Emil Chuck, PhD

Emil Chuck, Ph.D., is Director of Advising Services for Student Doctor Network. 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 SDN, 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) (opens in new tab), and has volunteered as a workshop facilitator on holistic admissions for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) (opens in new tab). He has also contributed to the essay collection The Perfect Doctor (opens in new tab) by Pager Publications, The Intentional Life (opens in new tab) by David S. Anderson, and has developed competency-based rubrics supporting holistic review (opens in new tab). Dr. Chuck is a member of the Board of Directors for Minority Postdoc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. He is currently serving as the 2025-2026 Conference Chair of the Association of STEM Pathway and Bridge Programs.