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Jul 18, 2025

When ‘Mom’ Gets the Call: Parents, Gender, and Clinical Assumptions

Liz Paterek, MD, FAAEM

Jun 27, 2025

Pregnancy Test Design Limits Access to Reproductive Care for Visually Impaired People

Patricia Pinckombe, JD, NRP

Jun 5, 2025

When Words Cause Harm: How EMTALA Messaging Impacts Patient Trust and Provider Confidence

Nikki Vinckier, PA-C

Jun 3, 2025

Wellness Isn’t a Luxury—It’s a Leadership Imperative

Jessica Sidle, PA-C

May 28, 2025

The FACE Act: The Next Domino to Fall?

Annalee Baker, MD

Mar 19, 2025

Women physicians are struggling emotionally. Support makes a huge difference

Desiree Shapiro, Hirsh Makhija and Judy E Davidson

Mar 13, 2025

Confusion, Cruelty and Fear: Discussions with Doctors Delivering Reproductive Care to Women in the Wake of Texas’ Abortion Ban

Manatt Consulting

Feb 26, 2025

Emergency Departments: A Potential Safety Net for Contraceptive Care Post-Dobbs

Maria I Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H. Esther Choo, M.D., M.P.H

Feb 24, 2025

FemInEM 2.0: Our Path Beyond Social Media

Dara Kass, MD

Feb 20, 2025

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha Surana

Feb 7, 2025

Why Aren't More EDs Prescribing Medication for Elective Abortion?

Dara Kass, MD

Feb 3, 2025

Mitigating Mifepristone Madness

Dr. Dara Kass, Dr. Sophia Spadafore

Jan 5, 2025

Navigating Strict State Abortion Laws

John Bedolla, MD, FACEP

Dec 31, 2024

2024 was a good year for medical progress. But that alone won’t save us.

Dr. Esther Choo

Sep 4, 2024

Join the Fight for Contraception Rights

Dara Kass, MD

Jun 11, 2024

Will the Supreme Court Let Doctors Do No Harm?

Juhi Varshney, MD

Apr 25, 2023

Understanding the Silent Patient Behind the Mask

Puja Singh, MD

Jun 24, 2022

The Emergency Department After the Fall of Roe: Are You Prepared?

Atsuko Koyama, MD, MPH / Lauren Paulk, JD / Kelly Quinley, MD / Leilah Zahedi-Spung, MD

Mar 29, 2021

Benefit of the Bump: Patient Care as a Pregnant Resident

Frances Rusnack, DO MS

Mar 24, 2021

Your Voice & Your Value: Lessons for the Speaking Circuit

Diane Birnbaumer MD, Tracy Sanson, MD

Feb 8, 2021

Boots on Ground: Lessons Learned from Trauma Nurse Turned EM Doc

Carrie Myers, MD

Dec 21, 2020

Taking a Cue from EQ

Joannie Yeh, MD

Nov 30, 2020

Advocacy in Emergency Medicine: Impacting Change in our Communities

Daphne Owen, MD

Nov 19, 2020

Ambition Is Not a Dirty Word: Tales from a Professional Mentor

Patsy McNeil, MD

Oct 7, 2020

The Deserving Patient

Carolyn Snider, MD MPH

Oct 3, 2020

The Journey to Otherhood

Ebony Hunter MD, Dina Wallin, MD

Sep 29, 2020

Uncomfortably Numb…the Impact of Alcoholism

Kat Ogle, MD

Jul 14, 2020

My Take on Taking Care of Women

Tracy Madsen, MD SCm

Jul 2, 2020

From Vision to Action

Jordana Haber, MD

Jun 25, 2020

HERstory in the Making: A Call to Action for Improving Emergency Miscarriage Care

