Specialty Overview: Diagnostic Radiology
Are you considering Diagnostic Radiology (DR) as your specialty? Here is what Diagnostic Radiology is ... Read more
Written by: Karen Tran-Harding
Published on: December 17, 2020
Medical
Learn about medicine and how to become a physician in our articles for pre-medical students (including the MCAT), medical students, resident physicians, and practicing physicians.
Why Physicians Choose to Leave Residency for Wound Care
To hold a medical license in the United States, you must complete undergraduate school, medical ... Read more
Written by: Japa Volchok
Published on: December 10, 2020
Steps to Apply to Medical School: What You Need to Know
The journey to medical school is long and requires a lot of hard work. Not ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: November 23, 2020
In-Flight Emergencies: What You Need to Know
We’ve all seen it on TV and movie screens: A medical emergency occurs on an ... Read more
Written by: Karen Tran-Harding
Published on: October 29, 2020
Identifying the Costs of Applying to Health Professional School
The Student Doctor Network is committed to building a more diverse doctor workforce. As a ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: October 1, 2020
7 Steps to Take During Residency to Prepare for a Full-Time Locum Tenens Career
Are you a resident about to graduate from training? Have you decided that you’re going ... Read more
Written by: Vladimir Dzhashi
Published on: September 16, 2020
Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak: Young Physician Profile
Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak is a physician currently completing her residency in Emergency Medicine at ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: August 27, 2020
Six Science-Backed Study Strategies for the USMLE Step 1
Today, the stakes are higher than ever to absorb as much information as possible during ... Read more
Written by: Mark Heslin
Published on: August 24, 2020
Virtual Match: A Guide for Applicants
This year, the Match will be unlike any other. Virtual Match. Programs are already gearing ... Read more
Written by: Fred Fishback
Published on: August 20, 2020
Medical Students, Are You on Twitter? It’s Not Too Late.
The function of Twitter is evolving. Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has been recognized ... Read more
Written by: Emefah Loccoh BS, LaShyra Nolen BS, Adaira Landry MD MEd
Published on: August 10, 2020
Moonlighting as a resident physician
Although it sounds like something a werewolf may do, “moonlighting” is actually a way to ... Read more
Written by: Benjamin Shapiro
Published on: July 2, 2020
Using Stories To Mentally Survive As A COVID-19 Clinician
Originally published on KHN.org on June 11, 2020 Dr. Christopher Travis, an intern in obstetrics-gynecology, ... Read more
Written by: Stephanie Stephens
Published on: June 18, 2020
How Star Wars Influences Healthcare
Image courtesy of Lucasfilm. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, medical ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: May 4, 2020
Summer Reads for Future Doctors of all Sorts
If you are aspiring to become a doctor, it can be tempting to spend your ... Read more
Written by: Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Published on: April 30, 2020
What is a Physiatrist?
A physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, or PM&R, is called a physiatrist. ... Read more
Written by: Brittany Ferri
Published on: April 16, 2020
20 Questions with Dr. Richard Lane, MD, MPH & TM
Dr. Richard Lane attended University of Maryland where he earned a Bachelor of Science in ... Read more
Written by: Crissey Tait
Published on: April 9, 2020
Medical School, Humor, and the Hidden Curriculum
So widespread is mental death that we scarcely comment upon it to our friends. The ... Read more
Written by: John "Brewer" Eberly, Jr
Published on: April 2, 2020
Match Days Cancelled, Pared Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to grow in the United ... Read more
Written by: Benjamin Shapiro
Published on: March 12, 2020
Step 1 Becomes Pass/Fail: What are the Impacts?
Updated June 21, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors, and technical ... Read more
Written by: Kunal Sindhu
Published on: March 10, 2020