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prehealth

MCAT

5 Ways to Study for the MCAT Using Your Smart Phone

You can do almost anything with your smart phone these days. You can video call ... Read more

Written by: Andrew George

Published on: September 20, 2017

Healthcare News and Policy

State Exchange Program Helps Healthcare Students With No In-State School Option

No available or affordable program for your healthcare profession in your home state? Take heart! ... Read more

Written by: Margo Colalancia

Published on: September 15, 2017

Exploring Career Options

DentalMedical

How to Prepare For Any Casper Test Scenario

Before giving you some specific strategies to ace Casper scenarios, it’s important to step back ... Read more

Written by: Behrouz Moemeni

Published on: August 15, 2017

Pre-Podiatry

The Other Medical School: A Detailed Look at a Podiatric Medical Training

Hi! My name is Courtney, and I am currently a third year Podiatric Medical student ... Read more

Written by: Courtney Yoder

Published on: July 3, 2017

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapy

Specialties and Practice Settings as a Physical Therapist

What is Physical Therapy? Chances are, you’ve heard of physical therapy (PT). Perhaps you have ... Read more

Written by: Meredith Castin

Published on: June 29, 2017

Army Pledge

Dentist Q&A

From Engineering to Army Dentistry: An Interview With Army Captain Pamela Cotton, DDS

Some people know what they want to do with their lives from an early age. ... Read more

Written by: Suzanne Barston

Published on: June 5, 2017

write your personal statement

Pre-Medical

Casper for Medical School Admissions: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Introduction & Background The CASPer (Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) test is a 90-minute ... Read more

Written by: Kevyn To

Published on: April 20, 2017

Dental

Dentistr-e Sports: The Intersection of Dental Training and Video Games

Originally published in Contour, March 2017, the magazine of the American Student Dental Association. Learn ... Read more

Written by: Stephen Rogers

Published on: March 23, 2017

reapplying to medical school

Non-Traditional

4 Strategies for Students Reapplying to Medical School

In an ideal world, your first attempt at applying to medical school would also be ... Read more

Written by: Cassie Kosarek

Published on: March 8, 2017

Non-Traditional

What You Should Know About a Gap Year

Written by: Student Doctor Network

Published on: March 6, 2017

Post-Bacc

What Students Should Know About Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Programs—Part Two: SMP Students

In Part One of this series, we discussed post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs for career-changers (i.e. those who have ... Read more

Written by: Cassie Kosarek

Published on: September 14, 2016

DAT study tips

Pre-Dental

My Top 5 DAT Study Tips

This article originally ran on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off, on Feb. 3, 2016. ASDA encourages all ... Read more

Written by: Joseph Manzella Jr

Published on: July 7, 2016

shadowing

Pre-Health

How to Impress While Shadowing

Shadow (verb shad·ow)1 · To follow and watch (someone) especially in a secret way · ... Read more

Written by: Svetlana Villano

Published on: June 7, 2016

speech pathology

Speech-Language Pathology

Tips for Speech Pathology Graduate Students

Embarking on an educational journey that explores all forms of communication sciences and disorders is ... Read more

Written by: Tracy Carr-Marcel, Ph.D., MS CCC-SLP

Published on: May 24, 2016

revising personal statement

Pre-Medical

How to Skillfully—and Successfully—Revise Your AMCAS Personal Statement

Nowhere else on your medical school application will you have the chance to represent your ... Read more

Written by: Cassie Kosarek

Published on: May 11, 2016

convincing personal statement

Pre-Health

Tips for Writing a Convincing Personal Statement

The personal statement is the centerpiece of a medical school application. The space given, which ... Read more

Written by: Liza Thompson, M.Ed.

Published on: May 9, 2016

exam preparation

Pre-Health

Exam preparation: More than just studying?

Do you know of a colleague who is extremely good at their job, yet cannot ... Read more

Written by: OUPBlog

Published on: April 26, 2016

Pre-Dental

A Timeline For Your Ultimate Predental Experience

This article originally ran on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off, on Dec. 2, 2015. ASDA encourages all ... Read more

Written by: Loulia Al Bitar

Published on: February 2, 2016

Assisted Living Woman

Pre-Health

Adventures with Dentures: Volunteering in an Assisted Living Community

Sophomores with last names N-Z were supposed to call at 1:00. At 12:55, I was ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: February 29, 2012

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