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The ShortCoat Podcast: Night Float: Finding Mentors, Being a Mentor
Original Article: Night Float: Finding Mentors, Being a Mentor Mentorship–both giving and receiving–is a crucial part of being a resident Short Coat Podcast veteran Keenan Laraway, MD (CCOM ’15, Internal Medicine), returns…
How Much Clinical Experience Do I Need for Med School Apps?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 121 As you start to look at your extracurriculars for medical school, you may start worrying that you don’t have enough clinical experience. How…
Physics Series 2: Water, Buoyancy and the MCAT
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 89 Water and fluid dynamics and physics go hand in hand on the MCAT. This week we’re cover this topic to help you improve…
What Does the Med School Application Timeline Look Like?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 281 As a premed student, when should you start writing your personal statement, taking the MCAT, and asking for letters of recommendation? I get…
The ShortCoat Podcast: Tests, Tact, and Turpentine
Original Article: Tests, Tact, and Turpentine Everyone gets anxious about tests. And med school features a lot of tests. The news that students at Oregon Health and Science University will now be subject…
Finishing Prereqs Early, Nursing as a Backup and More Q&A!
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 280 This week we’re taking questions directly from the MSHQ Premed Forums. If you’re not familiar with the forums, check them out and join…
Physics Series 1: Spring Systems for the MCAT
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 88 As always, Bryan from Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) is joining us today as we start off a sequence of episodes…
Is There Risk in Applying to New Medical Schools?
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 120 As you build your school list, you may find that there are new medical schools opening when you are applying. Is it a…
The ShortCoat Podcast: The Truth About “Primary Care” Statistics
Original Article: The Truth About “Primary Care” Statistics How to Think About Med Schools’ Primary Care Statistics Listener Lavender BloodPoison (not their real name) sent us a message saying they were impressed…
From a Cocktail Waitress to Physician and EM Doc
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 279 Dr. Elaine Reno is an Emergency Medicine physician. She joins us to talk about her journey to medicine and her role with the…