Kelly Quinley, MD

Jun 15, 2020

It’s Time to Talk about Racism in Medical Education

Jennifer Tsai, MD BA MEd

Jun 6, 2020

The Doctors Under the PPE

Rachel McKaskill, MD

May 25, 2020

In Harm’s Way

Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD

Mar 11, 2020

From EBM to FBM

Ken Milne, MD MSc

Feb 24, 2020

My Change of Heart, My Transplant Story

Alin Gragossian, DO MPH

Feb 17, 2020

Achieving Language Justice in the Emergency Room

Breena Taira, MD MPH

Feb 11, 2020

The Misculture of Miscarriage

Ayesha Khan MD, John Purakal, MD

Feb 4, 2020

The Beauty of Experience

Anita Rohra, MD

Jan 20, 2020

Saying Goodbye to Mommy Guilt

Rose Diaz, MD

Jan 13, 2020

How my Postpartum Depression Made Me a Better Doctor

Nicole Battaglioli, MD

Jan 7, 2020

Unleashing Your Inner Witch or Wizard

Shyam Sivasankar, MD

Jan 2, 2020

You Need a Walk-Up Song!

Joelle Borhart, MD

Dec 27, 2019

Women Leaders in a Man’s House

Tsion Firew, MD

Dec 9, 2019

Bruh…that’s not okay: Intersectional Ally Behaviors

Anwar Osborne, MD

Dec 2, 2019

Diversity in Travel: What a Doctor Looks Like

Yvette McQueen, MD

Nov 27, 2019

On the Front Lines of Climate Change

Emily Sbiroli, MD

Nov 27, 2019

Living Apart Together

Andrea Austin, MD

Nov 11, 2019

Are You Angry?

Michelle Lall, MD

Apr 10, 2019

95 years of the ERA…And Still at it Today

Kristen Kent, MD

Apr 8, 2019

Leave Politics To The Politicians. I Just Want To See My Patients!

Hilary Fairbrother, MD

Apr 1, 2019

Work the Poll! Why You Should Be a Poll Worker.

Nikita Joshi, MD

Mar 26, 2019

Negotiation Skills to Improve your Career (and Life!)

Ali Raja, MD MBA MPH

Mar 20, 2019

Kitchen Table: 5 Rules for an Effective Leadership Team

Mary Claire O'Brien, MD

Mar 6, 2019

How Life in the ER Led Me to Develop “Hacks” for Life

Darria Gillespie, MD

Mar 4, 2019

Come and Stand Under My Umbrella: Helping “Problem” Docs Find Room to Breathe.

Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP

Feb 25, 2019

Trailbaze

Aisha Terry, MD

Feb 20, 2019

Saying No at Work to Say Yes at Home

Anand Swaminathan, MD

Feb 17, 2019

Work Like There Is No Tomorrow

Joneigh S. Khaldun., MD

Feb 16, 2019

Creating A Fantastic Workplace Culture

Carolyn McClanahan, MD

Feb 13, 2019

Why We Shouldn’t Teach Doctors to be Well

Arlene Chung, MD

Feb 11, 2019

Gender Based Violence as a Global Pandemic

Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH

Jan 24, 2019

The Power of The Outsider

Eva Niyibizi, MD

Jan 10, 2019

Thinking Through The Mommy Effect

Jaime Hope, MD

Jan 9, 2019

Taking Ownership of the Unwanted Job

Karen Kuehl, MD

Dec 17, 2018

Disability Matters: From Disabling Assumptions To Enabling Conversations

Cori Poffenberger, MD, FACEP

Nov 24, 2018

Seeing the World Through One Eye

Elyse Portillo, MD

Nov 23, 2018

Building Safety Nets and Baking Cupcakes

Jennifer Sullivan, MD, MPH

Nov 21, 2018

Reflections on Being Bullied

Dimitri Papanagnou, MD

Nov 19, 2018

Only When It Is Dark Enough Can You See The Stars

Marina Del Rios, MD

Nov 15, 2018

Building Your Raft of Bitches

Dara Kass, MD

Apr 5, 2017

I Am Doc McStuffins

Teresa Smith, MD

Jul 18, 2025

When ‘Mom’ Gets the Call: Parents, Gender, and Clinical Assumptions

Liz Paterek, MD, FAAEM

Jun 27, 2025

Pregnancy Test Design Limits Access to Reproductive Care for Visually Impaired People

