The Student Doctor Network helps students make informed decisions about health professions careers through free community support, expert guidance, original publishing, research, and educational programs.
Program record through September 2026
- 40+ years of service, tracing the mission to Coastal Research Group in 1983
- 859,233 registered community members
- 1.27 million community discussions
- 5,318 questions answered by experts
- 1,474 articles published
- 30 Primary Health Care Access Conferences conducted
- 7 advisors recognized through the Advisor of the Year program from 2022 through 2025
Source and date: These figures reproduce the organization program record published on the former site and reviewed September 13, 2026. They are a dated snapshot, not live counters. SDN will update each measure only when a responsible program owner and source record are available.
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