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. …
What To Do Before You Start Graduate School
It takes a lot of work to get accepted to graduate school as a healthcare professional. You must maintain good …
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care
Dr. Keith Corl was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a patient arrived with chest pain. The patient, …
Legal Matters: Institutional Action Basics
The Student Doctor Network gets several questions to our Confidential Consult experts a month about what is and what is not an …
Can You Get Public Service Loan Forgiveness?
People sometimes assume that student loans are easy to pay back on a doctor’s salary, but there are many factors …
Guide to SDN Resources
When most people think of Student Doctor Network, they think of the SDN Forums, where pre-health and health professional students …
Creative Student Housing Options
A few weeks ago, I read a Wall Street Journal article circulating through the web: “Your Parent’s Advice is (Kind Of) Wrong.” …
Discussing Service Orientation in an Impactful Way
All health care professionals are driven in part by their desire to help and serve others. The American Academy of …
Legal Matters: Lease Basics for Students
Congratulations, you have been accepted to the school of your choice! Your school is in another state that you have never …
Pharmacy Careers You May Not Have Considered
This article is the third in a series on pharmacy careers. In Part 1, we explored a variety of practice …
20 Ways You Can Support SDN
When Student Doctor Network (SDN) was founded 20 years ago by medical students and residents, applying to health professional school …
How Much Will You Really Pay on Your Med School Loans?
You’ve done it. You killed undergrad, conquered the MCAT and finally received a fateful acceptance letter. You’re going to be …