Sometimes it feels like prepping for med school really is like bracing yourself against the onslaught of an impending natural disaster. You try not to bend and sway in the gust of premed coursework that threatens to wreck you. Meanwhile, you’re doing your best to dodge the MCAT prep books ... Read more
Atlantis Project
Updated August 23, 2022 by Atlantis Project
When you are in medical school, your job search may feel like a project that’s light years away. While it’s true that your number one priority is succeeding in medical school, it’s a good investment ... Read more
PracticeLink
Updated June 26, 2022 by PracticeLink
In my last article, I wrote about my perspective on the third year of medical school and how it has evolved over the course of this year. Medical education is unfortunately sparse with free time, ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
I was seated on a child-sized plastic chair along a wall in the classroom when the teacher summoned me to the front of the room. She handed me a sheet of stickers and, in broken ... Read more
Nicole Hawkins
Updated June 26, 2022 by Nicole Hawkins
Reposted with permission from here. I can finally say I’m in my last year of medical school. It has been a bumpy ride, but only one clerkship, a research project and an OSCE separate me ... Read more
Miguel Galán de Juana
Updated June 26, 2022 by Miguel Galán de Juana
Dr. Jennifer A. Villwock is the current Rhinology and Skull Base Fellow at the University of Kansas Medical Center. After graduating in 2011 from the Michigan State College of Human Medicine, she completed her ENT ... Read more
Rafid Rahman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Rafid Rahman
Dr. Abeyna Jones is an occupational medicine registrar at King’s College Hospital and the Medical Director of Medic Footprints, a social enterprise for doctors and medical students promoting alternative careers and wellbeing. She is also ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Updated February 15, 2022. The article was updated to correct formatting and minor grammatical errors. Clinical practice guidelines are essentially the Wikipedia of the medical world and are important to students for a number of ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
For medical school students, perhaps one of the most difficult choices to be made in the course of their education is what area of medicine to specialize in—or whether to go into general practice. Part ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Are you considering applying to Veterinary School? SDN has you covered! In this infographic, learn about the steps you need to complete to become a veterinary student. Want to learn more? Visit the Student Doctor ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 18, 2023 by Student Doctor Network
The 2018 AMCAS application cycle has started! If you plan to apply to attend medical school starting in Fall 2018, the application is now open for you to begin working through the nine different sections ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
You have a great MCAT score, a strong GPA, and have represented yourself and your ambitions to the best of your ability in your medical school admissions essays. Now it seems like the only task ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Dr. Tyler Edwards is an attending physician who specializes in family medicine, practicing for almost 15 years. In addition to his duties as a family physician, Dr. Edwards also works as a hospitalist at Frisbie ... Read more
Thomas Richards
Updated June 26, 2022 by Thomas Richards
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer With Step 1 completed, and hopefully after a little R&R, your spouse is ready to get out there and try their hard-won knowledge in the clinics! Also coming up, ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Dr. Cosima Gretton is a medical doctor and product manager at Karius, Inc., a biotech startup specializing in infectious disease genomics. She is also a Technology Entrepreneurship Teaching Fellow at UCL, where she is currently ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
July 21, 2015 Dear Me, MD: Now that you have opened this letter, you may have graduated or maybe you just matched into residency— somewhere, anywhere, hopefully?! As you read this, it should be some ... Read more
Danielle Bottalico
Updated June 26, 2022 by Danielle Bottalico
While student loans are a necessary financial tool for most of today’s future doctors, the process of repaying them can get complex due to the many types of loans and the accrual of interest. If ... Read more
Maricel Tabalba
Updated June 26, 2022 by Maricel Tabalba
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network