By Monya De, MD MPH Medical students who did not match into a residency position have a difficult, stressful, and uncertain time period ahead of them, thanks to overzealous funding of new medical schools, an ... Read more
Monya De
Updated June 25, 2022 by Monya De
By Gloria Onwneme, Medical Student, University of Nottingham, UK Dr. Harris Eyre, MD, PhD, Fulbright Scholar (WG Walker) is a psychiatry trainee, and Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of CNSDose, a company which has developed ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 25, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Everyone knows: doctors have to have empathy…right? Listener Mo wrote to us at [email protected] to ask us if a lack of interest in dealing with the foibles of patients–with their anti-vaccine beliefs, their non-compliance with ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 25, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
A 58-year-old male with a history of rosacea presents with blue-black discoloration on his neck and face that worsens after sun exposure. What drug is the most likely cause of this reaction?
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Javier La Fontaine, DPM, MS, is a professor in the Plastic Surgery Department at UT Southwestern and an attending physician at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, TX. He specializes in limb salvage, using ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 29, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Ask any doctor, in any specialty and of any age, and they will remember their training in medical school. It is full of learning, new experiences, new friends, and major strides in both personal and ... Read more
Jacob Adney
Updated August 8, 2022 by Jacob Adney
Last year, over a thousand American senior medical students, failed to Match into a residency to advance their training. That’s almost 6% of all senior students. Over eight thousand total applicants failed to obtain a ... Read more
Mohamed Gad
Updated March 14, 2023 by Mohamed Gad
Many students don’t realize that the residency match should be top of mind when choosing their medical school. Even though residency is several years away, your time spent as a medical student will determine the ... Read more
Stacy Meyer
Updated June 26, 2022 by Stacy Meyer
More and more students are speaking up about their mental illness struggles One of the things we Short Coats agree on is that the stigma medical students and physicians face when dealing with mental illness ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 26, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
A 21-year-old female presents with a six-month history of irregular menses, decreased libido, impaired vision, and galactorrhea. An MRI is completed.Based on this imaging and the patient’s clinical findings, which of the following should be recommended ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
James R. Doty M.D., is a Professor of Neurosurgery and the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. He is also a philanthropist serving on ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated August 18, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
The medical journey offers many opportunities to make some big moves, whether it’s to start medical school, residency, fellowship, or for that first “real” job. A move, especially one across the country, requires a good ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
If you are having difficulty making your federal student loan payments, the worst thing you can do is ignore the problem. Help is available. For many borrowers, payments may be reduced under one of the ... Read more
Institute of Student Loan Advisors
Updated June 26, 2022 by Institute of Student Loan Advisors
You got into medical school! Now how do you pay for it? You already sold a kidney and your grandma disinherited you after your last arrest. What options are left? In this guide, I’ll provide ... Read more
Matt Sutton
Updated June 26, 2022 by Matt Sutton
This column has been focused on providing clinical snapshots while exploring the factors that affect specialty choice for medical students. Some of these factors are universal, but so much is largely person-dependent—i.e., whatever is most ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
A 4-year-old boy with known G6PD deficiency is brought to the pediatrician by his mother with a blistering pruritic rash. On examination, numerous tense vesicles and bullae are seen on his neck, lower abdomen, and ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
[Dave had the flu on recording day, so we’re posting this awesome episode from the recent past. Enjoy!] Dave found himself hosting with another group of women, so what better time to talk about #MeToo ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 26, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
When did you first decide to become a physician? Why? I was a little late to the game, honestly—I only made up my mind a year after I had graduated college, and, if I’m being ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated January 8, 2019 by Student Doctor Network
Dr. Ahmed Hankir MBChB PGCert (Psychiatry) PGCert (Epidemiology) is a specialty trainee in psychiatry in the National Health Service (UK), an Associate Professor of Psychiatry with the Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies (USA), and a ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme