MSTP Outreach
Social Media
Upcoming Recruitment Events
| SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science)—Phoenix, AZ | October 31–November 2, 2024 |
| ABRCMS (Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students)—Pittsburgh, PA | November 16–17, 2024 |
| NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair | July 17, 2024 |
Short Coat Podcast
Selected podcasts featuring MSTP students and graduates (http://theshortcoat.com/).
| Name of Podcast | Date | MSTP Students | Other Speakers | Link |
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Why You Might Want an MD/PhD: All about Medical Scientist Training Programs |
2018 Oct 08 | Aline Sandouk Jayden Bowen All M1G students: Ossama Abu-Halawa Hassan Karoam (Ahamed) Akansha Jain Maddie Mix Nate Mullin Miranda Schene Hannah Van Ert Qi Wang |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/245_MSTP-special-episode.mp3 | |
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MD/PhD Admissions and Shadowing Strategies |
2019 Feb 07 | Maddie Mix | Aditi Patel, Nick Lind, and Dr. John Pienta | https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/261_MD-Phd-PhD-shadowing.mp3 |
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Second Looks and Fantasy Gap Years |
2019 Mar 07 | Aline Sandouk LJ Agostinelli Miranda Schene |
Danial Syed | https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/265-second-looks.mp3 |
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Step 1 is Pass/Fail. Now What??? Does making Step 1 pass/fail change everything? |
2020 Feb 20 |
Aline Sandouk |
Matt Wilson, M4 Nathen Spitz, M1 |
http://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/309_01_step-1-pass-failwav.mp3 |
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Microaggressions: preparing to experience, witness, and commit them |
2019 Nov 21 | Sahaana Arumugam | Nathen Spitz, M1 Joel Horne, SCP Intern |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/298_microagressions.mp3 |
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Slipping On The Short Coat: The first step in med school |
2019 Aug 29 | Aline Sandouk Maddie Mix |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/287_whitecoat.mp3 | |
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Advice for your first clinicals: slow your roll: Can you trust MSAR? |
2019 Aug 08 |
Aline Sandouk |
Matt Wilson, M3 Tony Mai, M3 |
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Here’s Vomit In Your Eyes: Admissions questions |
2019 May 02 | LJ Agostinelli Aline Sandouk |
Megan Kosovski, Admissions Armin Advic |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/274_puke-in-the-eyeballs.mp3 |
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Invent the Future of Medicine featuring Matthew Howard, MD: See a problem, solve a problem |
2019 Mar 21 |
Aline Sandouk |
Matthew Howard, MD, Neurosurgeon | http://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/267_inventor-matthew-howard.mp3 |
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Dr. Mamdouh Aker: Palestinian doctor and human rights activist (Bonus Episode) |
2019 Feb 18 | Shakoora Sabree Ossama Abu-Halawa |
Jordan Harbaugh-Williams Joelle Friezen |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/Aker-palestine-activist.mp3 |
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Don’t count on Public Service Loan Forgiveness |
2019 Jan 10 | Aline Sandouk Dylan Todd |
Brady Campbell Chris Roling, Financial Aid Counselor |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/257_pslf.mp3 |
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Hit By A Bus: Our newest co-host has already had a taste of fame |
2018 Oct 26 | Aline Sandouk Jayden Bowen |
Aditi Patel Abby Fyfe |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/248_hit-by-a-bus.mp3 |
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Palliative Care: A Perspective from A Land Where It Barely Exists, ft. Dr. MR Rajagopal: Palliative care is not a thing in India, mostly |
2018 Oct 02 | Jayden Bowen | Dr. Rajagopal Tony Rosenberg Ellie Ginn Rachel Schenkel |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/243_Rajagopal.mp3 |
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Interview Prep, Opening Up, and Death: And no, that’s not the three stages of your med school application |
2018 Jul 19 | Shakoora Sabree Aline Sandouk Jayden Bowen |
Amy A'Hearn, CCOM Admissions Tom O'Shea CCOM Physician Assistant Admissions Marc Moubarek |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/234_application-season-extravaganza.mp3 |
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Putting the Anxiety Cart Before the Horse: Anxiety about your competitive specialty ambitions in your first year isn’t worth it. |
2018 Mar 22 | Andres Dajles | Irisa Mahaparn Gabe Conley Brendon George Jason Lewis |
https://podcast.uiowa.edu/com/osa/218_competitive-specialty-anxiety.mp3 |