Learn what it is like to practice medicine as an MD or DO. In-depth interviews with physicians and surgeons across various specialties detail what they like best and least about their jobs and their recommendations for future healthcare professionals.
Abstract: In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Joshua DeJong, an Army pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, shares his journey from aspiring trauma surgeon to dedicated pediatrician serving military families. Dr. DeJong reflects on the challenges and rewards of medical school, the unique benefits of an Army medical ... Read more
Dr. Joseph Arrington
Published January 22, 2026
Abstract: Dr. Jessie Voit, the 2025 HPSA Advisor of the Year (Public University) and a geriatrician at the University of Texas Southwestern, shares her journey into medicine, her passion for geriatrics, and her philosophy on ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated October 27, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Discover insights from Dr. Valentina Bonev, a breast surgical oncologist in Orange County, sharing her journey, expertise, and dedication to breast cancer care.
Kyle Magatelli
Updated June 19, 2025 by Kyle Magatelli
Ezra Yu, DO, Internal Medicine PGY-2 at William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, sat down with Student Advisory Council member Alexander Salas to share his non-traditional path to medicine and ... Read more
Alexander Salas
Updated May 21, 2025 by Alexander Salas
Psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD, MS, is the Chief Wellness Officer of the University of Tennessee System and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is ... Read more
Kyle Magatelli
Updated October 16, 2024 by Kyle Magatelli
Dr. Jackée Clement, MD, is a family physician, founder of Good Journey Mental Health and Wellness, and author of A Medical Student Guide to a Stress-Free Life. She took some time to speak to SDN about ... Read more
Kyle Magatelli
Updated August 1, 2024 by Kyle Magatelli
Dr. Frank L. Douglas, born in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1943, overcame a challenging childhood marked by homelessness and hunger to excel academically and earn a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Lehigh University. Despite ... Read more
Sarah Brubaker
Updated May 1, 2024 by Sarah Brubaker
Dr. Alison “Ali” Thaler is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she specializes in treating stroke and headache patients. She is a co-author of The Only Neurology Book You’ll Ever Need, ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated September 12, 2023 by Laura Turner
Dr. Choukalas is an academic anesthesiologist and intensive care physician. He is Co-PI on a study investigating the role of sleep, activity, and physical therapy in postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction; consults for medical device ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated November 24, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Dr. McDowell is a graduate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the UPMC neurosurgery program. He undertook fellowships in endoscopic skull-based surgery and pediatric neurosurgery. Currently, Dr. McDowell is faculty at ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated August 2, 2022 by Laura Turner
Dr. Omar Mirza is a consultation-liaison psychiatrist based in New York City. He also co-creates the comic series Zindan: The Last Ansaars with his friend and nephrologist Dr. Khurram Mehtabdin (see their interview here). Now, ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated August 8, 2022 by Christy Duan
Dr. Robin Kuriakose is a physician resident completing his surgical residency in Ophthalmology at Loma Linda University Health in Southern California. Prior to this, he attended a combined BS/MD program at Virginia Commonwealth University in ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 2, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
We would like to introduce Nathan M. Gartland, PharmD, the author of Pharm.D. To M.D. Please check out our book review here! When did you first decide to become a pharmacist? I was first introduced ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
This is a transcript of the Ask Me Anything with the Endocrine Surgeon: Dr. Simon Holoubeck. We encourage you to watch the entire conversation here. We welcome you to this Ask Me Anything (AMA) live stream ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 16, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Following our book review of The Doctor Will Be Late, we would like to introduce you to the family medicine physician and author behind it: Dr. Sarah Smith. She graciously agreed to be interviewed to ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
This is a transcript of the Ask Me Anything with Dr. Alex Tripp, MD, anesthesiologist. We encourage you to watch the entire conversation here. We welcome Dr. Alex Tripp to do an Ask Me Anything ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Dr. Marcus Jennings is the chief family medicine resident at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Dr. Jennings is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and he completed his undergraduate degree at the Xavier ... Read more
Brittany Ferri
Updated June 22, 2022 by Brittany Ferri
Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak is a physician currently completing her residency in Emergency Medicine at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. A native of Puerto Rico, she attended New York University’s Stern School of Business as an ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner
Dr. Richard Lane attended University of Maryland where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology with a concentration in oceanography and his Doctor of Medicine in 1982. He proceeded to earn his Master of ... Read more
Crissey Tait
Updated June 23, 2022 by Crissey Tait
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