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Pre-Health

Articles applicable to all pre-health students, including extracurricular planning, general study tips, and interview prep.

Meharry Physician Assistant Program

Pre-Health

Meharry Physician Assistant Program: Advancing Health Equity

Meharry Medical College’s Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to advancing health equity by training diverse ... Read more

Written by: Jade O. Norman, PA-S3, MHS and Taylor Edwards

Published on: February 27, 2025

MDpas 2025 cohort

Pre-Health

MDpas Pathway: African Traditions in Prehealth at CSLA

We willingly chose the Black coat to remind us that our approach to medicine and ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: February 7, 2025

Prehealth Journal

Pre-Health

Practicing the Art of Reflection with a Prehealth Journal (or Podcast, or Online Blog)

This article focuses on reflective practices for health professional education and training. This advice can ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: October 31, 2024

Purpose

Pre-Health

Finding Your Purpose as a Health Professional

In the 2004 Tony-award-winning musical Avenue Q, Princeton, a recent college graduate (with an English ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: June 6, 2024

Duet

Pre-Health

Finding Harmony: All About Duet

Medical schools want to select students who are not only academically excellent but are also ... Read more

Written by: Acuity Insights

Published on: May 31, 2024

Professional Oath

Pre-Health

Charting Your Purpose by Writing Your Professional Oath

Premeds dream of reciting the Hippocratic Oath dressed in their new white coat embroidered with ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 1, 2024

Advisor of the Year Wisdom

Pre-Health

Wisdom from the Advisors of the Year

The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) Student Advisory Council recognizes two advisors as Advisors of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 19, 2024

Early Assurance Programs

Pre-Health

Applying Earlier? Health Professions Admissions through Early Assurance

How can applicants avoid the stress of applying to medical school? Well, a few of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 4, 2024

Emelia Sam Compassion

Pre-Health

Compassion Competency: Interview with Emelia Sam

Emelia Sam, DDS is a former clinical associate professor of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at Howard ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: November 9, 2023

Application Tips for Global Health

Pre-Health

Application Tips: Showing a Global Health Focus

We previously discussed how study abroad opportunities could give future physicians better insights into global ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: October 13, 2023

Advisor SJT concerns

Pre-Health

Pre-Health Advisors Share Concerns About SJTs

The ascent of Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) in admissions, including Casper and AAMC PREview, has ... Read more

Written by: Laura Turner

Published on: September 28, 2023

Prehealth Committee Letters

Pre-Health

Eight Questions About the Pre-Health “Committee Letter”

For over 40 years, medical and dental school applicants have been asked to provide an ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: September 14, 2023

Weather on your application journey

Pre-Health

The Weather on Your Application Journey

In many literary epics, the protagonists’ journey is adversely affected by the weather or some ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: September 7, 2023

Mission Fit

Pre-Health

Mission Fit: Key to Your Success

Every application cycle, applicants request expert reviews on the Student Doctor Network to help them ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: July 20, 2023

Pre-Health Conference

Pre-Health

Why You Should Attend a Pre-Health Conference

Pre-health conferences offer invaluable opportunities to comprehensively understand the healthcare field and become a competitive ... Read more

Written by: Hafsa Awan and Kamal Padda

Published on: July 14, 2023

Secondary Essays

Pre-Health

Write Your Secondary Essays First​

Most advice to applicants focuses on the personal statement and description of work or activities ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: March 2, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Admissions

Pre-Health

How AI could change admissions

Once when I was director of admissions, incoming students viewed and discussed a “common orientation ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: February 9, 2023

Barbra Roller, PhD, Director of Graduate Certificate Program in Molecular & Biomedical Sciences

Pre-Health

Q&A: Barbra Roller, Ph.D., Director of the Graduate Certificate Program at FIU

Barbra Roller, Ph.D. (she/her), is the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the Florida International ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 19, 2023

GPA Repair and Management

Pre-Health

GPA Repair and Management for Pre-Health Applicants

Happy new year, and for many of you, happy new semester! This article is for ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 13, 2023

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