Recommendations Revisited: Making the Process Painless

Posted on May 21, 2008
Filed Under Premedical Students | 4 Comments

by Interfolio
SDN Sponsor

The application puzzle can be a complex one, and letters of recommendation are just one piece. It doesn’t need to be the hardest piece though. Based on our experience with thousands of medical school applicants, and our relationships with many career centers and pre-health advising offices, we’ve identified some tips for making the process of collecting letters of recommendation as painless as possible.  Read more »

Non-Clinical Opportunities for Physicians

Posted on May 17, 2008
Filed Under Medical (MD, DO) | 13 Comments

by Joseph Kim, MD
Reprinted with Permission

If you’re a physician and you’re considering a non-clinical career, you may be wondering about all the opportunities out there. I get asked about this all the time. Over the years, I’ve had a chance to meet different physicians working in various companies and industries; here are my observations.

First, ask yourself what you enjoy. After all, if you don’t enjoy clinical medicine, you don’t want to end up doing something else you’re not going to enjoy. Then, start networking like crazy. Leverage all the online social networking sites (like LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo, etc.) and get reconnected with old colleagues, classmates, and friends. Find out what people are doing. They may help you get connected to some key people. You may find some of the best opportunities this way. If you’re a woman, you may want to check out MomMD (www.mommd.com). Read more »

Kaplan Announces New Step 2 CK Qbank!

Posted on May 14, 2008
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PRESS RELEASE

Kaplan’s NEW Step 2 CK Qbank is coming soon! Kaplan’s new and improved Step 2 CK Qbank will be available starting May 14th with important new features like a Score Estimator - able to predict your USMLE score based on your Qbank performance - and 500 never-before-seen exam-like questions created by Kaplan Medical’s expert faculty and reviewed by top-performing test takers.

Learn more about the important upgrades to Kaplan’s Qbank and see how you score on a Qbank Challenge at http://www.qbankchallenge.com/step2. You can lock in the low price of Qbank today – buy now and delay your start date up to 90 days!

Only on SDN - Enter to win Kaplan’s new Step 2 CK Qbank!
Kaplan is giving away a Step 2 CK Qbank to the first 100 SDN members. Check the Step 2 forum to learn how to win a FREE 3-month Step 2 CK Qbank!

Join the Ride for World Health!

Posted on May 9, 2008
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Ride for World Health (R4WH) 2009 wants YOU!!!!
http://www.rideforworldhealth.org

Join us for a 3,700 mile bicycle journey that starts from San Diego and ends in Washington D.C. During the seven weeks, we’ll deliver lectures at colleges, elementary schools, medical schools, rotary clubs, and other locations to promote awareness of global health issues. Some topics we plan to cover include HIV/AIDS, poverty and medical disparities, and women’s health.

Since its inception, R4WH has currently raised over $260,000 to benefit Partners in Health, the Global Health Access Program, the Pendulum Project and Doctors without Borders.

The 2009 Ride for World Health (R4WH) is accepting applications for the following positions:

  1. 2009 Cross-Country Riders (April/May 2009 – Elective Credit available)
  2. 2009 R4WH Portion Riders (participate in shorter portions of ride)

Deadlines: Sunday, June 29th 2008 at 5pm – for cross-country rider
Sunday, March 1st 2009 at 5pm – for portion rider

Contact:
Jesson Yeh
Student Recruiter, R4WH
NYMC, class of 2009
Jesson_Yeh@nymc.edu

Do you have more questions?? Don’t hesitate to ask! Drop us a line at info@rideforworldhealth.com

Health Care Policy & The Student Doctor: Gary LeRoy, MD

Posted on May 7, 2008
Filed Under Health Care Policy & The Student Doctor | 8 Comments

SDN readers have responded favorably to our series of “20 Questions” asked of various health care professionals. With this interview of Dr. Gary LeRoy we launch a new series called “Health Care Policy and the Student Doctor”.

