Pharmapreneurship: Creating Your Career As a Pharmacist-Entrepreneur
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, MS, FAPhA, FNAP is the Gyi Endowed Memorial Professor of ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 16, 2025
Community College and Vocational Certifications for Prehealth Applicants
Higher education has seen a demographic shift, with more high school students or graduates taking ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 10, 2025
Economic Pressure: A Silent Driver of Physician Burnout
Physician burnout is a critical issue impacting the healthcare system today, with far-reaching consequences for ... Read more
Written by: Dr. Kenton Allen
Published on: January 3, 2025
SDN’s Best of 2024
The Student Doctor Network (SDN) provides online resources to pre-health students and the health professional ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: December 20, 2024
Bridging the Gap Between the Bench and Chairside: The DDS/PhD Pathway
Do you want to deliver oral health care and dive deeper into the mechanisms that ... Read more
Written by: Shawn A. Hallett
Published on: December 12, 2024
Understanding Accreditation: What Students Need to Know
For years, you’ve worked to perfect your application to medical school (or other health professional ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: December 5, 2024
SDN Turns 25: Launches Scholarship and Member Discounts
On December 1, 1999, the Student Doctor Network (SDN) launched as a grassroots, donor-supported platform ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: December 2, 2024
The Meaning of Life: Finding Insights in the Humanities
Generally, most health professionals thrive on being problem-solvers. When meeting patients, many professionals take on ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: November 21, 2024
Why Physicians Need to Buy Disability Insurance
As a physician, your greatest asset is not just your medical expertise but your ability ... Read more
Written by: Pattern Life
Published on: November 14, 2024
Ask the Professional: University of Illinois Vet Med Master of Veterinary Science Program
Dr. María Juárez Byrd spoke with SDN about the University of Illinois Vet Med Master ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: November 7, 2024
Practicing the Art of Reflection with a Prehealth Journal (or Podcast, or Online Blog)
This article focuses on reflective practices for health professional education and training. This advice can ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: October 31, 2024
Q&A with Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Health Professionals
In a previous article, I discussed the advantages engineering-trained applicants bring to the health professions. ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: October 24, 2024
F1 Doctors: Supporting International Future Healthcare Professionals
Since the Student Doctor Network was founded 25 years ago, the forums have supported international-status ... Read more
Written by: Marwa Belhaj, Nashwaan Khan, Chi M Trinh, Zhengyang (Kevin) Sun, and Zezhou (Zach) Zhao.
Published on: October 17, 2024
Supporting Prehealth Athlete Applicants: A Conversation with 2024 Advisor of the Year James Wasco, MD
College athletics have been in the spotlight over the last decade. Athletes can now financially ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: October 10, 2024
20 Questions: Psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD, MS
Psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD, MS, is the Chief Wellness Officer of the University of Tennessee ... Read more
Written by: Kyle Magatelli
Published on: October 3, 2024
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, ... Read more
Written by: Hannah Rosenthal
Published on: September 26, 2024
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 ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: September 19, 2024
How Are You Using AI?
Results from a HPSA/SDN survey on generative AI use by prehealth and health professions students ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: September 12, 2024
How to Engineer a Health Professional Career
NOTE: In this article, “engineering” can refer to quantitative analytical subjects like physics, mathematics, computer ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: September 6, 2024