The Short Coat

The Short Coat


Latest Episodes

the Exam Table and Beyond: The Role of a Family Doctor
February 29, 2024

An alumni of CCOM and SCP returns to prove: you can do it! MD/PhD student Miranda Schene, M2 Jeff Goddard, and M1 Fallon Jung visit with alumni Teneme Konne, MD, now a second-year resident. They star

Bias, Baby Heads, and Memes
February 22, 2024

Understanding others begins with asking questions. M3 Jacob Hansen, and M1s Taryn OBrien, Alex Nigg, and Fallon Jung consider recent studies highlighting the ineffectiveness of traditional implici

Love, Lobsters, and Loans: The Just Married Game
February 15, 2024

Happy Valentines Day! MD/PhD student Faith Prochaska, and M1s Taryn O'Brien and Fallon Jung share how they navigate relationships amidst their hectic schedules. With quizmaster Jeff Emrich from st

Med School is SIMPLE?!
February 08, 2024

I honestly have had the most relaxing time Ive had in forever, and for anybody whos like, thats ridiculous, just wait. The most charitable definition of a hot take is a position taken in order t

Sleeper Specialty: Medicine Psychiatry ft. Andrea Weber, MD, MME
February 01, 2024

A nice re-imagining of how healthcare could be delivered. Its another sleeper specialty episode! This time were visiting with Andrea Weber, MD, MME. Herself a graduate of the Carver College of Me

Sleeper specialty: Preventive Medicine ft. Silvia Caswell DO, MPH
January 25, 2024

Preventing disease and injury in life, the skies, and at work. It's another sleeper specialty episode! This time we're talking about a *really* low-key one: Preventive Medicine. M2 Jeff Goddard asked

Sleeper Specialty: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Ft. Dr. Brittany Bettendorf
January 18, 2024

In another in our series on "sleeper specialties," we visit with Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) doc Brittany Bettendorf. M1 Alex Nigg and M2 Madeline Ungs learn about this lesser known specia

Why Having a Pet in Med School is a Good Idea (Recess Rehash)
January 11, 2024

A common question new medical students have is whether they should get a pet. Will they feel neglected when I have to be at the hospital or the library? Will they be too expensive for a poor med stu

Hot Takes: Med School Edition (Part 1?) (Recess Rehash)
January 04, 2024

These might be very bad ideasbut well talk about them anyway. Riley leads a discussion with Jeff, Levi, and Katie of unpopular opinions about medicine and medical education. Anki sucks! Gap years s

Belief at the Bedside (Recess Rehash)
December 28, 2023

M1 Hend invited David Kozishek, a chaplain at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, to talk with M3 AJ, M1 Jeff and new co-host M1 Ervina to talk about the role of chaplains on the healthcare