The Student Doctor Network (SDN) provides online resources to pre-health students and the health professional community as part of our nonprofit mission. Here’s a recap of our standout achievements in 2023, our 24th year:
Top Discussions
- Pre-Med and Medical School
- Pre-Dental and Dental Students
- Pre-Poditatry and Podiatry School
- Pre-Pharmacy and Pharmacy School
- Pre-Vet and Veterinary School
- Premed Planner, a free mobile app for iOS and Android, now supports tracking your certifications and providing reminders when updates are due. You can also download your tracked coursework and activities was also added to make completing your applications easier.
- The free 100-Day MCAT Study Schedule was also completely reworked in 2023 to use the most commonly recommended materials.
- For aspiring dentists and optometrists, we revised and updated our “How to Get Into Dental School” and “How to Get Into Optometry School” guides, which detail the steps to be a successful dental and optometry school applicant.
Skill-Building Courses and Workshops
We offer courses and workshops to help students with admissions and to become better healthcare providers through our parent organization, the Health Professional Student Association.
- The Becoming a Student Doctor course provides extensive materials, discussions, and on-call advising services to help develop your application story and confidently express your personal mission in health care to admissions committees.
- Treating Transgender Patients, a free short course helps students and healthcare providers understand and provide compassionate care for the transgender community.
- The “Preparing for the Unpreparable” workshop helps you plan your approach to the ethical and clinical scenarios presented in Situational Judgment Tests such as AAMC PREview and Casper.
Insightful Articles
SDN publishes informational articles weekly. Here are some of the best and most popular articles of 2023.
Key Changes to the Medical School Admissions Process
- As SJTs continue to expand in the admissions process, SDN/HPSA conducted an in-depth study on student experiences with these exams. “How to Prepare for PREview” details the exam and what applicants encountered.
- SDN analyzed the impact of the Supreme Court’s elimination of affirmative action in admissions.
- “How AI Could Change Admissions” explored the potential impacts of new technologies on how applicants are evaluated.
Application Guidance for Aspiring Professionals
Professional Insights and Valuable Interviews
- For current health professional students and healthcare professionals, we covered potential changes to non-compete clauses in “A Ban on Non-Competes?”.
- We are extremely grateful for the admissions, healthcare, and legal professionals who took the time to speak with us throughout 2023 in written and video interviews:
- Admissions Professionals
- Heidi Fuchs, Touro College of Pharmacy Admissions
- Amanda Griswold, Director of Admissions, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Rohan Jotwani, MD/MBA, Weill Cornell University School of Medicine
- Luckson Omoaregba, MS, Brown University Pathway Programs
- Bob Rarig, Ph.D., Temple CST Post Bacc Pre-Health Program
- Barbra Roller, Ph.D., Director of the Graduate Certificate Program at FIU
- Healthcare Professionals
- Valentina Bonev, MD, DABS (Video)
- Michael Casteel, DPM, FACPM, FAPWHc
- LTJG Aaron Chambers, DPM, FACFAS
- Bethaney Fehrenkamp, PhD, Reproductive Immunologist and WWAMI Faculty
- Tea Nguyen, DPM discusses cash-based practices (Video)
- Avi Patel, DDS, CEO of Clear Aligner Advisor
- Kevin Perez, OMS-III, Touro COM – Harlem
- Rachel Perez, DDS (Video)
- Neil Saley, MD and Author
- Emelia Sam, DDS
- Grace Shadid and Dr. Naureen Kabani, Rheumatologist, SUNY Downstate (Video)
- Ali Thaler, MD, Neurologist and Author
- Legal Professionals
- Admissions Professionals
Support SDN
Providing these resources and tools, along with our forum community, requires extensive effort from our volunteer team and paid staff. As we continue to offer these valuable resources, consider supporting SDN with a donation to help us maintain and expand our impact.
Laura Turner, MS, is the Executive Director of the Health Professional Student Association (HPSA), which publishes the Student Doctor Network (SDN). Prior to working with HPSA, she served for eight years as the Executive Director of SDN. At HPSA and SDN, Laura has been instrumental in providing students with tools and resources to pursue their aspirations in healthcare. Her previous roles include business analyst positions at The Capital Group and product management and marketing roles at software companies Paciolan, Adexa, and MSC Software.
In her current role at HPSA, Laura continues to drive innovation and forge partnerships to better support aspiring healthcare professionals. She is grateful for the opportunity to help countless individuals to achieve their dreams.
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