Dr. Varnel Antoine: Navigating the Challenges on the Path to Medicine
Abstract: Dr. Varnel Antoine, the 2025 Advisor of the Year (Private Institution), talks about his ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Published November 13, 2025
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Admissions Committees: The Art of the Decision
Abstract: Faculty serve three to four year terms on admissions committees, so they can vary ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated October 27, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Mind the Gap: How First-Generation and International Students Navigate Prehealth Pathways
The path to health professions is challenging for all students, but for immigrants and first-generation ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 23, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
How to Manage Transcripts for Your Application
Transcripts are essential for graduate or professional school applications, and their delivery determines how smoothly ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
MDpas Pathway: African Traditions in Prehealth at CSLA
We willingly chose the Black coat to remind us that our approach to medicine and ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 12, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
The Meaning of Life: Finding Insights in the Humanities
Generally, most health professionals thrive on being problem-solvers. When meeting patients, many professionals take on ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 5, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Finding Your Greatest Common Factors with Successful Students
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) between two numbers is the largest positive integer that can ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Emote Control: “Inside Out” for Prehealth and Professional Development
The 2024 summer blockbuster film Inside Out 2 explores the complex emotions that first hit ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated July 9, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
A Strategic Guide to Letters of Recommendation
Whether it is an internship or a graduate school application, letters of recommendation are generally ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated July 3, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
How to Assess Your Academic Competencies
Over a decade ago, I wrote a series of articles (here is Part 1) that ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Charting Your Purpose by Writing Your Professional Oath
Premeds dream of reciting the Hippocratic Oath dressed in their new white coat embroidered with ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated March 6, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Eight Questions About the Pre-Health “Committee Letter”
For over 40 years, medical and dental school applicants have been asked to provide an ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 27, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Q&A: Kevin Perez, OMS-III, Touro COM – Harlem
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
Write Your Secondary Essays First
Most advice to applicants focuses on the personal statement and description of work or activities ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 19, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Application Advice for Future Rural Health Professionals
Most rural Americans face significant challenges accessing healthcare. There are major shortages of physicians, dentists, ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated November 24, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Young Physician Profile: Robin Kuriakose MD in Ophthalmology
Dr. Robin Kuriakose is a physician resident completing his surgical residency in Ophthalmology at Loma ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 2, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Premed Milestones: Where Students Leave the Path
Many students start out their academic careers with dreams of attending medical school and becoming ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner
Medical School Requirements: Everything You Need To Know
You’re concerned about medical school requirements. Different medical school programs are on your radar, but ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated August 18, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Ten Free Resources You Need On Your Medical School Journey
Getting into medical school is a great accomplishment, but it is easy to become inundated ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated October 18, 2023 by Student Doctor Network