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Healthcare News and Policy

Health Care Policy and The Student Doctor: Gary LeRoy, MD

An SDN interview with family medicine leader, Gary LeRoy, MD. SDN: Gary, your resume is ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: May 7, 2008

Finding a Job

Just Sign on the Dotted Line

Ā Updated September 19, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and for ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: May 3, 2008

Pre-Medical

Pre-Med Preparation: Getting Letters of Recommendation

  In my last article for SDN, I addressed the importance of physician shadowing and ... Read more

Written by: Christian Becker

Published on: April 26, 2008

Pre-Health

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 1: The Audience

Medical school admissions committees comprise anywhere from a handful to two dozen members, and are ... Read more

Written by: Essay Edge

Published on: April 20, 2008

Residency and The Match

The Successful Match: The Importance of Mentoring

    In researching our book, we asked applicants what they found most difficult about ... Read more

Written by: Rajani Katta and Samir Desai

Published on: April 2, 2008

Pre-Medical

Pre-Med Preparation: The Importance of Physician Shadowing

Physician shadowing, in my opinion, is one of the best extracurricular activities in which a ... Read more

Written by: Christian Becker

Published on: March 22, 2008

Pre-Health

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 2: The Admissions Essay

Updated December 1, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. During that ... Read more

Written by: Essay Edge

Published on: March 20, 2008

Lee C Rogers

Podiatrist Q&A

20 Questions: Lee C. Rogers, DPM, Diabetic Limb Salvage

Lee C. Rogers, DPM is the director of the Amputation Prevention Center at Broadlawns Medical ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: March 15, 2008

Optometry

Optometrist Q&A

20 Questions: Ken Elder, O.D. [Optometry]

Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ken Elder, O.D. graduated from the State University of ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: March 1, 2008

Pre-Health

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 3: Brainstorming

These exercises are more focused on finding the specific points and details that you will ... Read more

Written by: Essay Edge

Published on: February 20, 2008

John T. Sinnott

Physician Q&A

20 Questions: John T. Sinnott, MD, FACP, Infectious Disease

John T. Sinnott, MD, FACP is the Director of the Division of Infectious Disease and ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: February 13, 2008

tell me about yourself

Pre-Health

Tell Me About Yourself: Trick Question (Interview Advice Column)

Updated June 24, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. ā€œIt is ... Read more

Written by: Jeremiah Fleenor

Published on: February 9, 2008

john caldwell III

Podiatrist Q&A

Professional Profile: John Codwell III, DPM, Podiatric Medicine

Dr. John Codwell III, a Detroit native, always wanted to be a doctor but didn’t ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: February 6, 2008

michael rack

Physician Q&A

20 Questions: Michael Rack, MD, Sleep Medicine

Michael Rack, MD grew up in Southern California. He graduated from the University of Iowa ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: January 30, 2008

Pre-Health

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 4: Question Specific Themes

Please select from the following common medical school topics: Why I Want to Be a ... Read more

Written by: Essay Edge

Published on: January 20, 2008

Investing

Sell, Sell, Sell! Investing for Healthcare Providers

“Never buy a plane or horses just out of residency!ā€ said my soft-spoken attending, staring ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: January 19, 2008

medical school acceptance with low stats

Pre-Health

Staying The Course: A Guide To Messing Up

Updated August 12, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. As I ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: December 30, 2007

Pre-Health

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 5: Introductions and How to Lead

The most important leading sentence of all, of course, is the first sentence of your ... Read more

Written by: Essay Edge

Published on: December 20, 2007

dennis stokes

Physician Q&A

20 Questions: Dennis Stokes, MD, MPH, Pediatric Pulmonologist

Dr. Dennis C. Stokes is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Program in ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: December 13, 2007

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