How to find friends outside of the medical world A big part of surviving medical school and training as a medical spouse is having support. It’s way too challenging to do on your own. You need a community that understands your situation and can be there during the ups and ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 24, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Several years ago, banks and mortgage lenders began targeting doctors who recently graduated from medical school or residency for special home mortgages called a “physician’s mortgage loan” or doctor’s mortgage. These loans look past the ... Read more
Justin Havre
Updated August 16, 2022 by Justin Havre
Dental students spend more time at school than their own houses with people they see more often than their own families. So what exactly happens inside this home-away-from-home? Let’s take a walk through the halls ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated June 24, 2022 by Abbey Tadros
The struggle of dental students to find academic balance It’s the morning of an exam. My fourth exam in five days, I might add. My classmates and I race against the clock to cram in ... Read more
Kelsey Gwin
Updated June 24, 2022 by Kelsey Gwin
A 24 year-old female presents with a history of multiple ankle sprains and complains of difficulty keeping up with her peers on group walks. An X-Ray of her foot demonstrates pes cavus and hammer toes. ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Our newest co-host has already had a taste of fame. Abby Fyfe joins the crew this time, along with Aline Sandouk, Jayden Bowen, and Aditi Patel. Turns out, Abby is an old hand at being ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Part 1: Do Physicians Really Need Nutrition Education? It is a well-known adage that one should not reference the incendiary topics of politics, religion, or money in a civil conversation. I would posit that nutrition ... Read more
Casey Paton
Updated February 27, 2019 by Casey Paton
So far in this series, we have covered the main settings of occupational therapy (OT) and challenges to practicing in such settings. The key to learning what barriers are in each setting is understanding OT’s ... Read more
Brittany Ferri
Updated February 27, 2019 by Brittany Ferri
Emergency medicine draws many students towards it because of the lifestyle-friendly aspect, shift work, and variety of procedures that a physician in the emergency department (ED) performs. The thread ED Procedures for Med Students is an excellent ... Read more
Emily Millet
Updated June 24, 2022 by Emily Millet
The “right to try movement” is often presented as an altruistic effort to provide patients with terminal illness increased access to potentially lifesaving experimental medication. This rosy rhetoric stands in stark contrast with reality, however. ... Read more
Adil Menon
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adil Menon
A 69-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome presents with multiple ring-shaped lesions on both hands. The lesions are non-pruritic and developed over the past four days. When she visits for ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Jennifer Anderson, a sociology PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, teaches a course called Sociology of Health and Health Care. She reached out to us to propose that her students would send in questions for ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
You’ve decided you want to be a veterinarian – but how do you know it’s the right career for you? While many prospective applicants to veterinary school cite a love of animals as the driving ... Read more
Claire Porter
Updated June 24, 2022 by Claire Porter
“0600. I’m biking from my home to see a patient with a bleeding gastric ulcer. You’re welcome to join. Breakfast at my house at 0730. We’ll see patients after.” So began my day with Dr. ... Read more
John "Brewer" Eberly, Jr
Updated February 27, 2019 by John "Brewer" Eberly, Jr
You’ve got a lot riding on your residency interviews: a competitive undergraduate academic track + four years of medical training + the thousands you are spending to travel for interviews. The interviews aren’t a cake ... Read more
Sarah Johnston
Updated June 24, 2022 by Sarah Johnston
While the majority of medical students pursue a traditional MD degree, dual-degree programs are available to students who are interested in pursuing an additional master’s degree in combination with their Doctor of Medicine. According to ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
We love listener feedback…even when it’s negative 🙂 And this whole obesity thing is really great for generating negative listener feedback. For instance, Marlene thought our comments on nutrition were mostly wrong. And Laura didn’t ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
After months of ambiguity, wondering if you will receive interview invitations and if you have been accepted or rejected, being waitlisted by a medical school can introduce new stress to your application cycle. Especially if ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Medical school is characterized, and often caricatured, by the immense levels of stress that plague students throughout their four-year education. While you may not be able to decrease the frequency of tests and assignments in ... Read more
Casey Paton
Updated June 24, 2022 by Casey Paton
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