:55:20 |
Thu 06 Jun 2019
Failure is an Option…When You Learn From It.
We’re clearing out the backlog of listener questions–thank you listeners for so many fun ideas to talk about! Cailin had her med school dreams ‘crushed’ in college when the science prereqs turned ou…
01:04:54 |
Thu 30 May 2019
In 2019, Medicine Is Political.
[Once again, our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond. Thank you, CommonBond!!!]
Former listener Cash commented on Facebook that he doesn’t listen any more because of our po…
00:51:12 |
Thu 16 May 2019
Marcia’s Measley Message Makes Mistaken Moms Mad
Our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond. Be sure to pay them a visit to learn more about their new medical school loan, and tell ’em we sent you!
Emma Barr, Miranda Schene,…
00:52:27 |
Thu 09 May 2019
Here’s Vomit In Your Eyes
Our charitable mission is supported in this episode by CommonBond.co/scp. Be sure to pay them a visit to learn more about their new medical school loan, and tell 'em we sent you! Admissions counsel…
00:57:20 |
Thu 02 May 2019
Brown Girl, White Coat, ft. Saie Joshi
Saie Joshi is a first-year med student at Baylor, but that's not all she is. She's got a beautiful singing voice and a busy schedule advising med school hopefuls from her tight-knit Indian-American …
00:52:05 |
Thu 25 Apr 2019
A Tinkle In Our Pants and A Song In Our Hearts
This week, with help from LJ Agostinelli, Irisa Mahaparn, and new co-host Fili Bogdanic, Dave offers listener Karstan some advice for med students (and others) who want to start a podcast. It's a wo…
01:04:16 |
Thu 18 Apr 2019
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