SDN: Gary, your resume is pretty awesome. You currently hold the position of Medical Director of the East Dayton Health Center, a community health center with federally qualified health center status; and you are simultaneously Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.

Yours is a unique postion, with major responsibilities in a community health center serving the disadvantaged, and as the dean of students for a medical school, which will include lots of students from more privileged backgrounds.  Read more »

Just Sign on the Dotted Line…

Posted on May 3, 2008
Filed Under Medical (MD, DO) | 21 Comments

by Ivan Edwards, D.O., USAFR MC (CAPT)
SDN Staff Writer

The contract provisions couldn’t look any better:

But before signing the dotted line, take the contract home, read it carefully and understand it. Equally importantly, get to know the people behind it.

For many doctors soon to complete their residencies, one final round of interviewing is underway. This time, unlike prior interviews, it is an audition for your job post-residency, in your chosen profession. Finally! Read more »

Keep Your Online Persona Clean!

Posted on April 30, 2008
Filed Under Admissions Advice | 18 Comments

by Brittany Warrick
SDN Staff Writer

The online world has evolved substantially over the past decade. Today it is commonplace for students to have a presence on social sites such as Facebook, Xanga, LiveJournal, or MySpace. But what most students do not appreciate is the fact that potential employers and schools may use these sites to evaluate their applicants.  They use them to weed out candidates for their positions and to decide if a potential employee is the type of person that would make a good “fit”.  Thus, our pages on Facebook and MySpace have become additions to our resumes and personal statements. One survey conducted by ExecuNet in 2007 found that 83% of recruiters use the Internet to evaluate their candidates and 43% of those have turned down a candidate based on what they saw online. The burning question is: how can students protect their personas on the Internet?  Read more »

Pre-Med Preparation: Getting Letters of Recommendation

Posted on April 26, 2008
Filed Under Pre-Med Prep, Premedical Students, Medical (MD, DO) | 9 Comments

by Christian Becker, Author of The Official Student Doctor Network Medical School Admissions Guide

In my last article for SDN, I addressed the importance of physician shadowing and clinical experience. This time, I want to focus on recommendation letters.

Recommendation letters are used by admission committees and are part of your application. To get good letters, participation in extracurricular activities and positive interactions with faculty and physicians are important.

Admissions committees see on the application what activities you have listed, but recommendation letters tell them how you interact with people, what type of person you are, and (hopefully) stress your good qualities and support your application to medical school. Read more »

Why Study Medicine? Pre-meds not in it for the money, survey says

Posted on April 24, 2008
Filed Under Medical Students, Premedical Students, Medical (MD, DO) | 32 Comments

by Charles Daniel and Michael O’Brien
SDN Staff Writers

For some, the answer to the question, “Why do you want to study medicine?” is a simple one: to make money.  These individuals, however, are in a shrinking minority, a recent survey has found.  Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions examined the responses of 914 students in its medical and law school preparatory courses to examine their motivations for professional study.  It seems that even as the traditional financial windfalls associated with medicine continue to wane, students’ passion for medical study is as fiery as ever.  In fact, less than half of pre-med respondents indicated their future earning potential “very much” or “somewhat” influenced their decision to study medicine.  But what does this mean?  Pre-professional students are notorious for their exaggerated claims of altruism while the true and ulterior motivation remains the big salary.  …or at least that was the belief.  Read more »

Call for Submissions: U.S. Public Health Service Scientific & Training Symposium

Posted on April 16, 2008
Filed Under Medical (MD, DO) | 1 Comment

NEWS RELEASE

Students enrolled in a full-time health or health-related undergraduate or graduate course of study are invited to submit a poster presentation for the 2008 U.S. Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium. The conference will be held June 9-12 at the Tucson Convention Center. More than 1,000 public health administrators, providers, clinicians, professors and representatives from business employing public health professionals are expected to attend. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain experience presenting and to network with others in the field. Read more »

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