With cases of COVID-19 continuing to spread around the world, nearly all large events have been canceled. Unfortunately for those graduating in the spring or summer of 2020, this includes most graduation ceremonies. Some have ... Read more
Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Updated June 23, 2022 by Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Image courtesy of Lucasfilm. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, medical care looked a little different from what we see today. However, the vision of healthcare that George Lucas created in ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated June 23, 2022 by Laura Turner
If you are aspiring to become a doctor, it can be tempting to spend your summer trying to get ahead. It is crucial that you maintain a healthy habit of regularly keeping up on the ... Read more
Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Updated June 23, 2022 by Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Originally published by Kaiser Health News April 22, 2020 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has in recent weeks launched investigations into deaths of workers at 34 health care employers across the U.S., federal records ... Read more
Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra
Updated August 25, 2022 by Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra
A physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, or PM&R, is called a physiatrist. This specialty is focused on helping those patients who require extensive rehabilitation due to an injury or disability. A physiatrist ... Read more
Brittany Ferri
Updated April 17, 2020 by Brittany Ferri
Dr. Richard Lane attended University of Maryland where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology with a concentration in oceanography and his Doctor of Medicine in 1982. He proceeded to earn his Master of ... Read more
Crissey Tait
Updated June 23, 2022 by Crissey Tait
So widespread is mental death that we scarcely comment upon it to our friends. The real tragedy is the moral death which, in different forms, overtakes so many good fellows. William Osler, Aequanimitas During my final ... Read more
John "Brewer" Eberly, Jr
Updated June 23, 2022 by John "Brewer" Eberly, Jr
If you’re in the process of applying for graduate school as a healthcare professional, your plans may be disrupted at the moment due to the COVID-19 virus spreading across the world. Classes may either be ... Read more
Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Updated June 23, 2022 by Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Last month, we discussed what constitutes an Institutional Action in the eyes of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). If you have one of these incidents in your history, you will need to decide ... Read more
William Burnett
Updated June 26, 2022 by William Burnett
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to grow in the United States. As a result, universities are taking extreme precautions to curb the spread of the disease. Duke University, the University ... Read more
Benjamin Shapiro
Updated June 22, 2022 by Benjamin Shapiro
Updated June 21, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors, and technical details were added by Tyler York and Justin Pincar, founders of Achievable. On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, the United States ... Read more
Kunal Sindhu
Updated June 23, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu
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Though most doctors will be able to pay their medical school loans, being weighed down by debt is not ideal. If you’re a practicing physician or entering medicine with dreams of being a primary care ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated August 16, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
It takes a lot of work to get accepted to graduate school as a healthcare professional. You must maintain good grades while taking numerous prerequisite courses, shadow and volunteer in several settings, obtain recommendation letters, ... Read more
Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Updated June 26, 2022 by Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life in the lab. These articles aren’t for the superhuman Nature-publishing, Nobel Prize-winning MD/PhDs out there. They are for ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 23, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
Being a serious candidate for medical school, or any health professional school, means recognizing that you have gaps in your knowledge about the school you wish to attend. In general, you should always have questions ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated June 23, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Dr. Keith Corl was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a patient arrived with chest pain. The patient, wearing his street clothes, had a two-minute exam in the triage area with a doctor, ... Read more
Melissa Bailey
Updated June 23, 2022 by Melissa Bailey
Updated December 20, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. The Student Doctor Network gets several questions to our Confidential Consult experts a month about what is and what is not an institutional action. ... Read more
William Burnett
Updated June 26, 2022 by William Burnett
People sometimes assume that student loans are easy to pay back on a doctor’s salary, but there are many factors at play. The combination of expensive undergraduate loans, medical school loans and compound interest can ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated June 23, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
Updated October 21, 2021. When most people think of the Student Doctor Network, they think of the SDN Forums, where pre-health and health professional students discuss all aspects of the admission and training processes to ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 23, 2022 by Student Doctor Network