Starting a Family in Medical School
If you plan to start a family during medical school, what steps can you take to make sure you are not overwhelmed?
Why Disaster Victims Don’t Need Your Blankets or Your Band-Aids
November 21, 2012 By Alison Hayward In the wake of Hurricane Sandy earlier this month, I saw a familiar sight …
Medical Missions: There is no HIPAA in Haiti
October 24, 2012 By Alison Hayward The next time you’re sitting through a PowerPoint lecture on someone’s recent medical mission …
Four Critical Questions for Evaluating an Associateship
This article is reprinted with permission from the American Student Dental Association. It originally appeared in the summer 2012 issue …
Not Another Crayon in the Box: Writing a Successful Personal Statement for Medical School Part 2
Part two of a two part series exploring how to craft a personal statement that stands out from the rest
Not Another Crayon in the Box: Writing a Successful Personal Statement for Medical School Part 1
Part one of a two part series giving advice about how to craft a compelling personal statement.
20 Questions: John Callahan, DDS, MS
John Callahan offers advice for students and insight into the field of orthodontics
Medical Missions: What makes us think we’re qualified?
As part of an ongoing series, Dr. Alison Hayward discusses issues pertaining to global health and medical missions abroad.
20 Questions: Chris Lundberg, DDS
Chris Lundberg shares his perspective on the field of orthodontics and advice for students
20 Questions: Naomi Star Sever, DDS
Dr. Naomi Star Sever shares her perspective on the field of dentistry and advice for students
Adventures with Dentures: Volunteering in an Assisted Living Community
Sophomores with last names N-Z were supposed to call at 1:00. At 12:55, I was sitting on my bed, phone …
20 Questions: Jerome Daby, DDS
Dr. Jerome Daby shares his thoughts on the field of dentistry and advice for students.
20 Questions: Michael B. Rogers, DDS
Dr. Michael B. Rogers shares his insights on the field of orthodonics and advice for students.
20 Questions: Ruchi K. Sahota, DDS
Dr. Ruchi Sahota shares her insights about the field of dentistry and her advice for students.
All About Competency: Part 6
For future pre-health professional students, developing competencies and communicating them to admissions committees will be critical for success.
All About Competency: Part 5
Emil Chuck discusses the concept of professionalism for health professions students.
All About Competency: Part 4
Emil Chuck details the correlation between the development of competencies and health professional admissions success.
20 Questions: MAJ Kendall Mower, DDS
Twenty questions interview with MAJ Kendall Mower. He currently serves as a comprehensive dentist in the U.S. Army, deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
How to: Get into Undergraduate Research
Regardless of the health profession you hope to enter, conducting lab research will enhance your application. Learn how admissions committees view research experience and how to get it.
All About Competency: Part 3
Do you have a distorted or realistic view of your competencies and how they will be perceived by admissions committees? Part 3 of a series.