{"id":293,"date":"2021-06-24T08:39:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.hpsa.org\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:13:38","slug":"student-doctor-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Doctor Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Programs<\/div>

Student Doctor Network<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

A community created for students, by students<\/h2><\/div>

Student Doctor Network (SDN) was created by medical students in 1999 as a nonprofit service. Its goal: to provide free advising resources, tools, and a peer-support forum community to those who would otherwise not have access to such services.<\/p>\n

SDN brings together hundreds of thousands of current and future healthcare students and professionals into one community where they can share information and offer guidance. Students can provide encouragement to their peers and those coming up behind them as well as seek advice from vetted experts. Whether considering a gap year, struggling with the intensity of their classes, or navigating the Match, members can find someone who understands what they\u2019re facing.<\/p>\n

The SDN community includes most doctoral-level health fields:<\/p>\n

Medical (MD – Allopathic and DO – Osteopathic)<\/a>Dental (DDS and DMD)<\/a>Optometry (OD)<\/a>Pharmacy (PharmD)<\/a>Podiatry (DPM)<\/a>Psychology (Psyd and PhD)<\/a>Rehabilitation Sciences (AuD, OTD, DPT, PhD)<\/a>Veterinary (DVM)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

Browse more resources<\/h2><\/div>

Our Other Programs<\/p>\n<\/div>

Premed Planner App<\/a><\/h3>

Plan your path to medical school by tracking your progress from your first day of college all the way to medical school all within this free app.<\/p>Read more<\/a><\/article>

\u201cHow-to\u201d Admissions Guides<\/a><\/h3>

Follow these step-by-step guides to help you get into the health professional school of your dreams.<\/p>Read more<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SDN is a nonprofit service that provides free advising resources, tools, and a peer-support forum community to students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":629,"parent":104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-293","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStudent Doctor Network | HPSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HPSA publishes the Student Doctor Network community forums, allowing students to access information sharing and free advising services.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Student Doctor Network | HPSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HPSA publishes the Student Doctor Network community forums, allowing students to access information sharing and free advising services.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HPSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hpsaorg\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-23T00:13:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1525\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HpsaOrg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/\",\"name\":\"Student Doctor Network | HPSA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-24T08:39:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-23T00:13:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"HPSA publishes the Student Doctor Network community forums, allowing students to access information sharing and free advising services.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/1.png\",\"width\":1525,\"height\":540},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/student-doctor-network\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Programs\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/programs\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Student Doctor Network\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"HPSA\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Health Professional Student Association\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/HPSALogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/HPSALogo.png\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Health Professional Student Association\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hpsa.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/hpsaorg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HpsaOrg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/hpsaorg\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Student Doctor Network | HPSA","description":"HPSA publishes the Student Doctor Network community forums, allowing students to access information sharing and free advising services.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Student Doctor Network | HPSA","og_description":"HPSA publishes the Student Doctor Network community forums, allowing students to access information sharing and free advising services.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/","og_site_name":"HPSA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hpsaorg","article_modified_time":"2026-05-23T00:13:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1525,"height":540,"url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@HpsaOrg","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/","name":"Student Doctor Network | HPSA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.png","datePublished":"2021-06-24T08:39:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-23T00:13:38+00:00","description":"HPSA publishes the Student Doctor Network community forums, allowing students to access information sharing and free advising services.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1.png","width":1525,"height":540},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/student-doctor-network\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Programs","item":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/programs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Student Doctor Network"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/","name":"HPSA","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/#organization","name":"Health Professional Student Association","url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HPSALogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HPSALogo.png","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"Health Professional Student Association"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hpsaorg","https:\/\/x.com\/HpsaOrg","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hpsaorg\/"]}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2268,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions\/2268"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}