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What Step 1 Score or Level 1 Score Should I Try to Get?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 05 USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 scores can play a major role in the specialty that you match in to. Let’s talk…
What Does Community Pediatric Cardiology Look Like?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 83 Dr. Renee Rodriguez is a community-based Pediatric Cardiologist. She shares why she loves children’s hearts, a typical day, and whether she has balance…
How Reapplying to Med School was Successful for this Student
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 326 Amanda had to apply to med school twice. We talk about her premed path, her first application, her struggles, and how she succeeded…
Analyzing A Passage About Transportation Using CARS Skills
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 18 In today’s article, we use Jack Westin’s MCAT CARS techniques to analyze why the US public transportation system is different and why it…
The ShortCoat Podcast: Doubts, Needles, and Measles
Original Article: Doubts, Needles, and Measles Listener Jen sent an email to theshortcoats@gmail.com asking M4 Irisa Mahaparn, and M1s Nick Lind and Madeline Slater about the doubts they’ve experienced in their…
Where to Get Letters of Recommendation As A Nontrad
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 165 Who should write your letters of rec as a nontrad? Your boss? Your undergrad professors? Or your prereq science professors? Here is everything…
How Do International Medical Graduates Practice in the US?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 325 When you go to an international med school, including the Caribbean, there are many steps you need to take to practice in the…
MCAT CARS Skills—A Passage About Evolution and Technology
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 17 The author of this article today draws parallels between two dissimilar things: bacteria and technology. Follow along to find out how the author…
A Look Into Academic Endocrinology and Thyroid Medicine
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 82 Dr. Brittany Henderson is a former academic Endocrinologist, just switching to private practice and today she discusses her specialty, what she loves, and…
Biggest Mistakes Students Make When Studying for the Boards
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 04 Every year med students around the world prepare for their boards. Many of those students are making mistakes preparing for USMLE Step 1…
