What I Wish I Would’ve Known Before Entering Dentistry
Most medical professionals enter healthcare because they want to help and care for those in need. Early on, I recognized …
SDN Editorial Board Accepting Applications
SDN strives to publish high-quality feature articles to serve as a resource for our membership and visitors. Our vision in …
How to Get Legal Help
As you move along your journey to become a medical professional, eventually you are going to come across issues that …
Underrepresented in Healthcare
Defining who is considered an underrepresented minority (URM), the frequent obstacles they face, and how we can combat these issues …
Celebrating Graduation Despite COVID-19
With cases of COVID-19 continuing to spread around the world, nearly all large events have been canceled. Unfortunately for those …
Summer Reads for Future Doctors of all Sorts
If you are aspiring to become a doctor, it can be tempting to spend your summer trying to get ahead. …
OSHA Probing Health Worker Deaths But Urges Inspectors To Spare The Penalties
Originally published by Kaiser Health News April 22, 2020 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has in recent weeks launched …
How Students Can Help Fight COVID-19
If you’re in the process of applying for graduate school as a healthcare professional, your plans may be disrupted at …
Reporting an Institutional Action
Last month, we discussed what constitutes an Institutional Action in the eyes of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). …
National Health Service Corps Explained
Though most doctors will be able to pay their medical school loans, being weighed down by debt is not ideal. …
What To Do Before You Start Graduate School
It takes a lot of work to get accepted to graduate school as a healthcare professional. You must maintain good …
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care
Dr. Keith Corl was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a patient arrived with chest pain. The patient, …
Legal Matters: Institutional Action Basics
The Student Doctor Network gets several questions to our Confidential Consult experts a month about what is and what is not an …
Can You Get Public Service Loan Forgiveness?
People sometimes assume that student loans are easy to pay back on a doctor’s salary, but there are many factors …
Guide to SDN Resources
When most people think of Student Doctor Network, they think of the SDN Forums, where pre-health and health professional students …
Creative Student Housing Options
A few weeks ago, I read a Wall Street Journal article circulating through the web: “Your Parent’s Advice is (Kind Of) Wrong.” …
Discussing Service Orientation in an Impactful Way
All health care professionals are driven in part by their desire to help and serve others. The American Academy of …
Legal Matters: Lease Basics for Students
Congratulations, you have been accepted to the school of your choice! Your school is in another state that you have never …
20 Ways You Can Support SDN
When Student Doctor Network (SDN) was founded 20 years ago by medical students and residents, applying to health professional school …
SDN’s Top 20 Forums Threads
In honor of SDN’s 20th birthday, we have compiled a list of the most popular and helpful forums threads throughout …