Is Your Previous Career A Strike Against You?
Admissions committees care most about what you got out of your experiences, less about what ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 23, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Volume: Vol. 2 (2019-02)
How To Find a Health Professional To Shadow
Applying to a health professional education program is a significant decision. Schools will want to ... Read more
Julia Bauman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Julia Bauman
It’s Okay to Not Know Everything
As a medical student, you are going to step foot onto a clinical rotation for ... Read more
Karen Tran-Harding
Updated June 23, 2022 by Karen Tran-Harding
Why You Should Consider Family Medicine
One of the most exciting experiences during medical school is selecting the specialty in which ... Read more
Andrew Lee
Updated April 30, 2020 by Andrew Lee
What Research Means For Residency Applications
Does research mean a whole lot when applying to residency? Listener Nathan called in to ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 23, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
The Benefit of Psychoeducational Assessments For Some MCAT Takers
Remember when you were a child and first realized the magnitude of your school career? ... Read more
Bryce Gibbs
Updated June 23, 2022 by Bryce Gibbs
Specialty Spotlight: Internal Medicine and Family Medicine
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a chance to interact with some of the ... Read more
Adelle
Updated February 18, 2019 by Adelle
AAMC Fee Assistance Program: What’s New in 2019
The cost of preparing for and applying to medical school can be daunting. At the ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 23, 2022 by AAMC Staff
What Ophthalmologic Feature Is This Child Most Likely To Develop?
A 5-year-old male presents to his pediatrician for a yearly check-up and immunizations. On examination, ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Doubts, Needles, and Measles
Listener Jen sent an email to [email protected] asking M4 Irisa Mahaparn, and M1s Nick Lind ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 23, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
5 Tips for Transitioning From the Preclinical World to the Clinical One
While undeniably more difficult than undergraduate classes, classroom-based courses offer medical students some familiar comfort ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 23, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
How To Identify And Fight Implicit Bias in Medicine
Implicit bias refers to the attitudes, beliefs, and associations that influence a person’s actions in ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated June 23, 2022 by Christina Amutah
The One About Trigonometry | MCAT Tips and Tricks
I’m guessing that by this point in your MCAT preparation you feel like you’ve parked ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 23, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
Where Is A Chordoma Most Likely To Occur?
A 21-year-old female is referred with a one-year history of neck pain, difficulty swallowing, and ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
MD/PhD Admissions and Shadowing Strategies
Listener Renee writes in to ask Aditi Patel, Maddie Mix, Nick Lind, and guest Dr. ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 23, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Overwhelmed In Training
Recently, my husband’s residency class was required to take a “Risk of Burnout” questionnaire. At ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 23, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
What’s Causing This Young Woman’s Altered Mental Status?
Click through each section to learn more about the case and refine your differential diagnosis. ... Read more
Human Diagnosis Project
Updated February 13, 2019 by Human Diagnosis Project
Staying Organized for Success in Research
Close your eyes for a second and picture the last research lab you were in. ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 23, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
Six Tips For A Successful Intern Year
Every July, freshly-minted doctors begin their first step as healthcare providers with their intern year. ... Read more
Andrew Lee
Updated June 23, 2022 by Andrew Lee