It was the beginning of the year, many months before the FIX17 conference, when a mentor of ours emailed to encourage us to apply to speak at this inaugural FemInEM conference. New York was half a world away, and the…
I was diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune disease in my first trimester of medical school. It would eventually leave me disabled during residency, requiring a medical leave of absence. It was during this time that I met with a Program…
There was no coffee. That’s always a worry for me. Coffee is a good thing, a shared experience and a symbol of friendship and understanding. Perhaps it’s the most important sign of how any unplanned meeting is going to go…
Charlotte Alexander, MD 
Jessica Ng, MD 
Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, FACEP