Patricia Pinckombe, JD, NRP

Jun 5, 2025

When Words Cause Harm: How EMTALA Messaging Impacts Patient Trust and Provider Confidence

Nikki Vinckier, PA-C

Jun 3, 2025

Wellness Isn’t a Luxury—It’s a Leadership Imperative

Jessica Sidle, PA-C

May 28, 2025

The FACE Act: The Next Domino to Fall?

Annalee Baker, MD

Mar 19, 2025

Women physicians are struggling emotionally. Support makes a huge difference

Desiree Shapiro, Hirsh Makhija and Judy E Davidson

Mar 13, 2025

Confusion, Cruelty and Fear: Discussions with Doctors Delivering Reproductive Care to Women in the Wake of Texas’ Abortion Ban

Manatt Consulting

Feb 26, 2025

Emergency Departments: A Potential Safety Net for Contraceptive Care Post-Dobbs

Maria I Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H. Esther Choo, M.D., M.P.H

Feb 24, 2025

FemInEM 2.0: Our Path Beyond Social Media

Dara Kass, MD

Feb 20, 2025

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha Surana

Feb 7, 2025

Why Aren't More EDs Prescribing Medication for Elective Abortion?

Dara Kass, MD

Feb 3, 2025

Mitigating Mifepristone Madness

Dr. Dara Kass, Dr. Sophia Spadafore

Jan 5, 2025

Navigating Strict State Abortion Laws

John Bedolla, MD, FACEP

Dec 31, 2024

2024 was a good year for medical progress. But that alone won’t save us.

Dr. Esther Choo

Sep 4, 2024

Join the Fight for Contraception Rights

Dara Kass, MD

Jun 11, 2024

Will the Supreme Court Let Doctors Do No Harm?

Juhi Varshney, MD

Apr 25, 2023

Understanding the Silent Patient Behind the Mask

Puja Singh, MD

Jun 24, 2022

The Emergency Department After the Fall of Roe: Are You Prepared?

Atsuko Koyama, MD, MPH / Lauren Paulk, JD / Kelly Quinley, MD / Leilah Zahedi-Spung, MD

Mar 29, 2021

Benefit of the Bump: Patient Care as a Pregnant Resident

Frances Rusnack, DO MS

Mar 24, 2021

Your Voice & Your Value: Lessons for the Speaking Circuit

Diane Birnbaumer MD, Tracy Sanson, MD

Feb 8, 2021

Boots on Ground: Lessons Learned from Trauma Nurse Turned EM Doc

Carrie Myers, MD

Dec 21, 2020

Taking a Cue from EQ

Joannie Yeh, MD

Nov 30, 2020

Advocacy in Emergency Medicine: Impacting Change in our Communities

Daphne Owen, MD

Nov 19, 2020

Ambition Is Not a Dirty Word: Tales from a Professional Mentor

Patsy McNeil, MD

Oct 7, 2020

The Deserving Patient

Carolyn Snider, MD MPH

Oct 3, 2020

The Journey to Otherhood

Ebony Hunter MD, Dina Wallin, MD

Sep 29, 2020

Uncomfortably Numb…the Impact of Alcoholism

Kat Ogle, MD

Jul 14, 2020

My Take on Taking Care of Women

Tracy Madsen, MD SCm

Jul 2, 2020

From Vision to Action

Jordana Haber, MD

Jun 25, 2020

HERstory in the Making: A Call to Action for Improving Emergency Miscarriage Care

