The path to health professions is challenging for all students, but for immigrants and first-generation ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: April 17, 2025
Transcripts are essential for graduate or professional school applications, and their delivery determines how smoothly ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: April 10, 2025
We willingly chose the Black coat to remind us that our approach to medicine and ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: February 7, 2025
Research data on optimal health professional application timelines, including application prep, entrance exam timing, and secondary submission strategies.
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 22, 2025
On December 1, 1999, the Student Doctor Network (SDN) launched as a grassroots, donor-supported platform ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: December 2, 2024
Generally, most health professionals thrive on being problem-solvers. When meeting patients, many professionals take on ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: November 21, 2024
College athletics have been in the spotlight over the last decade. Athletes can now financially ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: October 10, 2024
Welcome to the new academic year and first-year orientation! As a new freshman resident of ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: August 2, 2024
The 2024 summer blockbuster film Inside Out 2 explores the complex emotions that first hit ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: July 3, 2024
Could you see yourself founding a club on campus? What about leading a group of ... Read more
Written by: APSEA
Published on: March 29, 2024
In 2023, AAMC revised the AAMC Premed Competencies to align with the PREview situational judgment ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: March 15, 2024
Over a decade ago, I wrote a series of articles (here is Part 1) that ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: March 7, 2024
Premeds dream of reciting the Hippocratic Oath dressed in their new white coat embroidered with ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: March 1, 2024
How can applicants avoid the stress of applying to medical school? Well, a few of ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: January 4, 2024
For over 40 years, medical and dental school applicants have been asked to provide an ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: September 14, 2023
Most advice to applicants focuses on the personal statement and description of work or activities ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: March 2, 2023
Most rural Americans face significant challenges accessing healthcare. There are major shortages of physicians, dentists, ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: November 17, 2022
I often use the “marathon” metaphor when it comes to the timeline from preparing your ... Read more
Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD
Published on: August 25, 2022
Premed and other pre-health students have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic to find and participate ... Read more
Written by: Laura Turner
Published on: January 31, 2022