Women in White Coats Turns ONE YEARS OLD!
Today, the Women in White Coats Blog turns ONE YEARS OLD!!!When we launched our book "The Chronicles of Women in White Coats" back in May of 2018, we knew there were many more stories to be told and that Women...
Putting on My First White Coat
White Coat Ceremony. This ceremony is a time of celebration that symbolizes the beginning. Many doctorate programs have white coat ceremonies which include dental and medical school. Each of these fields designate the white coat ceremony...
“Throwing My Life Away” Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
As medical students, we are trained to anticipate the next step, being a resident. As a resident, we are placed on track to know that there are offices, hospitals, clinics, etc that need us. The position is waiting; you just have to fall in line and find the right...
Physician Suicide Awareness Day
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates in the United States increased more than 30% from 1999 to 2017. More than half (54%) of people who died by suicide did not...
I Am the One Percent – When the Doctor Becomes the (Infertile) Patient
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, I like challenges. We went to an...
Doctor Lulu Heads to the Capitol
So, I was minding my business doing school work at home last Monday, when I looked at my phone and noticed a message on Facebook messenger from a random gentleman that I had never heard of before. He introduced himself as Dr. Wilson Lam, a member of a group of doctors...
Choosing Medicine: Kimberly Brown, MD, MPH
Why medicine? I literally believe that I was born with the thought of being a doctor. As a kid, I’d ask my grandma to tell me stories about my mom when she was a little like me. She would always tell me that my mom wanted to be a doctor, a pilot and a wife with 5...
What’s Changed for Women in Medicine over my 20 Years as a Doctor
September is Women in Medicine Month and as the month draws to an end I have been wondering what it means to be women in medicine today. Over 20 years ago, my medical school class was one of the first with a near 50% ratio of male to female students, and currently...
Choosing Medicine: Crystal A. Maxwell, MD, MBA
Growing up in rural Mississippi I knew all too well how hard it can be to find a hospital. The closest hospital from where I lived was 19 miles away. This made it difficult to access healthcare for me and my family. Similar to me, this is common in rural areas...
Doctoring In My Sleep
We are trained to do this in our sleep. More than ten years out from my residency graduation, I look back at my training and reflect on why exactly it was so grueling and arduous. I remember the innumerable ICU and Trauma rotations, overnight calls and night...
5 Simple Ways to Add Happiness To Your Day
My name is Claudine Courey and I wear my white coat everyday as an optometrist from Montreal, Canada! As with many of you, I wear many other “coats” in life as a mother, spouse, daughter, friend, business owner, all while trying to keep it together! ...
That’s Doctor Not Mrs.
I’m a physician married to a physician. Initially, I did not think I would face obstacles because of our dual career paths. I would soon learn, however, professional and personal life sacrifices would be necessary for us to achieve our goals. This is my story as a...
Gender Pay Disparity in Medicine is Real
September is Women in Medicine Month. This past week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) highlighted 2 papers which studied the #genderdisparities amongst pediatricians. These studies found important #genderdifferences regarding BOTH income and households....
A Letter to My Daughter As She Considers Becoming a Doctor
Not too long ago, my daughter, you asked me what you should be when you grow up. Over the years you’ve entertained the normal litany of ideas- artist, teacher, and even a doctor like your mom. I will answer your question the same way my mother did. You can...
Advice For All Our New Physicians – Part 2
In my chapter of The Chronicles of Women in White Coats, I touched on how the fear of becoming a statistic that supports the idea of the “July Effect” affected my ability to care for myself. For you who are starting out, you can learn from my experience and that of...
Episode #27: Does Having Medical Parents Influence Choosing Medicine As A Career? Dr. Natasha Sriraman & Dr. Archana Shrestha
Dr. Natasha Sriraman shares her experience growing up with surgeon parents. Did this influence and exposure lead to her choice to pursue Medicine? The answer will surprise you. Dr. Archana Shrestha, whose mother is a physician, wrote a chapter in The Chronicles of...
Episode #26: Should You Freeze Your Eggs? Dr. Anu Kathiresan & Hema Kathiresan
You are a young professional female pursuing your career goals. Do you freeze your eggs? Well, in this episode of the Women in White Coats podcast, Dr. Anu Kathiresan, and her amazing sister, Hema Kathiresan share about this. Dr. Anu Kathiresan is a Board Certified...
Episode #25: Dr. Narjust Duma – Being a Latina in Medicine
Dr. Narjust Duma is an Assistant Professor and Thoracic Oncologist who practices at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. She has a penchant for diversity and inclusion and is involved in work toward that end. During the episode, she shares about an...