Kelly Quinley, MD

Jun 15, 2020

It’s Time to Talk about Racism in Medical Education

Jennifer Tsai, MD BA MEd

Jun 6, 2020

The Doctors Under the PPE

Rachel McKaskill, MD

May 25, 2020

In Harm’s Way

Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD

Mar 11, 2020

From EBM to FBM

Ken Milne, MD MSc

Feb 24, 2020

My Change of Heart, My Transplant Story

Alin Gragossian, DO MPH

Feb 17, 2020

Achieving Language Justice in the Emergency Room

Breena Taira, MD MPH

Feb 11, 2020

The Misculture of Miscarriage

Ayesha Khan MD, John Purakal, MD

Feb 4, 2020

The Beauty of Experience

Anita Rohra, MD

Jan 20, 2020

Saying Goodbye to Mommy Guilt

Rose Diaz, MD

Jan 13, 2020

How my Postpartum Depression Made Me a Better Doctor

Nicole Battaglioli, MD

Jan 7, 2020

Unleashing Your Inner Witch or Wizard

Shyam Sivasankar, MD

Jan 2, 2020

You Need a Walk-Up Song!

Joelle Borhart, MD

Dec 27, 2019

Women Leaders in a Man’s House

Tsion Firew, MD

Dec 9, 2019

Bruh…that’s not okay: Intersectional Ally Behaviors

Anwar Osborne, MD

Dec 2, 2019

Diversity in Travel: What a Doctor Looks Like

Yvette McQueen, MD

Nov 27, 2019

On the Front Lines of Climate Change

Emily Sbiroli, MD

Nov 27, 2019

Living Apart Together

Andrea Austin, MD

Nov 11, 2019

Are You Angry?

Michelle Lall, MD

Apr 10, 2019

95 years of the ERA…And Still at it Today

Kristen Kent, MD

Apr 8, 2019

Leave Politics To The Politicians. I Just Want To See My Patients!

Hilary Fairbrother, MD

Apr 1, 2019

Work the Poll! Why You Should Be a Poll Worker.

Nikita Joshi, MD

Mar 26, 2019

Negotiation Skills to Improve your Career (and Life!)

Ali Raja, MD MBA MPH

Mar 20, 2019

Kitchen Table: 5 Rules for an Effective Leadership Team

Mary Claire O'Brien, MD

Mar 6, 2019

How Life in the ER Led Me to Develop “Hacks” for Life

Darria Gillespie, MD

Mar 4, 2019

Come and Stand Under My Umbrella: Helping “Problem” Docs Find Room to Breathe.

Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP

Feb 25, 2019

Trailbaze

Aisha Terry, MD

Feb 20, 2019

Saying No at Work to Say Yes at Home

Anand Swaminathan, MD

Feb 17, 2019

Work Like There Is No Tomorrow

Joneigh S. Khaldun., MD

Feb 16, 2019

Creating A Fantastic Workplace Culture

Carolyn McClanahan, MD

Feb 13, 2019

Why We Shouldn’t Teach Doctors to be Well

Arlene Chung, MD

Feb 11, 2019

Gender Based Violence as a Global Pandemic

Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH

Jan 24, 2019

The Power of The Outsider

Eva Niyibizi, MD

Jan 10, 2019

Thinking Through The Mommy Effect

Jaime Hope, MD

Jan 9, 2019

Taking Ownership of the Unwanted Job

Karen Kuehl, MD

Dec 17, 2018

Disability Matters: From Disabling Assumptions To Enabling Conversations

Cori Poffenberger, MD, FACEP

Nov 24, 2018

Seeing the World Through One Eye

Elyse Portillo, MD

Nov 23, 2018

Building Safety Nets and Baking Cupcakes

Jennifer Sullivan, MD, MPH

Nov 21, 2018

Reflections on Being Bullied

Dimitri Papanagnou, MD

Nov 19, 2018

Only When It Is Dark Enough Can You See The Stars

Marina Del Rios, MD

Nov 15, 2018

Building Your Raft of Bitches

Dara Kass, MD

Apr 5, 2017

I Am Doc McStuffins

Teresa Smith, MD

Jul 18, 2025

When ‘Mom’ Gets the Call: Parents, Gender, and Clinical Assumptions

Liz Paterek, MD, FAAEM

Jun 27, 2025

Pregnancy Test Design Limits Access to Reproductive Care for Visually Impaired People

