Crashing the Party: Women of EMS
Before medical school, I had the joy and privilege of working as a prehospital provider. And during my years as an EMT, I was lucky to have a few adept female mentors on my volunteer service in rural Virginia. I…
GROW focuses on professional growth for FemInEMs. We will highlight different career paths, obstacles facing promotion and ways to build your network of mentors and mentees.
Before medical school, I had the joy and privilege of working as a prehospital provider. And during my years as an EMT, I was lucky to have a few adept female mentors on my volunteer service in rural Virginia. I…
Content warning: This piece deals with the subject of death. I have a white bear rule – don’t think about dead people before bed. I started this rule in residency, when I would finish a shift that often involved an…
Being a black female emergency physician gives one a dichotomous perspective of race and power in America. On one hand I am initially seen as a black woman and given the racist and sexist foundations in this country, to some…
Every day of my working life in paediatrics, a patient has assumed I am a nurse. This is after I’ve already introduced myself as a doctor. Parents will often say ‘hold still while the nurse listens to your chest’ or…
Tap tap tap… You feel the sensation on your shoulder and you always knew they were coming. The Imposter Police have finally caught on to you and they are here to escort you out. You think “I know everyone here…
The FIX17 team was honored when Dr. Lynne Richardson agreed to be the closing speaker of FemInEM’s inaugural conference. Dr. Richardson is an icon in the world of emergency medicine. She is nationally recognized for her NIH-funded research, and has…
Ask me to describe myself; my first answers are very typical: I am a physician. I am a wife. I am also a patient and a mother of children with a rare congenital syndrome. As a result of the last…
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three part series. I put on my heavy canvas taekwondo uniform and fastened my belt around my waist. As I nervously paced the room, I mentally rehearsed my board breaks in my…