“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” Maya Angelou As a second year medical student, I had an assignment: I was to complete a history and physical ... Read more
Emily Hayward
Published February 3, 2020
Applying to medical school is an arduous process. It takes years of preparation: completing required courses, succeeding on the MCAT, letters of evaluations, pages of applications and secondary applications, and interviews. What you might not ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated August 29, 2022 by Laura Turner
A few weeks ago, I read a Wall Street Journal article circulating through the web: “Your Parent’s Advice is (Kind Of) Wrong.” While I didn’t learn anything new from the article, it was nice to hear the ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated July 22, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
All health care professionals are driven in part by their desire to help and serve others. The American Academy of Medical Colleges identifies a service orientation as a core competency for entering medical students. But ... Read more
Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Updated June 26, 2022 by Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Congratulations, you have been accepted to the school of your choice! Your school is in another state that you have never resided in, and a city that you only experienced when you toured the campus. Now ... Read more
William Burnett
Updated June 23, 2022 by William Burnett
By this time in the year, the medical application process is beginning to come to a close. If you were an applicant this cycle, you know firsthand what a long and grueling process it has ... Read more
Elisabeth Fassas, B.S., MSc.
Updated June 23, 2022 by Elisabeth Fassas, B.S., MSc.
Originally posted on khn.org on November 11, 2019 The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile — and a wagging tail. Shetland, not quite 2 years ... Read more
Julie Rovner
Updated June 23, 2022 by Julie Rovner
It happened again over the holidays. Your Great-Aunt Bertha made another snide comment about “how nice” it must be that you don’t need to work since you are married to a doctor. Or your annoying ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 23, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
With fewer than 50% of applicants matriculating to medical school in 2019, the medical school admissions process can seem daunting enough as an individual. For couples, the idea of both being accepted, either in the ... Read more
Mason Price, Kate Price, Sarah Cox, and Riley Cox
Updated June 23, 2022 by Mason Price, Kate Price, Sarah Cox, and Riley Cox
This article is the third in a series on pharmacy careers. In Part 1, we explored a variety of practice settings from Academia to Clinical Specialties to Long Term Care. Part 2 covered the landscape ... Read more
Sarah Lawrence
Updated December 19, 2019 by Sarah Lawrence
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
You’ve done it. The classes have been taken, the concepts mastered, the grades received. Prom happened, whether you went to it or not. Maybe sports were involved. It doesn’t really matter anymore. High school will ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated June 23, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
When Student Doctor Network (SDN) was founded 20 years ago by medical students and residents, applying to health professional school was a challenge often undertaken alone. Without social media or a centralized resource to gather ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
What are “The Boards”? The MCAT consumes the minds of premed students. However, an even bigger beast looms on the horizon for every allopathic medical student and would-be physician: the United States Medical Licensing Exam, ... Read more
Harrison Snyder
Updated June 23, 2022 by Harrison Snyder
In honor of SDN’s 20th birthday, we have compiled a list of the most popular and helpful forums threads throughout the years. From interview advice to whether you should have a dog in medical school, ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
You’ve done it. You killed undergrad, conquered the MCAT and finally received a fateful acceptance letter. You’re going to be a doctor. Then it hits you: how much you will owe in medical school debt. The ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated July 21, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
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
In the minds of many students and employees alike, the word “feedback” is synonymous with criticism. Sometimes it conjures memories of getting told by a professor or supervisor that you’re not good enough, of getting ... Read more
Harrison Snyder
Updated June 26, 2022 by Harrison Snyder
How to Decide If It’s Right for You and Lenders to Consider Rate information updated 11-18-2019. It’s no secret that medical school is expensive. Because of this, many students have to take on large amounts ... Read more
Dave Rathmanner
Updated June 23, 2022 by Dave Rathmanner