What Routines Do Medical Students Find Helpful When Drinking from the Firehose? Listener Meghan is about to start med school in the fall, and is thinking about what sort of regular habits medical students like ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated February 27, 2019 by The Short Coat Podcast
Medical training is a significant investment for both you and your spouse. It’s an investment of time and money so that one day you will have a secure and well-paying lifelong profession. Your financial timeline ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 24, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Adaira Landry, MD, MEd, is the Assistant Residency Director for the Harvard Emergency Medicine Residency. She went to UC Berkley where she earned degrees in Molecular Cell Biology and African American Studies. After a gap ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 23, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Her snacks were delicious, but you’ll never guess her secret ingredient. 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 ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
A 19-year-old female exchange student presents to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and a swollen right knee. She has had recurrent episodes of abdominal pain for the past 5 years which last 2-3 ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
When you applied to medical school, you probably had an excellent answer to the question “why do I want to become a doctor?” If that answer is still valid for you today, when you are ... Read more
Jennifer Clarke
Updated June 24, 2022 by Jennifer Clarke
I resisted dating my long-time friend for months after it became obvious that we were “a thing” because we were about to graduate from college, and he was moving 12 hours away from me to ... Read more
Cassandra Hollman
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassandra Hollman
When you’re planning to apply to physical therapy school, you may or may not have an idea of what you’d like to do once you actually become a PT. Sure, there are plenty of articles ... Read more
Meredith Castin
Updated June 24, 2022 by Meredith Castin
A 28-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of a slightly raised erythematous lesion on her chest. She has been experiencing fatigue and joint pain since taking a walk through the woods in eastern Massachusetts ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Spoiler alert: don’t “prepare” during the summer before you arrive at medical school. Listener Amanda is like many medical students–anxious and worried. In her case, she wonders if she won’t be as prepared for med ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
One of the questions that we hear most often from students is “How do I get more answers right on MCAT CARS practice passages and in the exam itself?” That’s a critical question because your score ... Read more
Cambridge Learning Center
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cambridge Learning Center
In both high school and college, we get used to our peers being our age. Everyone turns the same age in the same range year after year. This makes it easy for friendships to form ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
Our own Claire Castaneda won first place in the Carver College of Medicine’s Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students, and her piece caught Dave’s eyes and heart. She talks with Aline Sandouk, ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
A 66-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents to the emergency department with dyspnea and sharp abdominal pain radiating to his back. On examination, his blood pressure is 180/120 mm Hg. A CT scan ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
With so many deadlines and moving parts to med school apps, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. In this article, we’ll discuss how to be strategic about when you write what. At the end of this ... Read more
Haziq Siddiqi
Updated June 24, 2022 by Haziq Siddiqi
If you think a dental career might be in your future, you can begin taking steps now to make yourself the most competitive applicant possible. Here is a basic overview of the steps you will ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated July 8, 2025 by Student Doctor Network
The same afternoon that I offered to write an article espousing all of my triumphs as a resident successfully balancing work and motherhood, I fought back tears in an airport halfway across the country because ... Read more
Kara Hessel
Updated February 16, 2019 by Kara Hessel
25-year-old male presents to the emergency department with headache, retro-orbital pain, and diplopia when gazing to the right. He had visited an urgent care clinic with right ear pain two weeks earlier and had received ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
It’s time for a change, whether we want it or not. 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 ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast