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Application Timeline

Pre-Medical

The Time is Right: Prehealth Application Timelines

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

Supporting Prehealth Student Athletes

Pre-Medical

Supporting Prehealth Athlete Applicants: A Conversation with 2024 Advisor of the Year James Wasco, MD

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

Freshman Year Mistakes

Pre-Medical

Don’t Look for Trouble: How Freshman Year Mistakes Could Doom Your Path to Medical School

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

Jackée Clement

Physician Q&A

20 Questions: Jackée Clement, MD, Family Physician

Dr. Jackée Clement, MD, is a family physician, founder of Good Journey Mental Health and Wellness, ... Read more

Written by: Kyle Magatelli

Published on: July 18, 2024

25 Best Pieces of SDN advice

News

25 Best Pieces of Advice from SDN

In honor of the Student Doctor Network’s 25th anniversary this year, we’ve reviewed the community ... Read more

Written by: Laura Turner

Published on: June 27, 2024

Purpose

Pre-Health

Finding Your Purpose as a Health Professional

In the 2004 Tony-award-winning musical Avenue Q, Princeton, a recent college graduate (with an English ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: June 6, 2024

Medical and dental school application process marathon

Pre-Medical

Training for the Marathon: SDN Resources to Submit Your Best Application

One of the most important rules in medical or dental school admissions is to “apply ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: April 4, 2024

APSEA

Pre-Medical

Promoting Prevention: APSEA Student Leadership Opportunities

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

Pre-Professional Competencies

Pre-Medical

How to Assess Your Pre-Professional Competencies

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

Academic competencies

Pre-Medical

How to Assess Your Academic Competencies

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

Waitlist

Pre-Medical

From Waitlist to Offer: Inside an Admissions Committee

You are finally done with your interviews, so let the waiting games begin! In March, ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: February 8, 2024

Choosing a College Major

Pre-Medical

Choosing an Ideal Pre-Med Major

Choosing the right undergraduate major is a crucial step for those aspiring to a career ... Read more

Written by: Kachiu Lee, MD

Published on: February 1, 2024

Advisor of the Year Wisdom

Pre-Health

Wisdom from the Advisors of the Year

The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) Student Advisory Council recognizes two advisors as Advisors of ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: January 19, 2024

Pre-Medical

New Guide from Apply Point for Med School Applications

The Student Doctor Network recently spoke to Apply Point about their new book, Apply Point’s ... Read more

Written by: Student Doctor Network

Published on: January 11, 2024

How to Prepare for PREview

Pre-Medical

How to Prepare for PREview

Over 22,500 allopathic medical school applicants in the 2023-2024 cycle had to take the AAMC ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: December 14, 2023

Physicians Path

Pre-Medical

Letter to Tomorrow’s Healers: Walking the Physician’s Path

Dear Aspiring Physicians: I have been a long-time observer, educator, and supporter of physicians and ... Read more

Written by: Elizabeth Ross, DPT, MMSc, ACC

Published on: November 23, 2023

Scribing Basics Premed

Pre-Medical

Scribing Basics for Premeds: From Observation to Documentation

For pre-medical students, gaining clinical hours and direct exposure to the work of physicians is ... Read more

Written by: Kyle Magatelli

Published on: September 21, 2023

Ali Thaler, Neurologist and Author

Physician Q&A

Q&A: Dr. Ali Thaler, Neurologist and Author

Dr. Alison “Ali” Thaler is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital, where ... Read more

Written by: Laura Turner

Published on: August 24, 2023

Rohan Jotwani

Pre-Medical

Ask the Professional: Rohan Jotwani, MD/MBA, Weill Cornell University School of Medicine

A highly sought-after speaker about integrating virtual reality and digital innovation, Rohan Jotwani (he/him) is ... Read more

Written by: Emil Chuck, PhD

Published on: July 27, 2023

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