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The Health Professional Student Association is thrilled to announce the awardees of the 2025 SDN Prehealth Scholarship. This year, the scholarship committee has chosen to award $2,500 scholarships to three exceptional prehealth students seeking to serve their communities as healthcare professionals. About the Awardees Nancy Mahmoud is a graduating senior at the University of California,… Continue reading HPSA Awards Inaugural SDN Prehealth Scholarships to Three Aspiring Healthcare Leaders

Emil Chuck, PhD, Director of Advising Services at HPSA, recently had a submission entitled “Generative AI Learners Survey” accepted by the AAMC’s Advancing AI across Academic Medicine Resource Collection for inclusion in their inaugural set of resources. This 20-item, IRB-exempt self-evaluation helps curriculum and student affairs professionals document learners’ attainment of generative AI skills, competencies,… Continue reading HPSA Generative AI Survey Accepted into AAMC’s Inaugural AI Resource Collection

The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) has received a $5,000 Materials and Resource Grant from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), in partnership with the Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP), to support the integration of a learning management system for its online courses. The project, “Learning Management System Integration to Support… Continue reading NBME Awards Grant to HPSA for Online Course Innovation

The Student Doctor Network (SDN) today celebrates the 25th anniversary of its founding on December 1, 1999. Published by the Health Professional Student Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, SDN has helped prehealth and health professional students achieve their career dreams for a quarter century. The heart of SDN is its vibrant forum community, with… Continue reading SDN Celebrates 25 Years of Supporting Future Healthcare Leaders

Emil Chuck, Ph.D., Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional Student Association, will be sharing his expertise on health professional school admissions at the following upcoming conferences: Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs 2024 Virtual ConferenceNET: Network, Engage, TransformOctober 1-3, 2024 Dr. Chuck will be participating in two sessions: University of California at… Continue reading Dr. Emil Chuck Presenting on Health Professional School Admissions at Upcoming Conferences

The Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) recently published a new Student Doctor Network (SDN) guide aimed at students considering post-baccalaureate coursework on their path to becoming healthcare professionals. How to Choose a Postbaccalaureate or Special Masters Program (SMP) details the different options that students have. “Colleges and universities have recently launched or expanded their Postbac… Continue reading HPSA adds New Post-Bacc Program Selection Guide

Future healthcare professionals want clearer and consistent guidelines about using generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools in the classroom, clinic/workplace, and admissions/selection processes that address concerns about candidate authenticity and equity, according to a new survey from the Health Professional Student Association, the publishers of the Student Doctor Network.  While two-thirds of respondents consider themselves familiar… Continue reading New HPSA Survey Sheds Light on AI Adoption Among Future Health Professionals

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), which it publishes, the SDN Pre-Health Scholarship will award $2,500 to one student annually. “For 25 years, SDN has helped students achieve their dreams of becoming doctors by… Continue reading SDN Marks Silver Anniversary with $2,500 Scholarship for Aspiring Health Professionals