Most advice to applicants focuses on the personal statement and description of work or activities required to complete the initial centralized application service (CAS) application. In contrast, I urge you to write your school-specific “secondary” ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 19, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Luckson Omoaregba (he/his) serves as the inaugural director of pathway programs at the Warren Alpert Medical School (AMS) at Brown University. About Luckson Omoaregba Tell us about your position at your institution and your role ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated March 1, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
What are “strong ties,” and what do they mean for health professional admissions? A “strong tie” is usually associated with the amount of time the applicant has spent within the community or state where the ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated March 1, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Once when I was director of admissions, incoming students viewed and discussed a “common orientation movie” called Coded Bias. Released in 2020 before the pandemic, this documentary (available on PBS for a while) presented the disparate impact ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 15, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Heidi Fuchs is the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management at Touro College of Pharmacy (NY). Her passion for working with students and being a catalyst on their professional journey started with her first ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 15, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Your success in any application cycle depends on how well you match a school’s metrics profile and the schools where you send your application – your school list. While applicants to non-medical or dental programs ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 9, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Barbra Roller, Ph.D. (she/her), is the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM). She also serves as the Administrative Director of the Graduate Certificate in ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated January 25, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Happy new year, and for many of you, happy new semester! This article is for community college or university students starting a new set of classes this month, especially nontraditional postbac students that need GPA ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 25, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Abstract: This article guides pre-health students through the fee assistance programs available for health professions application services. It explains how adjusted gross income from federal tax returns determines eligibility for most programs, details the documentation ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 22, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
As we approach the end of 2022, we wanted to share some of the Student Doctor Network (SDN) highlights from the past year. Best of 2022 Articles The Student Doctor Network publishes articles weekly, and ... Read more
Laura Turner
Published December 22, 2022
Dr. Steven Chang (he/him/his) is the Director of Admissions at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) School of Dentistry. Tell us about your institution. Dr. Chang: The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry is ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 19, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
In Part 1, I introduced you to some of the results from the 2022 SJT Experience Survey, sponsored by the Health Professional Student Association. This anonymous survey captured input from 86 respondents who took a ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated May 23, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
What are students encountering as they take situational judgment tests? This is the first of two articles summarizing the findings from the 2022 Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) Situational Judgment Test Experience survey. The questions ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 11, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Are you a busy prehealth or health professional student – or are you shopping for one? Then check out our curated list of gift ideas for the future physician, veterinarian, dentist, psychologist, or other prehealth ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated October 18, 2023 by Laura Turner
Most rural Americans face significant challenges accessing healthcare. There are major shortages of physicians, dentists, psychologists, and other health professionals in rural locations across the United States. As hospital systems recruit providers to work in ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated November 24, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Dr. Choukalas is an academic anesthesiologist and intensive care physician. He is Co-PI on a study investigating the role of sleep, activity, and physical therapy in postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction; consults for medical device ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated November 24, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
As a health professions advisor and admissions professional, I have found myself connecting with the frustrations of Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) and Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) applicants. In the larger discussion of racial equality and equity, ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated November 24, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Transitioning from medical school to residency marks one of the biggest changes in your medical career. This includes a huge shift financially, from paying student to salaried trainee. While a resident’s salary is much more ... Read more
Dr. Brennan Kruszewski
Updated October 23, 2022 by Dr. Brennan Kruszewski
One of the most significant decisions that undergraduate students must make is “what should I major in?” If you are looking to enroll in a health professional school following your undergraduate education, you have the ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated November 17, 2022 by Laura Turner