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The ShortCoat Podcast: LGBT in Med School

Original Article: LGBT in Med School 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…

Next Step Full Length 10, Bio/Biochem Discretes 1

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 122 We’re still in bio/biochem mode for the MCAT podcast, this week, covering the first discrete set of questions from the section. As always,…

How Can Beyonce Help Our MCAT CARS Reading Skills?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 07 Link to the full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/arts/music/celebrity-profile-death.html All glossy magazine superstar covers may look the same from a distance, but inside, you’re never quite…

When Should I Give Up On My Medical School Application?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 315 The medical school application is a long and grueling process. If you’ve been rejected, haven’t heard anything, or are confused, listen to this…

When Should You Consider A Special Masters Program

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 155 Our student is interested in pursuing an SMP to help with shadowing and research opportunities. Are SMPs worth doing even if you have…

The ShortCoat Podcast: Recess Rehash: Poor: a deadly diagnosis in America, ft. Sarah Smarsh

Original Article: Recess Rehash: Poor: a deadly diagnosis in America, ft. Sarah Smarsh A look at the people valued more as functioning machines than as people [We had an interview show…

Next Step Full Length 10, Bio/Biochem Passage 3

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 121 Passage 3 from Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) full-length 10 covers an interesting discussion on unfolded protein response and endoplasmic reticulum…

Jackie Shares Her Path from Community College to Med School

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 314 Jackie is @jackieplans on Instagram. She has a following watching her journey through medical school as she creates beautiful notes that you can…

Using Our CARS Skills for a Passage About the Printed Word

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 06 Link to the full article: https://harpers.org/archive/2018/10/the-printed-word-in-peril/ In February, at an event at the 92nd Street Y’s Unterberg Poetry Center in New York, while…

When and How Should I Tell My Friends and Family I’m Premed

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 154 Today, our student has been keeping a secret and is wondering when he should come out to his friends and family that he…