What is causing this woman’s recurring abdominal pain?
A 19-year-old female exchange student presents to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and ... Read more
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Relax or Prepare? Advice for Incoming Med Students
Spoiler alert: don’t “prepare” during the summer before you arrive at medical school. Listener Amanda ... Read more
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Family Strife, Chuck’s Pro-Life, & the Ebola Bureaucracy Knife
Our own Claire Castaneda won first place in the Carver College of Medicine’s Carol A. ... Read more
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Q&A with Dave Etler, Administrative Services Coordinator
By Jacob Adney, MD Candidate, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Mr. Dave Etler is an ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated February 27, 2019 by The Short Coat Podcast
Reactions, Reagents, and Repose
How much is lab medicine a part of medical school? Remembering a recent episode in ... Read more
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Fourth Year: A Chance To Explore
By Adelle, Medical Student The process of applying to residency can surely be daunting. I’ve ... Read more
Adelle
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Unwanted Sexual Attention From Patients
By The Short Coat Podcast Do med students get training on how to deal with ... Read more
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Night Float: Finding Mentors, Being a Mentor
Mentorship–both giving and receiving–is a crucial part of being a resident Keenan Laraway, MD Short Coat ... Read more
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Tests, Tact, and Turpentine
Everyone gets anxious about tests. And med school features a lot of tests. The news that ... Read more
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Q&A with Ginny McCarthy, Director of Health Sciences Division Ministry
Ask any doctor, in any specialty and of any age, and they will remember their ... Read more
Jacob Adney
Updated March 4, 2019 by Jacob Adney
The Physician Gender Bias—What Every Female Doctor Has Faced
A man and a woman step into an elevator wearing the exact same hospital scrub ... Read more
Karen Tran-Harding
Updated June 25, 2022 by Karen Tran-Harding
The Truth About "Primary Care" Statistics
How to Think About Med Schools’ Primary Care Statistics Listener Lavender BloodPoison (not their real ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
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Putting the Anxiety Cart Before the Horse
Anxiety about your competitive specialty ambitions in your first year isn’t worth it. Listener Luis wrote ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated August 21, 2026 by The Short Coat Podcast
Changing Your Mind—And Your Specialty
I’ve written about choosing a medical specialty throughout the third and even fourth years of ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated August 23, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Entering Third Year With An Open Mind
By Adelle, Medical Student I went into my third year with a somewhat open mind ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 25, 2022 by Adelle
Should You Consider Romance When Selecting a Med School?
Med school can test a relationship. Lauren wrote in to ask us to what extent ... Read more
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On Moving Across the Country for Medical Training
Moving across the country for medical school was the scariest thing I ever did – ... Read more
Karen Tran-Harding
Updated June 25, 2022 by Karen Tran-Harding
10 Things To Do If You Did Not Match Into A Residency Position
By Monya De, MD MPH Medical students who did not match into a residency position ... Read more
Monya De
Updated June 25, 2022 by Monya De
Do you recognize this adverse drug reaction?
A 58-year-old male with a history of rosacea presents with blue-black discoloration on his neck ... Read more
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