It Pays to Be an Early (Financial) Bird
Let’s just say I’ve been around the financial block a few times. So forgive me if I paraphrase a hit you’d probably …
Let’s Talk About Your Financial Health
As a medical student or medical-student-to-be, I’m guessing you were one of the best readers in your elementary school class. …
Mary Bluthardt PharmD, MBA: Young Pharmacist Profile
Mary Bluthardt PharmD, MBA is a Pharmacy Manager-PIC (Person in Charge) at an independent community/mail order pharmacy in her native state …
Get It Before It’s Too Late: Disability Insurance
“What the [bleep] are you doing!? Don’t risk injuring your hands! We’re surgeons for goodness sake,” said my minimally invasive …
Legal Matters: Joining a Board
Congratulations! You have graduated from residency and are establishing yourself in your local community. Now that you have more free …
Beyond the ICD code: How to better interact with patients with disabilities
Disabilities The Centers for Disease Control defines disability as “any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it …
Campus Dorm Resident Assistants Adjust to a New Role: COVID Cop
Originally published on Kaiser Health News, October 6, 2020 Breaking up parties, confiscating booze and answering noise complaints — being …
Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say
by Michael McAuliff. Originally published by KHN.org on September 23, 2020. Reopening colleges drove a coronavirus surge of about 3,000 …
Legal Matters: Employment Contract Basics
You have worked hard through college, medical school, and your residency. Now you can see the light at the end …
Addressing COVID-19 in Application Essays
This application cycle, many healthcare professional school applications have been affected by COVID-19. Many professions have dropped official transcript requirements, …
Shopping List for Back to Virtual School Success
Classes will be starting soon, but for many students, they will be held online rather than in person due to …
SDN Editorial Board Accepting Applications
SDN strives to publish high-quality feature articles to serve as a resource for our membership and visitors. Our vision in …
How to Get Legal Help
As you move along your journey to become a medical professional, eventually you are going to come across issues that …
Underrepresented in Healthcare
Defining who is considered an underrepresented minority (URM), the frequent obstacles they face, and how we can combat these issues …
Celebrating Graduation Despite COVID-19
With cases of COVID-19 continuing to spread around the world, nearly all large events have been canceled. Unfortunately for those …
How Star Wars Influences Healthcare
Image courtesy of Lucasfilm. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, medical care looked a little different …
Summer Reads for Future Doctors of all Sorts
If you are aspiring to become a doctor, it can be tempting to spend your summer trying to get ahead. …
How Students Can Help Fight COVID-19
If you’re in the process of applying for graduate school as a healthcare professional, your plans may be disrupted at …
Reporting an Institutional Action
Last month, we discussed what constitutes an Institutional Action in the eyes of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). …
National Health Service Corps Explained
Though most doctors will be able to pay their medical school loans, being weighed down by debt is not ideal. …