Monthly Archives: April 2008

Keep Your Online Persona Clean!

Posted on April 30, 2008 by admin

by Brittany Warrick SDN Staff Writer The online world has evolved substantially over the past decade. Today it is commonplace for students to have a presence on social sites such as Facebook, Xanga, LiveJournal, or MySpace. But what most students …

Posted in Audiology, Dental, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Psychology, Rehab Sci, Veterinary | Tagged applications, career | 19 Comments

Pre-Med Preparation: Getting Letters of Recommendation

Posted on April 26, 2008 by admin

by Christian Becker, Author of The Official Student Doctor Network Medical School Admissions Guide In my last article for SDN, I addressed the importance of physician shadowing and clinical experience. This time, I want to focus on recommendation letters. Recommendation …

Posted in Medical | Tagged applications, recommendation letters | 17 Comments

Why Study Medicine? Pre-meds not in it for the money, survey says

Posted on April 24, 2008 by admin

by Charles Daniel and Michael O’Brien SDN Staff Writers For some, the answer to the question, “Why do you want to study medicine?” is a simple one: to make money. These individuals, however, are in a shrinking minority, a recent …

Posted in Medical | Tagged finance, premedical | 68 Comments

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 1: The Audience

Posted on April 20, 2008 by admin

Medical school admissions committees comprise anywhere from a handful to two dozen members, and are generally made up of a combination of full-time admissions staff, faculty, students, and doctors from the community. There are often a variety of medical backgrounds …

Posted in Audiology, Dental, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Psychology, Rehab Sci, Veterinary | Tagged applications, essay, personal statement | 2 Comments

Call for Submissions: U.S. Public Health Service Scientific & Training Symposium

Posted on April 16, 2008 by admin

NEWS RELEASE Students enrolled in a full-time health or health-related undergraduate or graduate course of study are invited to submit a poster presentation for the 2008 U.S. Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium. The conference will be held June …

SDN Announces First docLive Chat — Harry Rosen, MD

Press Release In our first docLive chat, Dr. Harry Rosen, author of The Consult Manual of Internal Medicine, will lead a live discussion wherein he will answer your questions about surviving 3rd year medicine clerkships. During this Sunday, April 20th …

Post-Marketing Surveillance of Vaccines [Part 1 of 4]

Reprinted with Permission Benefits and Risks of Immunization Over ten million childhood vaccinations are given to children (birth through 5 years) annually, and many millions of doses are given to adults. All medicinal products, including vaccines, have risks and benefits. …

Community-Based Education: Gerard Clancy, MD

With this interview, Student Doctor Network begins a new series of interviews relating to “community-based medical education” and with it a new forum on this subject. To launch the series, we interviewed Gerard Clancy, MD, the Dean of the newly …

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