The Short Coat Podcast: news, interviews, and discussions on the amazing and intense world of medical school.

Medical school is all about science, right? That’s true, but a healthy percentage of med students come from non-science backgrounds. Philosophy, art, English, education and foreign language majors, to name a few. Opportunities do exist within one's medical education to pursue those interests. Many schools, including the Carver College of Medicine, offer four tracks, allowing students to get recognition for research, humanities, teaching and/or service. Recently, we sat down with a group of students and track directors to hear more about how tracks work and how they can benefit students. Listen: Episode 006: Distinction Tracks - a way to keep your outside interests aliveThe opinions expressed in this feed and podcast are not those of the University of Iowa or the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

Drug companies save lives and improve the quality of those lives.  But these business are also trying to profit from their activities.  Second-year med student Amy Young talks with PharmedOut director and founder Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, about the tactics drug companies use when selling pharmaceuticals to doctors.  According to her, drug companies are using some pretty sneaky tactics to exert subtle pressure on doctors, who in many cases aren't aware of how those methods influence their subscribing habits. Listen:  Episode 005: How Drug Companies Influence DoctorsThe opinions expressed in this feed and podcast are not those of the University of Iowa or the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.