Admissions refers to the admissions process, selection criteria, and application strategy in health professions education, admissions, training, or practice.
Abstract: This review evaluates three approaches to using MCAT scores in medical school admissions for ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 14, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Introduction If you applied to medical, dental, or veterinary school, raise your hand if you ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 14, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
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Abstract: Drawing from years of experience as an assistant dean for admissions, Heidi Fuchs offers ... Read more
Heidi Fuchs
Updated April 14, 2026 by Heidi Fuchs
Abstract: An anonymous applicant to advanced standing international dentist programs describes overcoming admissions barriers in ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated October 27, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Dr. María Juárez Byrd spoke with SDN about the University of Illinois Vet Med Master ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated November 13, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Results from a HPSA/SDN survey on generative AI use by prehealth and health professions students ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 17, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Fotinos S. Panagakos, DMD, PhD is the founding dean of the Pacific Northwest University of ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated August 1, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Medical schools want to select students who are not only academically excellent but are also ... Read more
Acuity Insights
Updated June 5, 2024 by Acuity Insights
Since 2020, applicants for health professional programs have had to prepare for online and on-campus ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated May 8, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
The Health Professional Student Association recently completed its 2023 HPSA/SDN Situational Judgment Test Experience survey. ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
You are finally done with your interviews, so let the waiting games begin! In March, ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 25, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Unlike applicants to other health professions programs, aspiring dentists applying through AADSAS must wait until ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 7, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
The ascent of Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) in admissions, including Casper and AAMC PREview, has ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated April 17, 2025 by Laura Turner
Kevin Perez, a rising OMS-III at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harlem, took some ... Read more
Barbara Franklin
Updated July 27, 2023 by Barbara Franklin
Amanda Griswold (she/her/hers) is the Director of Admissions for the DO program at the Idaho ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated October 18, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Once when I was director of admissions, incoming students viewed and discussed a “common orientation ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 15, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Dr. Steven Chang (he/him/his) is the Director of Admissions at the University of Detroit Mercy ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 19, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
If you want the unvarnished truth about your medical school chances, Goro is the person ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated September 1, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
I often use the “marathon” metaphor when it comes to the timeline from preparing your ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 8, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD