Your Thesis Won’t Change the World (and Here’s Why)

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MD/PhD: The Long Game of Medicine and Research

Riley Behan-Bush found the MD/PhD program through a Google search. Hannah Van Ert had already started a career in nursing before a research lab changed her path completely. Eight years (!) of combined medical and scientist training later, they're in their final stretch — and it o ...  Show more

Iowa City Haunts and Med School Hot Takes

For the full list of our favorite places, visit https://theshortcoat.com/haunts. Iowa City is small enough that you can bike from the hospital to a wood-fired pizza place and back before your study group notices you're gone — but it's also weird and big enough that you can spend ...  Show more

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