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.
As thousands of aspiring health professional students seek credible advice about crafting their best possible ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: July 17, 2025
Have you ever been asked, “How would you describe yourself?” or, “What unique personality traits ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: July 10, 2025
A sweeping new federal budget bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” became law on ... Read more
Written by: SDN Staff
Published on: July 4, 2025
Prehealth applicants worry about the importance of a research experience in the application process. Research ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: June 26, 2025
Applicants have many assumptions about how health professions admissions processes work. While the community of ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: June 19, 2025
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
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 has worked for over 25 years as a Medical Science Liaison ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: April 3, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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