Medical school can often feel like an impossible juggling act. Students are constantly struggling to keep all their “balls” in the air, the whole act ready to fall to the ground at even the smallest error. Classes, clinical duties, and personal matters are difficult enough to keep airborne by themselves, ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 24, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
Madeline called to ask: it’s finals week and you’re stricken with seasonal depression–what’s a med student to do? We feel you, Madeline. Luckily, Aline Sandouk, Nick Lind, Derek Bradley, and Hillary O’Brien are ready to throw ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
A Guide To All The People You May Encounter On The Wards As the field of medicine has become increasingly complex, patient care responsibilities have been divvied up across an ever-growing number of providers and ... Read more
Kunal Sindhu
Updated August 16, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu
By Pratiti Roy, MD Candidate, Penn State University College of Medicine I am a first-year medical student, still trying to figure out what exactly I want to do. In an effort to leave no stone ... Read more
Pratiti Roy
Updated June 24, 2022 by Pratiti Roy
A 20-year-old mechanic is brought to the emergency room after his co-workers found him exiting the garage inebriated and confused hours earlier. On examination, he is disoriented, ataxic, and complains of nausea. A urine toxicology ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Aline Sandouk discusses with her co-hosts the recent breakthrough in her research–which is pretty much that she’s experiencing the exact opposite of what PhD students fear, and that her research may just have a path ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Logarithms are one of the most difficult math topics on the MCAT because many of us haven’t studied them since high school and probably never learned how to calculate logarithms without a calculator. This is ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 24, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
David Steinhardt, MD shares 10 steps for getting into medical school.
David Steinhardt
Updated June 24, 2022 by David Steinhardt
At the end of sophomore year in college, I punched in my biology and chemistry grades on a calculator and noted my so-so science GPA. Fortunately, my humanities and social science grades brought up my ... Read more
Yoo Jung Kim
Updated February 16, 2019 by Yoo Jung Kim
By Adelle It’s finally begun! This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: to finally interview for our very first jobs as physicians It’s definitely been a long and crazy process getting here, through ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
If you’re down to the wire holiday shopping for the doctor-in-training in your life—or looking for ideas to send the aunt who keeps asking for your Christmas list—take a look at these suggestions from Student ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 24, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
A 35-year-old male presents to his family physician with progressive heel pain. He denies any recent trauma and mentions the pain has worsened in the last two days, affecting his ability to walk. He has ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Are you buying what med student Instagrammers are selling? You’ve probably noticed them. Cute med students hawking makeup and study guides on Instagram, posting photos of their fav study beverage, and composing carefully arranged shots ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
After a long semester of studying and exams, it can be easy to forget what a career in medicine is ultimately about: serving patients. As an aspiring physician, the hard work you are doing now ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
Collegiate winter breaks often span three or four weeks, and for premedical students, this time can be used for dedicated MCAT review. A schedule free of extracurriculars and coursework creates ample space for intensive studying, ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Early in my career as a surgeon, one of my technicians pulled me aside and told me a patient wanted to talk to me: “He wants to know why he’s getting an eye procedure.” It ... Read more
Sanjay Sharma
Updated January 8, 2019 by Sanjay Sharma
Welcome back to Equity Matters, the monthly column exploring a range of topics related to health equity, public health, global health, and social justice. This article will provide guidelines for professional school aspirants who are ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christina Amutah
What underlying condition is most likely? A 62-year-old female presents with fatigue and innumerable pruritic, keratotic lesions on her back and neck which she says developed quite suddenly two months ago. A blood test reveals ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
What’s it like being a ‘sexual minority’ in medical school? Short Coats Rob Humble and Claire Castaneda are joined by new co-hosts Mitchell Hooyer and Jeremy Sanchez to talk about their personal experiences as members ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
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