Administration Profile: Robert Hinkley, PhD
By Alex Ortega
Medical Student
Dr.Robert Hinkley is the Associate Dean for Admissions at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Fl. He has worked in medical admissions for 30 years and has been leading the medical admissions office at the University of Miami for 16 years.
In addition to his work in admissions, he is a Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy as well as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia.
Before You Write Your Personal Statement, Read This
By Juliet Farmer
Staff Writer
Essays & personal statements are an anxiety-inducing part of the application process for many postgraduate applicants. Luckily, with some advice from experts and–we’re not going to sugar-coat it–a lot of work, your essay statement can stand apart from the rest.
20 Questions with David Russo, DO [Pain Medicine and Physiatry]
By Juliet Farmer
Staff Writer
Recently The Student Doctor Network interviewed David Russo, DO, who specializes in interventional pain medicine and physiatry in private practice at Columbia Pain Management in Hood River, Oregon. Thanks for the interview, David!
Describe a typical day at work.
The scope of practice and breadth of issues that patients bring through the door makes for a very heterogeneous practice. Usually my day involves a blend of office-based practice, office-based procedures, and occasionally hospital work as well. We’re in a smaller community, so the practice takes more of a generalist orientation within the specialty.
Doctor Dad: Balancing Medicine and Family
By Becky Vickerstaff
Staff Writer
Parenting in today’s world requires juggling many competing interests, and dads in the medical professions have their own unique challenges. First there is the reality of the educational investment; studying, rotation, and other complementary activities take up lots of time. After school, there are internships, residencies, fellowships, and of course, being on call. How does Dr. Dad get it all done?
One SDN member, who we’ll call “New Intern,” has just completed medical school and is beginning residency. He has two sons, now 4 and 1, and he and his wife have had to reach out to other medical students to help balance things. “We had no family in the area where I attended school. Occasionally we had some of my school friends baby sit so we could see a movie once or twice. But otherwise, it was just us – with my wife doing the majority of the child care.”
Welcome to the SDN Mentor Forum!
By Sean Parrish
Staff Writer
Finding career advice can be a challenge, especially in the complex world of the health professions. Left to navigate the countless details on their own, many pre-health and health professional students wonder if there isn’t a better way. However, there is an answer to this frustration: the Student Doctor Network Mentor Forum.
Designed as a place where students can seek career guidance from experts in many healthcare-related fields, the Mentor Forum is a unique resource. It provides students access to credentialed administrators, faculty, experienced students, and practitioners.
Rather than leaving users to speculate on the value of the advice, SDN verifies the backgrounds of its mentors. At the same time, the Mentor Forum provides specialists in over a dozen different areas to give as broad a range of experience as possible. Through this combination of vetted volunteers and array of expertise, the SDN Mentor Forum sets itself apart.
The Off Season (Interview Advice Column)
By Jeremiah Fleenor, MD, MBA, author of The Medical School Interview: Secrets and a System for Success
Another admissions cycle is in the history books. For those of you who got accepted, congratulations! I hope medicine is everything you thought it would be and more. For those of you who didn’t, I’m sorry this wasn’t your year. This article is for you.
As any great athlete knows, performance level during the season is largely determined by the choices made during the off-season. Here are some options to consider as you make your summer plans.
What Worked and What Didn’t
In a perfect world you would be able to find out what a given admissions committee thought about your application, both good and bad. Fortunately, many schools offer such a service. This feedback is worth its weight in gold. If any of the schools you interviewed offer post-interview feedback, make sure to get it. Read more »
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