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Emil Chuck, PhD

Emil Chuck, Ph.D., is Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional Student Association. He brings over 15 years of experience as a health professions advisor and an admissions professional for medical, dental, and other health professions programs. In this role for HPSA, he looks forward to continuing to play a role for the next generation of diverse healthcare providers to gain confidence in themselves and to be successful members of the interprofessional healthcare community. Previously, he served as Director of Admissions and Recruitment at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Director of Admissions at the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and as a Pre-Health Professions Advisor at George Mason University. Dr. Chuck is an expert on admissions, has been quoted by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and has volunteered as a workshop facilitator on holistic admissions for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). He has also contributed to the essay collection The Perfect Doctor by Pager Publications and has developed competency-based rubrics supporting holistic review.
Freshman Year Mistakes

Pre-Medical

Don’t Look for Trouble: How Freshman Year Mistakes Could Doom Your Path to Medical School

Welcome to the new academic year and first-year orientation! As a new freshman resident of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: August 2, 2024

Fotinos S. Panagakos PNWU

Pre-Dental

Ask the Expert: Fotinos S. Panagakos, Dean, Pacific Northwest University School of Dental Medicine

Fotinos S. Panagakos, DMD, PhD is the founding dean of the Pacific Northwest University of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: July 25, 2024

Inside Out - Emotions for Pre-Health Students. Image Courtesy Disney Pixar.

Medical

Emote Control: “Inside Out” for Prehealth and Professional Development

The 2024 summer blockbuster film Inside Out 2 explores the complex emotions that first hit ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: July 3, 2024

Strategic Letters of Recommendation

Pre-Medical

A Strategic Guide to Letters of Recommendation

Whether it is an internship or a graduate school application, letters of recommendation are generally ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: June 13, 2024

Purpose

Pre-Health

Finding Your Purpose as a Health Professional

In the 2004 Tony-award-winning musical Avenue Q, Princeton, a recent college graduate (with an English ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: June 6, 2024

Resources for School List

Pre-Medical

Beyond MSAR: Additional Resources for Building Your School List

Compilations like the MSAR, the ChooseDO, the VMSAR, or the ADEA DSE are essential tools ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: May 23, 2024

Curriculum

Pre-Medical

What’s in a Curriculum?

The reason why you invest so much in your professional education is the trust that ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: May 16, 2024

Recorded Video Interview

Pre-Medical

Preparing for Recorded Interviews: RVI Survey Insights

Since 2020, applicants for health professional programs have had to prepare for online and on-campus ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: May 2, 2024

Medical and dental school application process marathon

Pre-Medical

Training for the Marathon: SDN Resources to Submit Your Best Application

One of the most important rules in medical or dental school admissions is to “apply ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: April 4, 2024

Pre-Pharmacy

Q&A: Ryo Fujiwara, NEOMED Pipeline Programs

Dr. Ryo Fujiwara is a Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) College of Pharmacy faculty member. ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 21, 2024

Pre-Professional Competencies

Pre-Medical

How to Assess Your Pre-Professional Competencies

In 2023, AAMC revised the AAMC Premed Competencies to align with the PREview situational judgment ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 15, 2024

Academic competencies

Pre-Medical

How to Assess Your Academic Competencies

Over a decade ago, I wrote a series of articles (here is Part 1) that ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 7, 2024

Professional Oath

Pre-Health

Charting Your Purpose by Writing Your Professional Oath

Premeds dream of reciting the Hippocratic Oath dressed in their new white coat embroidered with ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 1, 2024

2023 SJT Experience Survey

Pre-Medical

Casper and PREview Insights: 2023 SJT Experience Survey

The Health Professional Student Association recently completed its 2023 HPSA/SDN Situational Judgment Test Experience survey. ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: February 15, 2024

Waitlist

Pre-Medical

From Waitlist to Offer: Inside an Admissions Committee

You are finally done with your interviews, so let the waiting games begin! In March, ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: February 8, 2024

Advisor of the Year Wisdom

Pre-Health

Wisdom from the Advisors of the Year

The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) Student Advisory Council recognizes two advisors as Advisors of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 19, 2024

Early Assurance Programs

Pre-Health

Applying Earlier? Health Professions Admissions through Early Assurance

How can applicants avoid the stress of applying to medical school? Well, a few of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 4, 2024

How to Prepare for PREview

Pre-Medical

How to Prepare for PREview

Over 22,500 allopathic medical school applicants in the 2023-2024 cycle had to take the AAMC ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: December 14, 2023

Dr. Avi Patel

Dentist Q&A

Q&A: Avi Patel, DDS, CEO of Clear Aligner Advisor

Avi Patel, DDS, or Dr. Avi, is a dentist who leverages his dental education to ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: December 8, 2023

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