Dr. Hilary Fairbrother is an Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She has a joint appointment to the Department of Emergency Medicine where she is the Director of Undergraduate…
Before entering the health professions, we were patients. We have all been a patient first. And as a medical student in my preclinical training, the memories of being the vulnerable party are more salient than the knowledge conveyed by my…
Emergency Medicine doctors have many unique qualities and skill sets that set us apart from other doctors. We are trained to be able to practice medicine in any setting – from the most well resourced academic hospital, all the way…
Jane van Dis, MD is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Co-Founder and CEO of Equity Quotient. She is Medical Director for Ob Hospitalist Group, and Medical Director for MavenClinic. She received her medical degree from the University of South Dakota and trained in…
Trigger Warning: Tissues might be needed. When we found out we were pregnant we were ecstatic. Our first attempt had not worked out so well, as many do, and my wife had a miscarriage. “Don’t worry, you can try again….
Dr. Mary Claire O’Brien is the Senior Associate Dean for Healthcare Education and a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Professor of Social Sciences and Health Policy at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She is also a mom, a mentor, a…
I’m a female, but I’m not a feminist. You’d never hear me say that being a woman is difficult. Being a woman in medicine is a different story. How many times during a shift should I have to correct a…
When I was young, my dream was to become a great doctor and have a great family! But, because I come from a rural family that does not believe in a career for a woman or marrying for love all…
Hilary Fairbrother, MD 
Shana Zucker 
Nikita Joshi, MD 
Jane van Dis, MD 
Andrew Tagg 
Mary Claire O'Brien, MD 
Carly Buckingham, DO 
Catherine Reuben Shari, MD, MMed