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This Student Didn’t Let Her Fears Overcome Her

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 277 In this episode, you will hear about another success story of a premed student who got into medical school on her first try…

The ShortCoat Podcast: Lack of Empathy: A Med School Dealbreaker?

Original Article: Lack of Empathy: A Med School Dealbreaker? Everyone knows: doctors have to have empathy…right? Listener Mo wrote to us at theshortcoats@gmail.com to ask us if a lack of interest…

Psych/Soc Series: Hearing, Weber’s Law and More

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 84 This is week one of our Psych/Soc series on the MCAT Podcast. We’re covering some biology questions which is a subject covered in…
Can I Apply to Medical School Without Prerequisites?

Can I Apply to Medical School Without Prerequisites?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 116 Our question today is from a paramedic firefighter who is now interested in going to medical school but doesn’t necessarily want to take…

Q&A From the Premed Hangout Facebook Group

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 276 Today, we’re talking MD vs PA, DO shadowing, physician letters of recommendation and other questions premed students have asked in the Hangout! The…

How Will The Single GME Accreditation System Affect You?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 65 If you’re an allopathic/MD Medical school, this may affect you a little bit, but not as much as this would affect DO students.…

The ShortCoat Podcast: Another Student Fights Mental Illness Stigma

Original Article: Another Student Fights Mental Illness Stigma More and more students are speaking up about their mental illness struggles One of the things we Short Coats agree on is that…

MCAT Foundational Topic: Physics Broken Down

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 83 Physics is one of the harder sections of the MCAT for many students. If you are one of those students, you’re not alone.…
From Nursing to Accepted Premed: A Story of Lost Confidence

From Nursing to Accepted Premed: A Story of Lost Confidence

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 275 Ayesha initially lost confidence on the premed path due to poor grades, and she became a nurse instead. But her dream never left…

What is Private Practice Internal Medicine-Pediatrics?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 64 Dr. Lauren Kuwik is a Med-Peds specialist in upper New York. She shares with us her desire to go into Med-Peds vs other…