Monthly Archives: June 2008

Stimulant Use Among Professional Students

Posted on June 28, 2008 by admin

by Alison Hayward, M.D., Sarah M. Lawrence, and Bill Johnson, D.D.S. SDN Staff Writers Amanda (not her real name) is a second year health professional student at a major state-funded research institution. Like most students admitted to medical, dental or …

Posted in Audiology, Dental, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Psychology, Rehab Sci, Veterinary | Tagged feature article, students | 113 Comments

Steps Being Taken to Reduce Physician Shortage

Posted on June 25, 2008 by admin

by Alison Hayward, M.D. SDN Staff Writer The past decade has seen a major position change by the American Medical Association regarding the projected need for more physicians nationally. Reversing a long-held stance, in 2002 the AMA recognized that calculations …

Posted in Medical | Tagged career, healthcare, medical school | 66 Comments

Pre-Med Prep: The Application Process & Why You Should Apply Early

Posted on June 18, 2008 by admin

by Christian Becker, Author of The Official Student Doctor Network Medical School Admissions Guide The application process for medical school is long and intense. It actually begins much earlier than the point where you fill out the application to send …

Posted in Medical | Tagged applications, interview, MCAT, medical school, premedical | 13 Comments

20 Questions: Michael Hyde, O.D. [Optometry]

Posted on June 18, 2008 by admin

Michael Hyde graduated from the University of Houston in 2002. He currently practices on Mondays at the MS Eye CARE Clinic at the University of Houston and in Huntsville, Texas. His areas of interest are glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmic disease and …

Posted in Optometrist Profiles, Optometry | Tagged 20 Questions, interview, OD, Optometry | 2 Comments

SDN Partners with Psychology Credentialing Organization

Posted on June 11, 2008 by admin

PRESS RELEASE The Student Doctor Network would like to welcome its newest organizational partner, the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. The National Register is the largest credentialing organization for licensed psychologists, serving over 12,000 providers. Their mission …

20 Questions: Otha Myles, MD [Infectious Disease]

by Ellie Moradi SDN Staff Writer Otha Myles, M.D. is the Deputy Chief of Epidemiology and Threat Assessment at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research’s United States Military HIV Research Program in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Myles graduated from the University …

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