Patricia Pinckombe, JD, NRP

Jun 5, 2025

When Words Cause Harm: How EMTALA Messaging Impacts Patient Trust and Provider Confidence

Nikki Vinckier, PA-C

Jun 3, 2025

Wellness Isn’t a Luxury—It’s a Leadership Imperative

Jessica Sidle, PA-C

May 28, 2025

The FACE Act: The Next Domino to Fall?

Annalee Baker, MD

Mar 19, 2025

Women physicians are struggling emotionally. Support makes a huge difference

Desiree Shapiro, Hirsh Makhija and Judy E Davidson

Mar 13, 2025

Confusion, Cruelty and Fear: Discussions with Doctors Delivering Reproductive Care to Women in the Wake of Texas’ Abortion Ban

Manatt Consulting

Feb 26, 2025

Emergency Departments: A Potential Safety Net for Contraceptive Care Post-Dobbs

Maria I Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H. Esther Choo, M.D., M.P.H

Feb 24, 2025

FemInEM 2.0: Our Path Beyond Social Media

Dara Kass, MD

Feb 20, 2025

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha Surana

Feb 7, 2025

Why Aren't More EDs Prescribing Medication for Elective Abortion?

Dara Kass, MD

Feb 3, 2025

Mitigating Mifepristone Madness

Dr. Dara Kass, Dr. Sophia Spadafore

Jan 5, 2025

Navigating Strict State Abortion Laws

John Bedolla, MD, FACEP

Dec 31, 2024

2024 was a good year for medical progress. But that alone won’t save us.

Dr. Esther Choo

Sep 4, 2024

Join the Fight for Contraception Rights

Dara Kass, MD

Jun 11, 2024

Will the Supreme Court Let Doctors Do No Harm?

Juhi Varshney, MD

Apr 25, 2023

Understanding the Silent Patient Behind the Mask

Puja Singh, MD

Jun 24, 2022

The Emergency Department After the Fall of Roe: Are You Prepared?

Atsuko Koyama, MD, MPH / Lauren Paulk, JD / Kelly Quinley, MD / Leilah Zahedi-Spung, MD

Mar 29, 2021

Benefit of the Bump: Patient Care as a Pregnant Resident

Frances Rusnack, DO MS

Mar 24, 2021

Your Voice & Your Value: Lessons for the Speaking Circuit

Diane Birnbaumer MD, Tracy Sanson, MD

Feb 8, 2021

Boots on Ground: Lessons Learned from Trauma Nurse Turned EM Doc

Carrie Myers, MD

Dec 21, 2020

Taking a Cue from EQ

Joannie Yeh, MD

Nov 30, 2020

Advocacy in Emergency Medicine: Impacting Change in our Communities

Daphne Owen, MD

Nov 19, 2020

Ambition Is Not a Dirty Word: Tales from a Professional Mentor

Patsy McNeil, MD

Oct 7, 2020

The Deserving Patient

Carolyn Snider, MD MPH

Oct 3, 2020

The Journey to Otherhood

Ebony Hunter MD, Dina Wallin, MD

Sep 29, 2020

Uncomfortably Numb…the Impact of Alcoholism

Kat Ogle, MD

Jul 14, 2020

My Take on Taking Care of Women

Tracy Madsen, MD SCm

Jul 2, 2020

From Vision to Action

Jordana Haber, MD

Jun 25, 2020

HERstory in the Making: A Call to Action for Improving Emergency Miscarriage Care

