Affective presence is the lasting and stable impressions your interaction partners get from you.

Your scores and grades only get you in the door.

It's your personality that makes you a medical student, and later, a doctor.  So make sure you're giving off the right vibes!

Listener Kalmen reminds us of a paths for some students who don't match.

You deserve to be happy and healthy. If you're struggling with racism, harassment, hate, your mental health, or some other crisis, visit http://theshortcoat.com/help, and send additions to the list to [email protected]. We love you.

Resources: You deserve to be happy and healthy. If you're struggling with racism, harassment, hate your mental health, or some other crisis, visit http://theshortcoat.com/help, and send additions to the list to [email protected]. We love you.

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DOCTOR VOX - Heatstroke: youtu.be/j1n1zlxzyRE

Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky: youtu.be/AZjYZ8Kjgs8 ;

Hexalyte - Wandering Hours: youtu.be/FOAo2zsYnvA;