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
Bonus: Tropical Medicine is Saving the World, ft. Karen Goraleski
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is a sprawling organization, and for good reason. As CEO Karen Goraleski says, it's a big tent. And with all the disciplines needed to fight em…
00:55:05 |
Tue 16 Apr 2019
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 11 Apr 2019
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 04 Apr 2019
Get In Next Time: Our Top Recommendations For Fixing Your Application!
If you got only rejection letters this application season, you might be thinking your dreams of attending med school are dead. Well, pick yourself up off the ground, soldier, it's not over yet becau…
00:59:57 |
Thu 28 Mar 2019
Invent the Future of Medicine, ft. Matthew Howard, MD
Think of an inventor. What comes to mind? The quirky lone genius, coming up with a blockbuster device that will save the world? The Avengers' Tony Stark in a cave throwing together a functional ex…
00:52:19 |
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Why Med Students Join Medical Societies
Listener Zachary wrote to [email protected] to ask whether it's useful for students to join medical associations and societies such as the AMA, ACOG, or AAP. Co-hosts Aline Sandouk, Laura Quas…
00:52:11 |
Thu 14 Mar 2019
Second Looks and Fantasy Gap Years
As CCOM's second-look day (which we call Get Acquainted Day) approaches, Aline Sandouk, LJ Agostinelli, Miranda Schene, and Danial Syed discuss the benefits--to both the student and the school--of t…
01:12:56 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
Is Your Previous Career A Strike Against You?
Here's a question we get often, in one form or another: will [some aspect of my life to date] hurt my chances for getting into medical school? Kyle Kinder, Irisa Mahaparn, Aline Sandouk, and Hanna V…
00:48:24 |
Thu 28 Feb 2019
What Research Means for Residency Applications
Listener Nathan called in to the SCP Hotline at 347-SHORTCT to ask how research works for medical students. Is it necessary? Is it recommended? How do you find research to do? Irisa Mahaparn, Mira…
01:08:21 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Dr. Mamdouh Aker: Palestinian doctor and human rights activist (Bonus Episode)
Dr. Mamdouh Aker is a very big deal in Palestine, the kind of man everyone knows and respects, and it's easy to see why. He’s urology surgeon and the deputy chair of the Board of Trustees of Berzeit…
01:22:10 |
Mon 18 Feb 2019
Doubts, Needles, and Measles
Listener Jen sent an email to [email protected] asking M4 Irisa Mahaparn, and M1s Nick Lind and Madeline Slater about the doubts they've experienced in their journey through medical education. …
00:59:27 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
MD/PhD admissions and Shadowing Strategies
[Purchase an SCP T-shirt to contribute to our Charity of the Semester, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Visit http://theshortcoat.com/store. Thank you!] Listener Renee writes in to ask Aditi …
00:46:53 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
Doctor down under, or Medicine in ‘Merica?
This week, we're winging it on SCP--life was a bit more complicated for Dave than usual--but we have some great questions to address from some non-US listeners. Nice to have confirmation that we hav…
00:46:19 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Med School Hidden Costs, and Extracurricular Activities
But what's this? Podcast merch? Dave has a special announcement, what we're going to use the money for (it's *not* for the show or to line Dave's pockets), and how you can get a special offer and he…
01:02:17 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
The MD path or the PA path
When thinking about a career in medicine, those who are leaning towards getting an MD often consider the Physician Assistant path; and if they're leaning towards a PA career they often consider the …
01:05:50 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Don’t count on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Former co-host and now PM&R Doctor Cole Cheney returns for a discussion of what he's discovered about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which rewards careers in public service by forgiving…
00:57:00 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
The Harsh Truths and Pleasant Realities of Med School
Happy New Year! With the holidays slowing down the pace of listener questions, Dave asks new co-host LJ Agostinelli and old hands Rob Humble and Hillary O'Brien to discuss the harsh truths and pleas…
00:58:14 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
The Darkness Without: SAD in Med School
Madeline called to ask: it's finals week and you're stricken with seasonal depression--what's a med student to do? We feel you, Madeline. Luckily, Aline Sandouk, Nick Lind, Derek Bradley, and Hilla…
00:54:07 |
Thu 27 Dec 2018
Mouths Wide Open
Aline Sandouk discusses with her co-hosts the recent breakthrough in her research--which is pretty much that she's experiencing the exact opposite of what PhD students fear, and that her research may…
00:59:58 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Genetically Engineered Babies, Medical Student Influencers
Are you buying what med student Instagrammers are selling? You've probably noticed them. Cute med students hawking makeup and study guides on Instagram, posting photos of their fav study beverage, …
00:57:24 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
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