Last Updated on June 25, 2022 by Laura Turner
Anxiety about your competitive specialty ambitions in your first year isn’t worth it.
Listener Luis wrote in expressing his anxiety that his med school–which he’ll begin attending this fall–doesn’t have the prestige or programs to support his desire for a competitive specialty like ophthalmology. If that’s the case, he wondered, what can he do to increase his chances of obtaining his dream career? Fortunately for Luis, Irisa Mahaparn, Gabe Conley, Brendan George, Jason Lewis, and new co-host Andres Dajles were on hand to give Luis the advice and encouragement he needs…and a tiny dose of tough love, too.
Also, Dave indulges in his interest in tech startup culture by having his co-hosts pitch to him random product ideas for random people.
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Did an astronaut’s genetic code change after being in space? Of course not. Should med students upgrade their stupid brains with “cognitive prosthetic” implants? Anything to pass that test! Should Dave have his brain turned to glass when his stupid body is ready to kick it so he can be uploaded to the cloud someday? Er…ask again later?
On The Short Coat Podcast, medical students from the University of Iowa and their co-host Dave Etler discuss news, fresh views, helpful clues, and interviews. Hear new episodes on iTunes and the Short Coat Podcast website every Thursday, republished Fridays on the Student Doctor Network.
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On The Short Coat Podcast, medical students from the University of Iowa and their co-host Dave Etler discuss news, fresh views, helpful clues, and interviews. Hear new episodes on iTunes and the Short Coat Podcast website every Thursday.