Issue 9 (2024) Archives | Student Doctor Network

TouroCOM Peru treating underserved patient

TouroCOM Students Bring Compassion and Care to Underserved Communities in Cusco, Peru

Recently, I had the privilege of leading an impactful volunteer medical trip to Cusco, Peru, alongside ten students from TouroCOM. During our trip, students had various medical responsibilities such as monitoring blood pressure, assessing height, weight, BMI, and applying oral fluoride treatments. Students also had the opportunity to use the ... Read more

Hannah Rosenthal

Updated September 30, 2024 by Hannah Rosenthal

Dr. Chloe Lash discusses prehealth advising at small colleges.

Pre-Medical

Building a Prehealth Foundation at Small Colleges: A Conversation with Dr. Chloe Lash

Prehealth advising offices are a hybrid of academic advising, career and student services, and scientific education to support dozens of students interested in the health professions. The first prehealth advisors were likely college professors who ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated September 25, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD

Healthcare News and Policy

How Are You Using AI?

Results from a HPSA/SDN survey on generative AI use by prehealth and health professions students Read my earlier article on “How AI could change admissions.” This survey focuses on “generative AI” programs and tools, like ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated September 17, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD

Pre-Medical

How to Engineer a Health Professional Career

NOTE: In this article, “engineering” can refer to quantitative analytical subjects like physics, mathematics, computer science, or finance/economics, but I mostly focus on “biomedical engineers (also known as, bioengineers)” seeking health professional careers. As president ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated September 11, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD