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Academic Pain Medicine From an Anesthesiology Background

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 39 Dr. Bunty Shah is an academic Pain Medicine Physician at Penn State. He completed his residency training in Anesthesiology. He shares the specialty…

The Extreme Burden of Being a Physician (It’s worth it)

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 250 With Houston still feeling the effects of Hurricane Harvey, and Hurricane Irma gunning towards Florida, how can we help and learn from those…

The ShortCoat Podcast: Questions Abound

Original Article: Questions Abound Don’t Panic, but It’s Interview Season! Photo by David Blackwell.  Interview season begins soon, which means it’s time to worry about the weird questions you’ll be asked during…

This Physician Wants to Change The Narrative Around Death

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 249 Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is a Hospitalist turned evangelist for Palliative Care. Learn what you can be doing now to help patients in their…

Discussing Pediatric Oncology with an Academic Doc

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 38 Dr. Julie Krystal is an academic pediatric oncologist. Julie has been out of training now for two years. She discusses what she loves…

Do Medical Schools Superscore the MCAT for Multiple Attempts?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 57 Join me, Dr. Ryan Gray, and Bryan Schnedeker of Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) as we answer a question from the Nontraditional…

The ShortCoat Podcast: Open on Applications about New-Found Sobriety?

Original Article: Open on Applications about New-Found Sobriety? Should a Medical School Applicant Open Up About a Successful Journey to Sobriety? Photo by _BuBBy_  Our recent episode on mental illness in medical schoolgenerated…

From Premed to Attending Physician – Showing You the Path

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 248 Have you ever wondered what the whole path to becoming a doc looks like? I’m breaking down every step of the premed &…

The Anatomy of an MCAT Question and How to Break it Down

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 56 This week, we discuss the anatomy of the MCAT question and how to systematically go through a question to maximize your chance of…

A Deep Dive into Dermatology Match Data and Surveys

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 37 This week, we take a deep dive into the match data for dermatology. We cover the Match data from 2016 and 2017 to…