A discussion on StudentDoctor.net made Dave wonder if Kaci McCleary, Alison Pletch and John Pienta are truly prepared for life as a doctor. Are their significant others prepared? What are the correct expectations in terms of money, time, love, raising children, and all the folderol that comes along with living the dream.

A discussion on StudentDoctor.net made Dave wonder if Kaci McCleary, Alison Pletch and John Pienta are truly prepared for life as a doctor. Are their significant others prepared? What are the correct expectations in terms of money, time, love, raising children, and all the folderol that comes along with living the dream.

The commitment required for medical school is well known. But how does that actually affect your life? What are the things that you find out only after you've begun? Will you stop untying your shoes to save time? Will your ethics be challenged during medical school? Will you need to invest in a crockpot? Will you doubt your choice to come to medical school? Yep. Find out how Lisa Wehr, Kaci McCleary, and Nick Sparr have dealt with these inevitable questions on this week's show.

The commitment required for medical school is well known. But how does that actually affect your life? What are the things that you find out only after you've begun? Will you stop untying your shoes to save time? Will your ethics be challenged during medical school? Will you need to invest in a crockpot? Will you doubt your choice to come to medical school? Yep. Find out how Lisa Wehr, Kaci McCleary, and Nick Sparr have dealt with these inevitable questions on this week's show.

You've got the grades under control, right? You've got your extracurriculars all planned, right? You're shadowing, researching, studying, panicking! Is it all going to be okay? Will I get into medical school?! WILL I?! Yes, you will. You know why? Because we're going to reveal the secrets of the admissions process. The process of getting in can be mysterious, and we'll shed some light on it. Aline Sandouk and Kaci McCleary grill our Assistant Director of Admissions Amy A'Hearn, and also a shadowy figure known only as Dr. B, a long-time member of our admissions committee at Iowa. Together we'll answer the question the pre-meds scream into the forums, "What do you people want from me?"

You've got the grades under control, right? You've got your extracurriculars all planned, right? You're shadowing, researching, studying, panicking! Is it all going to be okay? Will I get into medical school?! WILL I?! Yes, you will. You know why? Because we're going to reveal the secrets of the admissions process. The process of getting in can be mysterious, and we'll shed some light on it. Aline Sandouk and Kaci McCleary grill our Assistant Director of Admissions Amy A'Hearn, and also a shadowy figure known only as Dr. B, a long-time member of our admissions committee at Iowa. Together we'll answer the question the pre-meds scream into the forums, "What do you people want from me?"

Lisa Wehr, Kaci McCleary, Aline Sandouk, and John Pienta discuss the anesthesiologist whose patient accidentally caught her on tape insulting, defaming, and generally being a jerk about him. Obviously, this crosses a line, but there is a lot of gallows humor in medicine. Are doctors at risk for having their 'private conversations' recorded and being used against them, even in the operating room? And John, reacting to a scenario in an ethics small group session, suggests that it might be a valid thing to ignore legality in favor of doing the right thing, and his classmates were not happy.

Lisa Wehr, Kaci McCleary, Aline Sandouk, and John Pienta discuss the anesthesiologist whose patient accidentally caught her on tape insulting, defaming, and generally being a jerk about him. Obviously, this crosses a line, but there is a lot of gallows humor in medicine. Are doctors at risk for having their 'private conversations' recorded and being used against them, even in the operating room? And John, reacting to a scenario in an ethics small group session, suggests that it might be a valid thing to ignore legality in favor of doing the right thing, and his classmates were not happy.

Dylan Todd joins the team, along with Aline Sandouk, Marc Toral, and Cory Christensen to talk about magic. Specifically, whether there is a role for it in medicine. How far should we go in accepting the unknown as valid in treating sick people and in medical research? Complementary medicine, the placebo effects, cochlear implants (for some), many drugs...all (maybe) work but we don't always know why or how. Also, we discuss how data from fitness wearables have been used in court recently as evidence. Meanwhile, Facebook thinks Marc is into endurance tickling contests, and Aline and her partner seem to be down with that.

Dylan Todd joins the team, along with Aline Sandouk, Marc Toral, and Cory Christensen to talk about magic. Specifically, whether there is a role for it in medicine. How far should we go in accepting the unknown as valid in treating sick people and in medical research? Complementary medicine, the placebo effects, cochlear implants (for some), many drugs...all (maybe) work but we don't always know why or how. Also, we discuss how data from fitness wearables have been used in court recently as evidence. Meanwhile, Facebook thinks Marc is into endurance tickling contests, and Aline and her partner seem to be down with that.