What’s in a Name?
Mary Rose Calderone Haas. Seven syllables, 21 letters. It never fits all the way on a plane ticket. Situations that require me to pick three initials still cause me anxiety given my two middle names, so count me out of…
LIVE focuses on work-life balance and wellness for FemInEMs. We will address issues related to family, friends and all the myriad other things we balance as women physicians.
Mary Rose Calderone Haas. Seven syllables, 21 letters. It never fits all the way on a plane ticket. Situations that require me to pick three initials still cause me anxiety given my two middle names, so count me out of…
Classically young parents, predominantly mothers, are taught “Don’t talk about your children at work”. If talking about them is bad, imagine what it would be like if you actually brought them to the office. However, for me, the advice to…
5am on a Friday morning, during a lull in my overnight shift, I got a text from my friend Julie*. “Steve had a massive heart attack.” Me back: “OMG, what happened.” Julie: “Not sure, he called my mom, he thought…
This week, the community of women physicians was rocked by the death of one in our midst, an anesthesiologist, intensivist, medical school faculty member, and mother, in an apparent domestic violence homicide. Dr. Casey Drawert (yes, we WILL say her name) was…
Emergency Medicine is a 24/7 field and parenting is a 24/7 job. Integrating these roles poses a challenge with many potential solutions and no “one size fits all” answer. Understandably, what works for one family will often be sub-optimal for…
I remember the moment very clearly. We had already had one miscarriage and I was so nervous and excited but trying not to get too hopeful. It was positive. Now what? I wanted to be chief. I suddenly had an overwhelming…
After a stressful morning, a physician colleague receives a note from her 4 year old that read “MOMYOUFORGOTTOGIVEMEAKISSTODAY” in classic large, space less toddler scrawl. She shared it knowing that other physician mommies can relate. We’ve all been there. The…
It is important that I make two disclaimers. Disclaimer 1: I am a human being. I feel we run the risk of idolizing people through social media and I want to come out and say that I am really no…