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Research Experience and Faculty References: Profile of the Accepted Applicant 2025

Prehealth applicants worry about the importance of a research experience in the application process. Research experience offers a rewarding opportunity to work under mentored guidance, unlike the impersonal atmosphere of a large lecture hall or the constraints of a small classroom, and can help with obtaining faculty references. Even though ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated September 24, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD

Medical

Wearing Many Hats as a Research Clinician-Scientist: Why and How

Clinicians in all disciplines, from medicine to psychology to physical therapy, need to understand how research works. Though some aspiring doctors grit their teeth through required research methods and statistics courses, others discover a new ... Read more

Elizabeth Knight

Updated February 1, 2021 by Elizabeth Knight

Medical

Your Research Can Change Medicine: Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Drazen, Editor-in-Chief, NEJM

Medical journalists and researchers have a responsibility to perform meaningful, reproducible research to guide the direction and practice of medicine, both now and in the future. As upcoming researchers and practitioners, your work could have ... Read more

DocThoughts

Updated February 28, 2019 by DocThoughts

Medical

Osmosis Co-Founders Ryan Haynes and Shiv Gaglani

Ryan Haynes, PhD and Shiv Gaglani, MBA discuss how they went from anatomy partners to the founders of Osmosis, an advanced learning platform that helps medical & other health professional students succeed in classes, on ... Read more

Student Doctor Network

Updated March 7, 2019 by Student Doctor Network

Medical

The Important Considerations for Starting a Career in Medicine

There are many long-term things to think about when choosing your first job after residency.

Tom Harbin

Updated March 20, 2019 by Tom Harbin