Social Media Spotlight: The Rise of Visual Abstracts in #Research
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies … Read more
Any Questions? What to Ask During Medical School Interviews
Being a serious candidate for medical school, or any health professional school, means recognizing that … Read more
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care
Dr. Keith Corl was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a patient arrived … Read more
Legal Matters: Institutional Action Basics
Updated December 20, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. The Student … Read more
Can You Get Public Service Loan Forgiveness?
People sometimes assume that student loans are easy to pay back on a doctor’s salary, … Read more
Guide to SDN Resources
Updated October 21, 2021. When most people think of the Student Doctor Network, they think … Read more
Seeking Home: Our Shared Havens
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” … Read more
How Much Does it Cost to Apply to Medical School?
Applying to medical school is an arduous process. It takes years of preparation: completing required … Read more
Creative Student Housing Options
A few weeks ago, I read a Wall Street Journal article circulating through the web: “Your Parent’s … Read more
Discussing Service Orientation in an Impactful Way
All health care professionals are driven in part by their desire to help and serve … Read more
Legal Matters: Lease Basics for Students
Congratulations, you have been accepted to the school of your choice! Your school is in another … Read more
If at first you don’t succeed, write an update letter!
By this time in the year, the medical application process is beginning to come to … Read more
Sit, Heal: Dog Teaches Military Med Students The Merits Of Service Animals
Originally posted on khn.org on November 11, 2019 The newest faculty member at the Uniformed … Read more
Handling Awkward Comments
It happened again over the holidays. Your Great-Aunt Bertha made another snide comment about “how … Read more
Medical School Admissions as a Couple
With fewer than 50% of applicants matriculating to medical school in 2019, the medical school … Read more
Pharmacy Careers You May Not Have Considered
This article is the third in a series on pharmacy careers. In Part 1, we … Read more
#Research: Sharing Your Science on Social Media
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies … Read more
Keeping Costs Low as a Pre-Med
You’ve done it. The classes have been taken, the concepts mastered, the grades received. Prom … Read more
20 Ways You Can Support SDN
When Student Doctor Network (SDN) was founded 20 years ago by medical students and residents, … Read more
“The Boards”: USMLE Overview
What are “The Boards”? The MCAT consumes the minds of premed students. However, an even … Read more