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20 Questions: Bettie B. Borton, AuD

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Dr. Bettie Borton, owner and director of full-scope private practice the Doctors Hearing Clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, and executive director of Montgomery Area Non-traditional Equestrians (MANE) Tri-County Therapeutic Riding Program for children and adults with disabilities, received her master’s degree in communicative disorders from Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans before earning her doctor of audiology (AuD) at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

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20 Questions: Jennie Kaufman Singer, PhD – Psychologist

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Dr. Jennie Kaufman currently teaches criminal justice courses full time at California State University Sacramento (CSUS), but her interest in clinical psychology started when she was an English major at San Diego State University where she graduated Magna cum Laude. From there, she earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology from California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, and her PhD in clinical psychology from the same school, where she graduated with honors.

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20 Questions: Ruchi K. Sahota, DDS

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Currently in private practice in Fremont, California, with her dentist-mother, Ruchi Sahota got her start in dentistry via University of the Pacific, which she attended both pre-dental and, subsequently, at Arthur A. Dugoni University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, where she earned her doctor of dental surgery (DDS). After earning her degree, Dr. Sahota served a general practice residency at Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Hospital before partnering in her mother’s practice.

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20 Questions: Anthony S. Youn, MD, FACS

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Anthony Youn, owner of Youn Plastic Surgery, PLLC, in Troy, Michigan, earned his MD from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1998 before participating in a general surgery residency program at Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center for three years. From there, Dr. Youn focused on plastics, serving a two-year plastic surgery residency with Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center (MERC, formerly GRAMEC), followed by a one-year Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the Ellenbogen Plastic Surgery Institute with Dr. Richard Ellenbogen in Los Angeles. 

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The Physical Therapy Admissions Process – Part 1

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A career that will heal, educate, and affect the lives of many—a description that perfectly fits the definition of what it means to be a health care professional. However, finding the right path is never as simple as one thinks. Somehow you have found yourself interested in the world of rehabilitation, specifically physical therapy. Only after carefully considering all of your possible options have you finally directed yourself toward this profession, ready to devote yourself to an education that will take seven years of your life.
Now it is time to undergo the arduous journey to enter the field of physical therapy, but you are still a little confused on what to do during your undergraduate career up until application time, which is in November for most schools! Questions from what classes to take during the undergraduate career to which physical therapy program one should apply abound in the SDN Pre-Physical Therapy Forum. So what do you, as a pre-physical therapy student, need to know about the physical therapy admissions process to help you succeed? This article should provide some basic but integral information about the PT admissions process.

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All About Competency: Part 5

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Professionalism: the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize a profession or a professional person.
If you ever give this answer to anyone who asks you what professionalism is, then remember to cite Merriam-Webster [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professionalism].

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Getting the Most Out of Your Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

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Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) make up a major portion of the pharmacy school curriculum, and are an opportunity for pharmacy students to see the practical application of what they have learned in their classroom coursework. Most schools require a total of one year of APPE, although some schools may require more or longer rotations. APPE rotations provide students with opportunities for active learning through exposure to actual pharmacy practice settings and allow students to refine and reinforce their knowledge and skills in patient care, problem solving and decision making.

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Student Hosts

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So you’ve scheduled an interview at your dream school and bought your plane ticket, but where will you stay the night before the interview?
Interviewees have several options available to them when choosing lodging.  Oftentimes, the obvious choice is a hotel room located close to the school, but this option can be expensive.  Staying with a student host can be a great alternative.
If you have browsed the Student Doctor Network Forums, you are probably aware that student hosting exists, but you might not understand exactly how it works or why it’s a good option.

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