Issue 2 (2025) Archives | Student Doctor Network

Meharry Physician Assistant Program: Advancing Health Equity

Meharry Medical College’s Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to advancing health equity by training diverse and underrepresented students, fostering mentorship, and preparing future PAs to serve underserved communities with cultural humility and clinical excellence. History of Physician Assistant Programs The Physician Assistant profession is deeply rooted in addressing healthcare disparities ... Read more

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

Updated March 5, 2025 by Jade O. Norman, PA-S3, MHS and Taylor Edwards

Residency and The Match

The Importance of Internal Appeal Mechanisms

I’ve written before about the risks residents and fellows take by not utilizing the internal “due process” or appeal mechanisms available to them when facing discipline or even remediation. Court decisions have taught time and again that forgoing an ... Read more

Greg Care

Updated February 27, 2025 by Greg Care

Pre-Dental

2025 DAT Scoring Changes: What Pre-Dental Applicants Need to Know

Beginning in March 2025, the American Dental Association will implement a new scoring system for the Dental Admissions Test (DAT). Those who take the exam will receive three-digit rather than two-digit scores. This article will ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated February 19, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD

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 healing and our reasons for selecting our field of study and future practice are fundamentally different than others. For us, ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated February 12, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD