A Decade in Review
My social media feed has been filled with lists and photos of personal decades in review, commemorating the start of 2020. While it may strike some as an exercise in braggadocio, taking time to think about and list out your…
My social media feed has been filled with lists and photos of personal decades in review, commemorating the start of 2020. While it may strike some as an exercise in braggadocio, taking time to think about and list out your…
I was a third year medical student sitting in what seemed like the 20th hour of OBGYN lectures when I received an email from my EM clerkship director. The subject line was “Cool Student Opportunity in EM”. She raved about…
I’m in the back of an ambulance rig driving 110 miles an hour down the highway with the lights and sirens blaring. The knuckles of my right hand are crushed every four minutes as my patient has contractions. She cries…
“I’d be careful there… it’s a total boys club.” The first piece of advice I received when discussing an interest in emergency medicine. Passive, vague, (unsolicited unfortunately) and offered for one reason and one reason only, I had expressed interest…
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….
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…
My fertility journey is not typical. I have not spent years “trying”. In fact, I have spent years trying NOT to get pregnant! My husband has two daughters – AND a vasectomy. So getting pregnant was a known challenge. Luckily,…