Abstract: Dr. Varnel Antoine, the 2025 Advisor of the Year (Private Institution), talks about his career journey and role as a urologist. A urologist and Harvard resident tutor, Dr. Antoine discusses his early exposure to medicine through a high school program and his pre-med studies at Harvard, where he benefited ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 3, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Since the Student Doctor Network was founded 25 years ago, the forums have supported international-status students navigating the U.S. medical school admissions process. Unlike undergraduate or graduate admissions, U.S. medical school admissions policies have historically ... Read more
Marwa Belhaj, Nashwaan Khan, Chi M Trinh, Zhengyang (Kevin) Sun, and Zezhou (Zach) Zhao.
Updated October 23, 2024 by Marwa Belhaj, Nashwaan Khan, Chi M Trinh, Zhengyang (Kevin) Sun, and Zezhou (Zach) Zhao.
College athletics have been in the spotlight over the last decade. Athletes can now financially benefit from name-image-likeness (NIL) agreements, and women’s athletics have grown in popularity. While a handful of athletes bask in the ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated October 16, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life in the lab. These articles aren’t for the superhuman Nature-publishing, Nobel Prize-winning MD/PhDs out there, but rather for ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 24, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
Do you know anyone who raves about their mentor? A mentor can offer you expertise and motivation as you work toward your goal of entering medical school and becoming a doctor. A medical student, professor, ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
Recently SDN member medinquirer noted that it’s common for premed students to learn about medicine through shadowing, volunteering, working in related fields, etc. But surely, said medinquirer in his post, there are things you don’t ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated March 12, 2019 by Student Doctor Network
Physician burnout is a widely discussed topic among practicing physicians and public health researchers. Many studies have been done showing the implications of burnout on patient satisfaction, career satisfaction, and care outcomes. A few studies ... Read more
Aaron Hamlin
Updated June 26, 2022 by Aaron Hamlin
For most researchers, working in the lab over a holiday break is somewhat different from working in the lab during the rest of the year. For example, if an experiment has flexibly, it can be ... Read more
Paris Grey
Updated June 26, 2022 by Paris Grey
After coming home from a long day at the library studying for my cardiology exam, I get a phone call from my sister. “Hey,” she said. “Grandmother is in the hospital. Can you come home ... Read more
Madeline Minh
Updated June 26, 2022 by Madeline Minh
Pre-medical students can – and should – take advantage of the many opportunities available to them to gain valuable insight into what it is like to be a physician. Some of these experiences involve clinical ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Tips on how to meet and build relationships with people who can advance your education and career.
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle