<img width="474" height="316" src="https://theshortcoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49958895677_9ecc95179d_george-floyd-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://theshortcoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49958895677_9ecc95179d_george-floyd-1.jpg 499w, https://theshortcoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49958895677_9ecc95179d_george-floyd-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px" /><p>Listener Shivam wrote to <a href="mailto:theshortcoats@gmail.com">theshortcoats@gmail.com</a> to ask his question: does becoming a DO hinder one’s chances in competitive specialties?  MD/PhD students Aline Sandouk and Sahaana Arumugam, M2 Nathan Spitz, and M4 Marisa Evers weigh in, while Dave uses his tiny brain to try and parse the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="NRMP's statistics (opens in a new tab)" href="https://mk0nrmp3oyqui6wqfm.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MM_Results_and-Data_2020-1.pdf" target="_blank">National Residency Matching Program’s statistics</a> to find an answer.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://theshortcoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49958895677_9ecc95179d_george-floyd-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3889" width="295" height="197" srcset="https://theshortcoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49958895677_9ecc95179d_george-floyd-1.jpg 499w, https://theshortcoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49958895677_9ecc95179d_george-floyd-1-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px" /><figcaption>Photo by chaddavis.photography</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>The gang considers whether it would help their anxiety to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="adopt an alter ego (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200817-the-batman-effect-how-having-an-alter-ego-empowers-you?fbclid=IwAR15LIOOBSx2hrTlpr08WUhkPHFiRGXon0sqQEHKmDoLVn0e0_jBF9wDAJ0" target="_blank">adopt an alter ego</a> to overcome their anxiety surrounding upcoming events.  Then Nathan clues them in to the defacing of the famous George Floyd mural in Minneapolis by a medical student.  All that and a smattering of Ellen Degeneris news–is she cancelled? </p>



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Listener Shivam wrote to theshortcoats@gmail.com to ask his question: does becoming a DO hinder one’s chances in competitive specialties? MD/PhD students Aline Sandouk and Sahaana Arumugam, M2 Nathan Spitz, and M4 Marisa Evers weigh in, while Dave uses his tiny brain to try and parse the National Residency Matching Program’s statistics to find an answer. Photo by chaddavis.photography The gang considers whether it would help their anxiety to adopt an alter ego to overcome their anxiety surrounding upcoming events. Then Nathan clues them in to the defacing of the famous George Floyd mural in Minneapolis by a medical student. All that and a smattering of Ellen Degeneris news–is she cancelled? We Want to Hear From You How’d we do on this week’s show? Are we cancelled because we angered you? Or did we do okay in the discussion? Call us at 347-SHORTCT anytime or email theshortcoats@gmail.com. Then, call home. They miss you.…

<p>Listener Shivam wrote to <a href="mailto:theshortcoats@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theshortcoats@gmail.com</a> to ask his question: does becoming a DO hinder one’s chances in competitive specialties?  MD/PhD students Aline Sandouk and Sahaana Arumugam, M2 Nathan Spitz, and M4 Marisa Evers weigh in, while Dave uses his tiny brain to try and parse the <a href="https://mk0nrmp3oyqui6wqfm.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MM_Results_and-Data_2020-1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Residency Matching Program’s statistics</a> to find an answer.</p>



Photo by chaddavis.photography



<p>The gang considers whether it would help their anxiety to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200817-the-batman-effect-how-having-an-alter-ego-empowers-you?fbclid=IwAR15LIOOBSx2hrTlpr08WUhkPHFiRGXon0sqQEHKmDoLVn0e0_jBF9wDAJ0" rel="noopener noreferrer">adopt an alter ego</a> to overcome their anxiety surrounding upcoming events.  Then Nathan clues them in to the defacing of the famous George Floyd mural in Minneapolis by a medical student.  All that and a smattering of Ellen Degeneris news–is she cancelled? </p>



We Want to Hear From You



<p>How’d we do on this week’s show?  Are <em>we</em> cancelled because we angered you? Or did we do okay in the discussion? Call us at 347-SHORTCT anytime &nbsp;or&nbsp;email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:theshortcoats@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theshortcoats@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp;Then, call home.  They miss you.…</p>

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