The Short Coat: An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School

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Another Path to Med School: Masters of Clinical Anatomy

An alternative to postbac programs? Postbac programs are okay, but what if there was another path to medical school? M2s Sarah Upton, Alec Marticoff, and Kevin Gubner host the program directors of the Carver College of Medicine’s Masters of Clinical Anatomy Program. Interestingly ...  Show more

The Unexpected Power of Student Doctors (Recess Rehash)

[We weren’t available to record a new show for you this week, so enjoy this rerun instead!] Clinical students are sometimes the only ones who have time to listen In the clinic, med students can feel like bystanders, but they can make all the difference for patients. M3 Jeff Godda ...  Show more

How to Survive The First Semester of Med School

These M1s say it wasn’t easy…but it was FUN? You know medical school is hard, but what does that mean? That idea has no emotional connection to anything until you are IN IT, and these M1s definitely were. Jonah Albrecht, Trever Maiers, Alex Johnson, and Chris Ceplecha review the ...  Show more

Family expectations, culture clashes, and career priorities: Who’s the A-Hole? (Recess Rehash)

[Due to Thanksgiving break, we have no new episode this week for you, but here’s a good one from our back catalog!] When your boyfriend’s an OB/GYN and your friends can’t chill We’re passing judgment, because someone has to. This week’s Reddit-fueled medical panel takes on uncomf ...  Show more

The Universal Experience that Medicine Hates Talking About Most

[Content warning: this episode contains frank discussions of death and dying that some listeners may want to skip.] Doctors need to actually ask patients what a good death looks like to them Medical students learn so much anatomy and pathophysiology, the social determinants of he ...  Show more