Get It Before It’s Too Late: Disability Insurance
“What the [bleep] are you doing!? Don’t risk injuring your hands! We’re surgeons for goodness sake,” said my minimally invasive …
Legal Matters: Joining a Board
Congratulations! You have graduated from residency and are establishing yourself in your local community. Now that you have more free …
Beyond the ICD code: How to better interact with patients with disabilities
Disabilities The Centers for Disease Control defines disability as “any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it …
Campus Dorm Resident Assistants Adjust to a New Role: COVID Cop
Originally published on Kaiser Health News, October 6, 2020 Breaking up parties, confiscating booze and answering noise complaints — being …
Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say
by Michael McAuliff. Originally published by KHN.org on September 23, 2020. Reopening colleges drove a coronavirus surge of about 3,000 …
Legal Matters: Employment Contract Basics
You have worked hard through college, medical school, and your residency. Now you can see the light at the end …
Addressing COVID-19 in Application Essays
This application cycle, many healthcare professional school applications have been affected by COVID-19. Many professions have dropped official transcript requirements, …
Shopping List for Back to Virtual School Success
Classes will be starting soon, but for many students, they will be held online rather than in person due to …
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, …