Kelly Quinley, MD

Jun 15, 2020

It’s Time to Talk about Racism in Medical Education

Jennifer Tsai, MD BA MEd

Jun 6, 2020

The Doctors Under the PPE

Rachel McKaskill, MD

May 25, 2020

In Harm’s Way

Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD

Mar 11, 2020

From EBM to FBM

Ken Milne, MD MSc

Feb 24, 2020

My Change of Heart, My Transplant Story

Alin Gragossian, DO MPH

Feb 17, 2020

Achieving Language Justice in the Emergency Room

Breena Taira, MD MPH

Feb 11, 2020

The Misculture of Miscarriage

Ayesha Khan MD, John Purakal, MD

Feb 4, 2020

The Beauty of Experience

Anita Rohra, MD

Jan 20, 2020

Saying Goodbye to Mommy Guilt

Rose Diaz, MD

Jan 13, 2020

How my Postpartum Depression Made Me a Better Doctor

Nicole Battaglioli, MD

Jan 7, 2020

Unleashing Your Inner Witch or Wizard

Shyam Sivasankar, MD

Jan 2, 2020

You Need a Walk-Up Song!

Joelle Borhart, MD

Dec 27, 2019

Women Leaders in a Man’s House

Tsion Firew, MD

Dec 9, 2019

Bruh…that’s not okay: Intersectional Ally Behaviors

Anwar Osborne, MD

Dec 2, 2019

Diversity in Travel: What a Doctor Looks Like

Yvette McQueen, MD

Nov 27, 2019

On the Front Lines of Climate Change

Emily Sbiroli, MD

Nov 27, 2019

Living Apart Together

Andrea Austin, MD

Nov 11, 2019

Are You Angry?

Michelle Lall, MD

Apr 10, 2019

95 years of the ERA…And Still at it Today

Kristen Kent, MD

Apr 8, 2019

Leave Politics To The Politicians. I Just Want To See My Patients!

Hilary Fairbrother, MD

Apr 1, 2019

Work the Poll! Why You Should Be a Poll Worker.

Nikita Joshi, MD

Mar 26, 2019

Negotiation Skills to Improve your Career (and Life!)

Ali Raja, MD MBA MPH

Mar 20, 2019

Kitchen Table: 5 Rules for an Effective Leadership Team

Mary Claire O'Brien, MD

Mar 6, 2019

How Life in the ER Led Me to Develop “Hacks” for Life

Darria Gillespie, MD

Mar 4, 2019

Come and Stand Under My Umbrella: Helping “Problem” Docs Find Room to Breathe.

Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP

Feb 25, 2019

Trailbaze

Aisha Terry, MD

Feb 20, 2019

Saying No at Work to Say Yes at Home

Anand Swaminathan, MD

Feb 17, 2019

Work Like There Is No Tomorrow

Joneigh S. Khaldun., MD

Feb 16, 2019

Creating A Fantastic Workplace Culture

Carolyn McClanahan, MD

Feb 13, 2019

Why We Shouldn’t Teach Doctors to be Well

Arlene Chung, MD

Feb 11, 2019

Gender Based Violence as a Global Pandemic

Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH

Jan 24, 2019

The Power of The Outsider

Eva Niyibizi, MD

Jan 10, 2019

Thinking Through The Mommy Effect

Jaime Hope, MD

Jan 9, 2019

Taking Ownership of the Unwanted Job

Karen Kuehl, MD

Dec 17, 2018

Disability Matters: From Disabling Assumptions To Enabling Conversations

Cori Poffenberger, MD, FACEP

Nov 24, 2018

Seeing the World Through One Eye

Elyse Portillo, MD

Nov 23, 2018

Building Safety Nets and Baking Cupcakes

Jennifer Sullivan, MD, MPH

Nov 21, 2018

Reflections on Being Bullied

Dimitri Papanagnou, MD

Nov 19, 2018

Only When It Is Dark Enough Can You See The Stars

Marina Del Rios, MD

Nov 15, 2018

Building Your Raft of Bitches

Dara Kass, MD

Apr 5, 2017