{"id":1996,"date":"2024-09-11T03:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T03:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.hpsa.org\/?post_type=news_detail&p=1996"},"modified":"2025-04-19T01:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:39:26","slug":"sdn-marks-silver-anniversary-with-2500-scholarship-for-aspiring-health-professionals","status":"publish","type":"news_detail","link":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/sdn-marks-silver-anniversary-with-2500-scholarship-for-aspiring-health-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"SDN Marks Silver Anniversary with $2,500 Scholarship for Aspiring Health Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) recently announced a new scholarship initiative for pre-health students. In honor of the silver anniversary of the Student Doctor Network (SDN)<\/a>, which it publishes, the SDN Pre-Health Scholarship will award $2,500 to one student annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor 25 years, SDN has helped students achieve their dreams of becoming doctors by providing support, advising resources, and tools for the admissions process,\u201d said Laura Turner, Executive Director of HPSA. \u201cWe are excited to launch this new initiative to provide financial support to students as they traverse the daunting and expensive process of applying to health professional programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDN uniquely provides anonymous online advising services, supporting a diverse range of students. Based on our research, site members are more likely to be non-traditional or first-generation students, who may not be as familiar with the health professional school admissions processes and expectations of applicants. Students are effusive in their praise of SDN. One member gushed, \u201cI love you guys!!! Thank you for everything you do for the health professions community! I would be so lost without you and SDN.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applying to health professional schools is an expensive proposition. SDN\u2019s Medical School Application Cost Calculator<\/a> estimates the cost of applying to medical school at an average number of schools<\/a> with in-person interviews at approximately $4000. \u201cThe spread of virtual interviews, which became common during the COVID-19 pandemic, has reduced the cost of applications somewhat, but there are still extensive costs associated with test preparation and applications. Additionally, some schools have returned to in-person interviews, which incur travel costs,\u201d said Dr. Emil Chuck, Director of Advising Services for HPSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students interested in applying for the scholarship are encouraged to sign up to receive updates, including notifications when more information is available and applications open:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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