Steps to get into Dental School
If you think a dental career might be in your future, you can begin taking steps now to make yourself …
You, The Doctor’s Spouse
Welcome to the new you—“The Doctor’s Spouse.” Yes, you have had your own identity up until this point, but now …
Train For The DAT Like A Marathoner
This article originally ran on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off, on April 21, 2017. Preparing for the DAT can be one …
Student Loan Repayment Strategies for Medical Professionals
Unless you’re one of those people who wins every scholarship you apply for, you’ve likely had to take out student …
The Physician Gender Bias—What Every Female Doctor Has Faced
A man and a woman step into an elevator wearing the exact same hospital scrub uniforms. The man’s pager suddenly …
How to Choose Your Dental School
April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers into a summer of applications for dental student hopefuls. Preparation for dental …
How To Manage A Cross-Country Move
The medical journey offers many opportunities to make some big moves, whether it’s to start medical school, residency, fellowship, or …
How to Choose the Best Income Driven Repayment Plan
If you are having difficulty making your federal student loan payments, the worst thing you can do is ignore the …
Everything I Know About Dental Clinic, I Learned in Kindergarten
One billion. That is the approximate number of tidbits I gathered during my first semester of clinic. My mind is …
Decision in a Sea of Dental Residencies
Over the holidays, dental school students all over the nation put down the books, hung up the scrubs, and went …
How to Find a Financial Advisor (And Why You Need One)
Financial advisors and wealth managers are not just for rich people or for investing in llama futures and bitcoin loan …
Personal Finance Tips for Healthcare Professionals
Medical school, graduate school, dental school, any graduate or professional school: they are all expensive! Many students are only able …
The Benefits of Mindfulness
Mindfulness practices have gained momentum in the modern world and with good reason: they are specifically designed to improve our …
Getting In: The Undergraduate’s Guide to Research Experience
Undergraduate students do not need told, again, how important it is to be involved in numerous activities: academics, extracurriculars, employment, …
State Exchange Program Helps Healthcare Students With No In-State School Option
No available or affordable program for your healthcare profession in your home state? Take heart! Students in Western U.S. states …
Medical Families Affected By Hurricane Harvey
Today I woke up groggy after a night of restless sleep. I tossed and turned thinking about this storm – …
Division of Labor: How to Keep a Household Running While Your Spouse is In Training
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer One of the biggest challenges that arises during medical school is actually all of …
The Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT) : What We Know So Far
Last year, the American Dental Association (ADA) introduced a new exam called the Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT). This was …
7 Ways to Shrink Your Student Loans and Pay Them Off Faster
Student loan debt is increasing for college graduates every year. But for those who study medicine and health sciences, the numbers …
From Engineering to Army Dentistry: An Interview With Army Captain Pamela Cotton, DDS
Some people know what they want to do with their lives from an early age. Others, like Army general dentist …