The Student Doctor Network has published a new admissions guide for students: How to Get Into Optometry School. The latest installment in SDN’s library of admissions guides breaks down the steps required to obtain admission ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Mary Bluthardt PharmD, MBA is a Pharmacy Manager-PIC (Person in Charge) at an independent community/mail order pharmacy in her native state of Michigan. A recent graduate of Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, she took ... Read more
Donna Kosteva
Updated June 22, 2022 by Donna Kosteva
“What the [bleep] are you doing!? Don’t risk injuring your hands! We’re surgeons for goodness sake,” said my minimally invasive surgical attending as a third-year medical student was desperately trying to catch the elevator for ... Read more
Guero
Updated June 22, 2022 by Guero
We’ve all seen it on TV and movie screens: A medical emergency occurs on an airplane and the crew asks if there is a doctor on board. But what do you need to know if ... Read more
Karen Tran-Harding
Updated July 21, 2022 by Karen Tran-Harding
Congratulations! You have graduated from residency and are establishing yourself in your local community. Now that you have more free time, you may be considering using your role as a respected healthcare provider to serve ... Read more
William H. Burnett
Updated June 26, 2022 by William H. Burnett
Disabilities The Centers for Disease Control defines disability as “any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and ... Read more
Mary Alice Keller, M.A., CCC-SLP
Updated June 22, 2022 by Mary Alice Keller, M.A., CCC-SLP
Originally published on Kaiser Health News, October 6, 2020 Breaking up parties, confiscating booze and answering noise complaints — being a resident adviser has always required a willingness to be the “bad guy” and uphold ... Read more
Anna Almendrala and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Updated June 22, 2022 by Anna Almendrala and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
The Student Doctor Network is committed to building a more diverse doctor workforce. As a part of that commitment, we are partnering with Antioch University to identify if cost is a potential barrier to lower-income ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner
by Michael McAuliff. Originally published by KHN.org on September 23, 2020. Reopening colleges drove a coronavirus surge of about 3,000 new cases a day in the United States, according to a draft study released Tuesday. ... Read more
Michael McAuliff
Updated June 22, 2022 by Michael McAuliff
Are you a resident about to graduate from training? Have you decided that you’re going to start your career by working locum tenens full-time? Are you unsure how or where to start? If so, keep ... Read more
Vladimir Dzhashi
Updated June 23, 2022 by Vladimir Dzhashi
You have worked hard through college, medical school, and your residency. Now you can see the light at the end of the tunnel – moving into practice as a physician, no longer as a supervised ... Read more
William Burnett
Updated November 27, 2022 by William Burnett
Attend the Borrow Better webinar on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET and learn steps you can take as a student to borrow less in veterinary school and reduce ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner
Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak is a physician currently completing her residency in Emergency Medicine at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. A native of Puerto Rico, she attended New York University’s Stern School of Business as an ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner
Today, the stakes are higher than ever to absorb as much information as possible during med school. Passing exams is great, but we need to be ready when we’re called into action — as many ... Read more
Mark Heslin
Updated August 24, 2020 by Mark Heslin
This year, the Match will be unlike any other. Virtual Match. Programs are already gearing up. How are they going to showcase their programs and interview prospective applicants? Applicants are likewise venturing into new territory—how ... Read more
Fred Fishback
Updated August 8, 2022 by Fred Fishback
By Esther Landhuis. Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 13, 2020. Republished with permission. As the coronavirus swept into Detroit this spring, Wayne State University junior Skye Taylor noticed something striking. On ... Read more
Esther Landhuis
Updated June 22, 2022 by Esther Landhuis
The function of Twitter is evolving. Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has been recognized as a one-stop-shop for the latest news, pop culture happenings, and now, viral Tik Tok videos. Many users who practice ... Read more
Emefah Loccoh BS, LaShyra Nolen BS, Adaira Landry MD MEd
Updated August 11, 2020 by Emefah Loccoh BS, LaShyra Nolen BS, Adaira Landry MD MEd
Join the VIN Foundation in collaboration with the Student Doctor Network (SDN) and the American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (APVMA) in learning how you can Apply Smarter to veterinary school in the age of COVID. The ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
This application cycle, many healthcare professional school applications have been affected by COVID-19. Many professions have dropped official transcript requirements, altered the interview process, and changed the requirements for prerequisite coursework. Notably, many future healthcare ... Read more
Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS
Updated June 22, 2022 by Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT, CSCS