The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School

Dave returns from his vacation at Disney World in sunny Florida, and recaps for Suri Jayatilleka, John Pienta, and Cole Cheney his fascination with how Disney takes your money and makes you love it.  How does that relate to medicine?  Who cares, it's fun! And Suri Jayatilleka is puzzled by her surgery shelf exam, which seemed to have few questions on actual surgery.

Dave returns from his vacation at Disney World in sunny Florida, and recaps for Suri Jayatilleka, John Pienta, and Cole Cheney his fascination with how Disney takes your money and makes you love it.  How does that relate to medicine?  Who cares, it's fun! And Suri Jayatilleka is puzzled by her surgery shelf exam, which seemed to have few questions on actual surgery.

This time, Dave is on vacation, but John Pienta, Aline Sandouk, Cole Cheney, and Kaci McCleary didn't let that stop them. Thanks to Intern Cory, they were able to carry on without him (*sniff*). Kaci and Aline review their first year: was it fun? I bet you know the answer to that one. How did it change them? What did they discover during the experience? How did they cope? What choices did they make, and how did that affect their well-being? And John and Cole clue them on what they'll face next year.

This time, Dave is on vacation, but John Pienta, Aline Sandouk, Cole Cheney, and Kaci McCleary didn't let that stop them. Thanks to Intern Cory, they were able to carry on without him (*sniff*). Kaci and Aline review their first year: was it fun? I bet you know the answer to that one. How did it change them? What did they discover during the experience? How did they cope? What choices did they make, and how did that affect their well-being? And John and Cole clue them on what they'll face next year.

Fourth-year students David Janssen and Lindsay Knake recently arrived home to Iowa from Guatemala, where, along with anesthesiologist David Swanson, they participated in the Miles of Smiles Team (MOST) cleft palate repair medical mission.  Team leader and former UI otolaryngologist Dr. John Canady joined us to discuss what it's like to do a 'short term' medical mission each year for more than 10 years in a country where the needs are great and the resources aren't. How are medical missions different for medical students from, say, a clerkship?  What's Guatemala like to live in, both as a citizen and as a visitor?  Who can medical missionaries help, and how do they decide?  What are the ethical considerations that are navigated in short-term medical missions?  Are medical missionaries welcomed with open arms?  Why is going on such a mission a better idea than waiting around to hear your match results? Find out on this week's show!

Fourth-year students David Janssen and Lindsay Knake recently arrived home to Iowa from Guatemala, where, along with anesthesiologist David Swanson, they participated in the Miles of Smiles Team (MOST) cleft palate repair medical mission.  Team leader and former UI otolaryngologist Dr. John Canady joined us to discuss what it's like to do a 'short term' medical mission each year for more than 10 years in a country where the needs are great and the resources aren't. How are medical missions different for medical students from, say, a clerkship?  What's Guatemala like to live in, both as a citizen and as a visitor?  Who can medical missionaries help, and how do they decide?  What are the ethical considerations that are navigated in short-term medical missions?  Are medical missionaries welcomed with open arms?  Why is going on such a mission a better idea than waiting around to hear your match results? Find out on this week's show!

Our show this time was record in front of a remarkably appreciative audience at The Examined Life Conference, and it was a lot of fun.  We talked with several presenters from the conference, including Gabriel Ledger an emergency physician who became a filmmaker when he decided he wanted to find out more about the patients he'd encountered in the ER.  We spoke with Emily White, an Iowa undergrad who has been doing research on Dignity Therapy and who no doubt has a bright future in medicine.  Toni Becker is a speech language pathology grad student whose portraiture and interviews of people with disabilities remind us of their significance.  Susan Ball is associate director of the New York Presbyterian's AIDS care center, and shared with us her experiences as a physician at the start of the AIDS epidemic.

Our show this time was record in front of a remarkably appreciative audience at The Examined Life Conference, and it was a lot of fun.  We talked with several presenters from the conference, including Gabriel Ledger an emergency physician who became a filmmaker when he decided he wanted to find out more about the patients he'd encountered in the ER.  We spoke with Emily White, an Iowa undergrad who has been doing research on Dignity Therapy and who no doubt has a bright future in medicine.  Toni Becker is a speech language pathology grad student whose portraiture and interviews of people with disabilities remind us of their significance.  Susan Ball is associate director of the New York Presbyterian's AIDS care center, and shared with us her experiences as a physician at the start of the AIDS epidemic.

The blogosphere is full of science misinformation, and lately Food Babe has been getting an earful for her contributions to that steaming pile of nonsense.  If you don't know her, you should because she's on a mission to teach people how to eat 'like the Food Babe' because she knows what she's doing--and those people she's teaching are your patients.  Is her heart in the right place--she just wants people to know what they're eating--despite her lack of scientific knowledge, and does that make it okay?

The blogosphere is full of science misinformation, and lately Food Babe has been getting an earful for her contributions to that steaming pile of nonsense.  If you don't know her, you should because she's on a mission to teach people how to eat 'like the Food Babe' because she knows what she's doing--and those people she's teaching are your patients.  Is her heart in the right place--she just wants people to know what they're eating--despite her lack of scientific knowledge, and does that make it okay?