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Pre-Medical

The path to becoming a physician is long and challenging, and being a pre-medical student is hard. Learn about what you need to do to get into medical school successfully.

F1 immigrant visa, first-generation students face hurdles in prehealth pathway

Pre-Medical

Mind the Gap: How First-Generation and International Students Navigate Prehealth Pathways

The path to health professions is challenging for all students, but for immigrants and first-generation ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: April 17, 2025

Transcript

Pre-Medical

How to Manage Transcripts for Your Application

Transcripts are essential for graduate or professional school applications, and their delivery determines how smoothly ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: April 10, 2025

Samuel Dyer, MD, PhD

Non-Traditional

Persistence, Passion, and a 31-Year Journey: How I Finished Medical School Against All Odds

Samuel Dyer, MD, PhD has worked for over 25 years as a Medical Science Liaison ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: April 3, 2025

2024 SJT Experience Survey

Pre-Medical

2024 SJT Experience Survey: What to Expect with Casper and PREview

US medical school applicants are facing a changing landscape where situational judgment tests (SJTs) are ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 13, 2025

Special Operations Combat Medic Students Field Training Exercise by K. Kassens

Pre-Medical

From Special Operations to Medical Operations

SOFtoSOM, Special Operations Forces to School of Medicine, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on supporting ... Read more

Written by: Kyle Magatelli

Published on: January 29, 2025

Application Timeline

Pre-Medical

The Time is Right: Prehealth Application Timelines

Research data on optimal health professional application timelines, including application prep, entrance exam timing, and secondary submission strategies.

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 22, 2025

Prehealth vocational certifications

Pre-Medical

Community College and Vocational Certifications for Prehealth Applicants

Higher education has seen a demographic shift, with more high school students or graduates taking ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 10, 2025

Understanding Accreditation

Pre-Medical

Understanding Accreditation: What Students Need to Know

For years, you’ve worked to perfect your application to medical school (or other health professional ... Read more

Written by: Laura Turner

Published on: December 5, 2024

Students discussing the humanities in a library

Pre-Medical

The Meaning of Life: Finding Insights in the Humanities

Generally, most health professionals thrive on being problem-solvers. When meeting patients, many professionals take on ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: November 21, 2024

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Pre-Medical

Q&A with Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Health Professionals

In a previous article, I discussed the advantages engineering-trained applicants bring to the health professions. ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: October 24, 2024

Supporting Prehealth Student Athletes

Pre-Medical

Supporting Prehealth Athlete Applicants: A Conversation with 2024 Advisor of the Year James Wasco, MD

College athletics have been in the spotlight over the last decade. Athletes can now financially ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: October 10, 2024

Dr. Chloe Lash discusses prehealth advising at small colleges.

Pre-Medical

Building a Prehealth Foundation at Small Colleges: A Conversation with Dr. Chloe Lash

Prehealth advising offices are a hybrid of academic advising, career and student services, and scientific ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: September 19, 2024

Engineering Health Care

Pre-Medical

How to Engineer a Health Professional Career

NOTE: In this article, “engineering” can refer to quantitative analytical subjects like physics, mathematics, computer ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: September 6, 2024

Greatest Common Factor

Pre-Medical

Finding Your Greatest Common Factors with Successful Students

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) between two numbers is the largest positive integer that can ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: August 23, 2024

Freshman Year Mistakes

Pre-Medical

Don’t Look for Trouble: How Freshman Year Mistakes Could Doom Your Path to Medical School

Welcome to the new academic year and first-year orientation! As a new freshman resident of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: August 2, 2024

Strategic Letters of Recommendation

Pre-Medical

A Strategic Guide to Letters of Recommendation

Whether it is an internship or a graduate school application, letters of recommendation are generally ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: June 13, 2024

Resources for School List

Pre-Medical

Beyond MSAR: Additional Resources for Building Your School List

Compilations like the MSAR, the ChooseDO, the VMSAR, or the ADEA DSE are essential tools ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: May 23, 2024

Curriculum

Pre-Medical

What’s in a Curriculum?

The reason why you invest so much in your professional education is the trust that ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: May 16, 2024

Recorded Video Interview

Pre-Medical

Preparing for Recorded Interviews: RVI Survey Insights

Since 2020, applicants for health professional programs have had to prepare for online and on-campus ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: May 2, 2024

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