Student Doctor Network

{{Short description|Organization for health profession students in the US and Canada}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Student Doctor Network

| logo = SDN Logo Square.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| url = {{url|https://www.studentdoctor.net/}}

| commercial = Nonprofit 501(c)(3)

| registration = Optional

| language = English

| num_users = 830,795 ({{as of|2022|05|29|alt=May 2022}}){{cite web |url=https://forums.studentdoctor.net/ |publisher=Student Doctor Network |title=SDN Forums |accessdate= May 29, 2022}}

| owner = Health Professional Student Association{{cite web |url=https://hpsa.org/ |publisher=Health Professional Student Association |title=The Health Professional Student Association - A nonprofit organization helping students from underserved communities increase their chances for admission to health professional schools. |accessdate=23 February 2021}}

| founder = Lee Burnett

| CEO = Laura Turner

| launch_date = December 12, 1999

}}

Student Doctor Network (SDN) is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1999 for prehealth and health professional students in the United States and Canada.{{Cite web |title=Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) |url=https://www.hpsa.org |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=HPSA |language=en-US}} It focuses on nine core healthcare professions: medical, dental, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry, psychology, rehabilitation medicine, and veterinary medicine.

The Student Doctor Network has over 100 volunteers and over 50,000 active members. The SDN website receives over 2.5 million unique visits and 17 million page views monthly.{{Cite web |title=Student Doctor Network Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast |url=https://www.quantcast.com/p-3LRGstxyA8BCR |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160325051944/https://www.quantcast.com/p-3LRGstxyA8BCR |archive-date=2016-03-25 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.quantcast.com}} The site publishes daily articles and features pertinent to medical education.

It also provides tools such as Expert Answers which features curated answers from verified doctors, prehealth advisors and other experts.{{cite web |url=http://experts.studentdoctor.net/ |publisher=SDN |title=SDN Experts |accessdate=21 February 2016}} Additionally, the site offers a school review and interview feedback section{{cite web |url=http://www.studentdoctor.net/2015/10/quick-guide-to-sdn-resources/ |publisher=SDN |title=Quick Guide to SDN Resources |accessdate=21 February 2016}} and tools such as Choosing a Medical Specialty.{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Anita|title=How to Choose a Medical Specialty |url=http://studentdoctor.net/schools/selector |work=Student Doctor Network |accessdate=15 March 2013}}

This volunteer organization has published five books (Medical School Admissions Guide, Dental School Admissions Guide, MCAT Pearls, Caribbean Medical School Primer,{{Cite web |title=Amazon.com : student doctor network |url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=student+doctor+network |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.amazon.com |language=en-us}} and republished "How to Choose a Medical Specialty"{{Cite web |title=Medical Specialty Selector |url=https://www.studentdoctor.net/schools/selector |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Student Doctor Network |language=en}}).

The forums are moderated against commercial spam and trolling activity.Student Doctor Network (http://www.studentdoctor.net/online-service-agreement/) There is a volunteer staff of over 100 Moderators consisting of students and doctors.