A thirty - something year old F G2P2 MD presenting a case for the advanced maternal age female physician, desperately yearning for recognition as more than a vessel for new life forms. PMH includes graduation from UCLA undergrad, UCSD Med School, UCSD Residency in EM with a clear Southern California OCD for year round sunshine and flip flops on days off from work. Current HPI includes work as a full time EM Physician at St John's Hospital, a concierge hospital for patients who feel a need to eat the second they arrive in our Emergency Department, and a full time Mommy of 2 under the age of 4.
Get Over Yourself and Let’s Just Support Each Other
Sherry Yafai. MD Editor’s Note: The recent commentary in ACEPNow on women in EM prompted Dr. Yafai to pen her thoughts. To all those ER physicians who are angry with “supporting” your female colleague who is pregnant or otherwise woman-ly disabled, The thing…