Celebrate what makes being a woman in medicine special

Physician
April 9, 2013

Recently, I went straight from the hospital to the Washington DC Convention Center for the AMSA National Convention. I was there to receive the 2013 Women Leaders in Medicine Award, along with 4 other women; part of the award reception was a panel discussion on the significance of women leaders in medicine. We had received some questions to ponder ahead of time that the moderator would ask us, and then …

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Celebrate what makes being a woman in medicine special

Being a ward attending: A job I am so lucky to have

Physician
August 1, 2012

I love being a medicine attending in the summer. It’s often more intense work since everyone’s in a new role. Bright, fresh interns. Excited new residents. And the medical students – the new third-year students who have toiled in the classroom finally get to focus on patient care.

Their enthusiasm over hearing a mitral regurgitation murmur, over watching a paracentesis, and, well, their enthusiasm over everything, is infectious. Perhaps it’s a …

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Being a ward attending: A job I am so lucky to have

Practicing medicine as a single parent requires finding balance

Physician
August 14, 2010

A couple of months before my son was born 2 1/2 years ago, we were notified that my husband, an active duty member of the Navy, was getting deployed to Iraq.

His date of departure was exactly one week after my due date. To any wife or family member of a service member, this would be difficult news — a loved one going into a war zone. But, to me, 8-months …

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Practicing medicine as a single parent requires finding balance