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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Federal Loan Caps & Medical School Debt: What Future Doctors Need to Know
Medical school student loans are changing. Learn how the $200K federal loan cap, eliminated PLUS loans, and new RAP repayment plan affect future docto...
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
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—star...
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 patie...
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 definitel...
From Ecuador to Iowa, Ortho to Community Healthcare: the Last of the Summers
These M2s made the most of their “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 f...
DNP Doubts, Prepping for Patients, and Smarts Self-Doubt–listener questions answered!
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’...
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)
The rollercoaster of medical school transitions is hitting some peaks, from the first nerve-wracking days of clerkships to the unglamorous realities o...
Slap Some Moldy Bread On It: Blechardy! (Recess Rehash)
They might know the citric acid cycle, but do med students know what ancient doctors used for pain relief, or the shape of wombat poop? Join us for Bl...
Medfluencers and Patient Education: Helpful or Risky? (Recess Rehash)
How future doctors are navigating social media’s impact on public education. How can a well-meaning medfluencer be sure they’re actually helping? M1...
She Got Into Med School… But Now She’s Not Sure (Recess Rehash)
Turning down that med school acceptance might cost more than you think. Listener “my initials are ARM” got into medical school—cue the confetti—but no...
Sheriff of Sodium: AI Will Replace Doctors (Reality Check!)
Docs are in denial, but the economic incentives make it inevitable. Meanwhile, you’re working hard to become a doctor — and now a bot might take your...
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)
The path to discovery is paved with bureaucracy
Einstein was a patent clerk when he first proposed his famous equation that explained our...
The One Truth Linking Medicine, Mortality, and Meltdown
Are things getting better or worse? What if your a career in medicine, the collapse of civilization, and the maternal mortality crisis all shared one...
Free Lunch, Headaches, and Holding Hearts
[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of medical examiner photos our students had to view during lectures, and which some listener...
The Unexpected Power of Student Doctors
Clinical students are sometimes the only ones who have time to listen. In the clinic, med students can feel like bystanders, but they can make all the...
From Broke to Bulletproof: The White Coat Investor’s Advice
Don’t be the doctor making $400k with $0 in the bank. You risk your financial future by ignoring this ER doc’s advice — and Dr. Jim Dahle should know...
Med School’s Unique Problems (AITA)
Behind every successful doctor is someone who paid their rent or walked their dog. Dave Etler, MD/PhD student Miranda Schene, M1 Jay Miller, and M3 Je...
From Perfect Plans to Grease Fires: The Med School Spectrum
What do MD and PA students really think about their lives? We check the vibes. Jeff Goddard (M3), Kim Fairhead (M1), Gabbi Bullard (PA1), and Annie Do...
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 (https://everyt...
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), Matt En...
She Got Into Med School… But Now She’s Not Sure
Turning down that med school acceptance might cost more than you think. Listener “my initials are ARM” got into medical school—cue the confetti—but no...
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 future doctors are navigating social media’s impact on public education. How can a well-meaning medfluencer be sure they’re actually helping? M1...
Demand to Be Called ‘Doctor,’ or Let It Slide (AITA)?
Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?” makes us question everything. It showcases the best and worst in people—and this week, we’re analyzing some choice cases...
Slap Some Moldy Bread On It: Blechardy!
They might know the citric acid cycle, but do med students know what ancient doctors used for pain relief, or the shape of wombat poop? Join us for Bl...
4 Writers Explain How Telling Stories Makes Better Doctors
There are many reasons healthcare professionals write: to process trauma, build empathy, or simply because stories demand to be told. This week we've...
First Semester Med School: What Worked, What Failed, and How We Fixed It.
Anki? Lecture notes? Study groups? Med students spill the truth about what actually works. First semester of med school is like eating a never-ending...
Into the Deep End: Surviving Our First Clinical Rotations (Tips and Tricks!)
What happens when medical students trade books for the chaos of real patient care? They spent months and months learning medicine from books. Then sud...
When Your Partner is in Med School… What You Need to Know
In this episode, host Dave Etler has been (kidnapped? It's unclear) and replaced by his grumpy brother Dominic Etler, MD, Harvard, Class of '96. Confu...
The Secret to Getting Better Health Care: Be Different
Do Patients Have to Perform to Be Taken Seriously in Medicine? How does "respectability politics" play out in healthcare, and specifically, pain mana...
Placentas, Prostates, and Purple Goggles
The rollercoaster of medical school transitions is hitting some peaks, from the first nerve-wracking days of clerkships to the unglamorous realities o...
Shocking betrayals, sure fire blindness, niche community drama (Recess Rehash)
It’s a freestyle episode…can’t we just have a rambling conversation? Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and have a rambling conversation. That’s th...