Physician Q&A
Neurologist David Perlmutter, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and member of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, is an associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Perlmutter received ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 26, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Medical School
Republished with permission from here. One after the other, day after day it seems, I find myself in a room where the resident is breaking the news of terminal cancer to my patients, and I ... Read more
Erica Patel
Updated June 26, 2022 by Erica Patel
Healthcare News and Policy
Updated October 7, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to update minor technical details. It is the unfortunate truth that all forms of human trafficking can and do currently occur in ... Read more
Becky McNeil BSN, RN, CCRN
Updated June 26, 2022 by Becky McNeil BSN, RN, CCRN
Medical School
One of the great things about your pre-clinical years (years 1 and 2) is that while you are studying all the time and trying to cram 500 facts into your head, you get to sample ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Medical School
The sub-internship is a crucial rotation for all medical students, no matter which specialty they plan to pursue. During this transitional phase in their clinical training, students begin to assume more independent responsibility for patient ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Pre-Health
Posted with permission from Study Medicine Europe.
Study Medicine Europe
Updated June 26, 2022 by Study Medicine Europe
Pre-Health
Occasionally when I am browsing the online forums on SDN, I come across an unfortunate statement like this: “I studied so hard for my chemistry final and did horrible.” I’ve come across this problem for classes ... Read more
Gavin Rapp
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gavin Rapp
Pre-Dental
This article originally ran on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off, on Dec. 2, 2015. ASDA encourages all predentals to join us in celebrating Predental Week 2016 Feb. 21-27 and becoming a member of the association. Yesterday was dental school acceptance ... Read more
Loulia Al Bitar
Updated June 26, 2022 by Loulia Al Bitar
Student Loans
Many medical students cheerfully expect to be earning a generous income as they begin their medical practice. But while it is true that that, according to the Medical Economics website that in 2014, 7 of ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Medical
Republished with permission from here. Although there is really never a right time to die or even witness death, it is important to acknowledge that death is a reality, and one to which all health ... Read more
George Prousi
Updated June 20, 2019 by George Prousi
Healthcare News and Policy
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare professionals. It happens to every medical student sooner or later – the realization that their ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Physician Q&A
Terry Wahls, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, where she teaches internal medicine residents, sees patients in the traumatic brain injury clinic and conducts clinical trials. In addition, she’s ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 26, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Pre-Medical
So far, the vast majority of the undergrads I’ve trained during my research career have been premed students. With the numerous personal and professional advantages an in-depth research experience can provide, and how a successful ... Read more
David Oppenheimer
Updated June 26, 2022 by David Oppenheimer
Veterinary Medicine
Joseph Kinnarney, DMV came to this year’s UC Davis Pre-Health Conference with one goal in mind: to “encourage great new minds to go into the veterinary profession”. With a keynote presentation entitled “Helping Animals and ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated March 16, 2019 by Suzanne Barston
Healthcare News and Policy
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare professionals. The numbers alone make it a significant issue: as of 2015, 23 states and ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Medical
I was ringing in the New Year with a friend when suddenly it hit me that it was 2016. I still feel like 2015 is in the future and it’s already 2016. I’m not getting any younger, ... Read more
Adelle
Updated March 16, 2019 by Adelle
Pre-Medical
While medical school interviews can be quite conversational, thinking in advance about the questions you will face can help you articulate your unique story more effectively. Most interviews revolve around the interviewer getting to know ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Medical School
Interview season. The time of year that roads and skies swarm with the best and brightest medical students to all corners of the country taking aim at the next step in their training – residency. ... Read more
Myers Hurt
Updated June 26, 2022 by Myers Hurt
Insurance
The thrill and responsibility of holding someone’s life in your hands, the ability to act under pressure, and the satisfaction of doing good in the world—these are among the qualities that attract people to the ... Read more
Richard Reich
Updated June 26, 2022 by Richard Reich