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
When The Cat’s Away, The Mice Found Risky Business Ventures
Executive Producer Jason has kindly let Dave go on vacation, so Aline Sandouk takes over the hot seat, with Irisa Mahaparn, Hillary O'Brien, Elizabeth Shirazi, and Jayden Bowen. Together they unravel…
00:53:58 |
Thu 02 Aug 2018
Applying to Med School? Don’t Worry About the Money (so much).
While Dave and the crew try a recipe from the Med School Success Cookbook, they consider listener Imari's question: how much did co-hosts Aline Sandouk, Eric Schnieders, Gabe Conley, and Irisa Mahapa…
00:54:22 |
Thu 26 Jul 2018
Interview Prep, Opening Up, and Death.
'tis the season to be applying to medical school. Which is why we got so many listener questions to address on this episode (thank you!) Listener Magnus wanted suggestions for how to prepare for MMI…
00:56:59 |
Thu 19 Jul 2018
Med School Youtubers, Pre-Med Experiences, and Overcoming Shyness
Listener Amari returns to ask Aline Sandouk, Jayden Bowen, Tony Rosenberg, and Mark Moubarek--what do they think of med school YouTubers? Is it advisable to broadcast your life during med school in …
01:06:08 |
Thu 12 Jul 2018
Why You Might Want to Wait to Apply to Medschool
Listener Hanna wrote in to ask an important question: is it better to apply this year despite possibly ending up in the second tier of applicants due to a late MCAT score, or should she just wait unt…
00:57:56 |
Thu 05 Jul 2018
The Secondary Application: Bragging vs. Confidence
How can you brag about yourself without bragging about yourself? We are taught from a young age (most of us, anyway) not to brag. It is better, we may sometimes be told, to show confidence. Liste…
00:57:51 |
Thu 28 Jun 2018
Hotel Influenza, Confirming Right-to-Try Problems, REM Sleep Revealed
We love when listeners get in touch, which is why Dave was glad to hear from Adil who, after listening to our discussion of the new national Right-To-Try legislation, sent us a paper he wrote on the …
00:50:44 |
Thu 21 Jun 2018
Healthcare In Occupied Palestine: The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund
Steve Sosebee is the president and CEO of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. He’s married to Dr. Zeena Salman, a pediatric oncologist working with the PCRF. For 25 years, PCRF has been leading med…
00:53:10 |
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Routines, Right To Try, and Reviews
Listener Meghan is about to start med school in the fall, and is thinking about what sort of regular habits medical students like Aline Sandouk, Tony Rosenberg, and new co-host Jayden Bowen use to ke…
01:15:23 |
Thu 07 Jun 2018
Another Test Anxiety Killer, Physician Bias, and Suspicious Meat
Irisa Mahaparn, Tony Rosenberg, Aline Sandouk, and Rachel Schenkel--a crew of rising M3s and an MD/PhD candidate--were on hand this time to help answer some listener questions. Arman writes in to gi…
01:02:43 |
Thu 31 May 2018
Relax or Prepare? Advice for Incoming Med Students
Listener Amanda is like many medical students--anxious and worried. In her case, she wonders if she won't be as prepared for med school as her classmates when she starts in the fall, because they are…
00:42:21 |
Thu 24 May 2018
Family Strife, Chuck’s Pro-Life, & the Ebola Bureaucracy Knife
Our Short Coat Podcast keyfob giveaway is still happening! Post the show somewhere on the internet where pre-med and med students hang out, and email a screenshot to [email protected], and we'…
01:11:17 |
Thu 17 May 2018
Parenting Fails, Pro-Life Wins, Free Laser Gifts
Oh, gosh. It's Kaci McCleary and Amy Young's last show as co-hosts. Irisa Mahaparn and Teneme Konne join them to discuss their impending moves to Colorado and Minnesota. Also, they lament Iowa's ne…
01:03:41 |
Thu 10 May 2018
Emily Silverman, MD, and The Nocturnists
The day-to-day of internship, residency, and an MD career doesn't allow much time to process the effect it's having on the practitioner. Rushing from one patient to the next, putting out the fires e…
00:50:29 |
Thu 03 May 2018
Reactions, Reagents, and Repose
Remembering a recent episode in which we spoke briefly of colored test tubes, Adee writes in with a question for Hilary O'Brien, Erik Kneller, Mackenzie Walhof, and Rob Humble--what, if anything, do …
00:48:15 |
Thu 26 Apr 2018
Unwanted Sexual Attention from Patients
Listener Zipadee Doodah (not her actual name) was the victim of unwanted sexual attention from a patient. Because her employer didn't have a policy in place to deal with it, she fought for one. But…
00:44:02 |
Thu 19 Apr 2018
Night Float: Finding Mentors, Being a Mentor
Short Coat Podcast veteran Keenan Laraway, MD (CCOM '15, Internal Medicine), returns to the microphone to give his insights into one of the most important parts of residency--finding and being a ment…
00:38:10 |
Thu 12 Apr 2018
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 05 Apr 2018
The Truth About “Primary Care” Statistics
Listener Lavender BloodPoison (not their real name) sent us a message saying they were impressed by CCOM's Primary Care residency match statistics. And while many schools that serve states like ours…
00:55:20 |
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Putting the Anxiety Cart Before the Horse
Listener Luis wrote in expressing his anxiety that his med school--which he'll begin attending this fall--doesn't have the prestige or programs to support his desire for a competitive specialty like …
00:58:51 |
Thu 22 Mar 2018
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