Episode #15: Women Docs Thinking Outside the Box Career Panel
In this episode listen in on a panel discussion that was a part of our 2020 Women in White Coats Virtual Conference and Wellness Retreat. The title of this panel was "Thinking Outside the Box: Beyond Clinical Medicine" and featured four women doctors who are doing...
Episode #14: Upclose with Dr. Latasha Bogues, Contributor to Our Newest Book
We recently launched our brand new book, “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 2.” In it 10 women doctors share their personal narratives of the struggles and successes of what it takes to become a physician. You’ll read about gender disparity, being a mom in...
Episode #13: Imposter Syndrome in Women Doctors with Dr. Kristin Yates
In this episode we talk with Dr. Kristin Yates, an OB/GYN physician about imposter syndrome. She discusses her own struggle with it, how she worked through it and shares practical tips on how other women doctors can handle imposter syndrome. Have a listen! We...
A Bride’s Reflections During COVID
I never could have dreamed that I would be getting married during a pandemic. As a little girl, that was not on my must have list. I didn't think that I would ever wear a mask with my wedding dress. Yet here we are. In 2020, it’s my reality. My future husband and I...
Forever Our Heroes
Was everyone in med school as young, innocent, and wildly stupid as we were? The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine required superlatives: most, best, fastest... dumbest? Before each test, my friend Frank and I would scroll through our mental Rolodexes of...
Reflections on Juneteenth
I am so honored to celebrate our oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the USA. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the slaves were now free! On that day, Union Major-General Gordon Granger read this...
Reflections on George Floyd from a Doctor and Immigrant Mother
I finally mustered the courage, took a deep breath, grabbed my bags, and walked into the hospital. I arrived 20 minutes early for my overnight shift, and sat in my car, in silence, hesitant to leave the garage. I was dreading the walk from the employee garage to the...
The 4-1-1 on Masks from a Doctor and Surgeon
There seems to be a lot of confusion and misinformation about wearing a mask, so as a physician I feel compelled to offer some advice based on science. Somewhere over the past few months we have gone from “healthcare heroes” to the evil people trying to take away...
The Power of Walking with a Doctor
I have given myself the freedom to think big and dream the impossible. Despite my busy schedules as a neurologist, I have always gravitated towards some form of community service, whenever time permitted. This truly makes me...
Editor’s Corner: Give Yourself Permission to Use Your Degree as You Choose
A letter from our Co-Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Archana Shrestha: Dear Reader, I was coaching a woman physician the other day who is wanting to make a transition in her medical career. One of the exercises that I had her do was a "No List" of things she doesn't want to do...
On the Other Side of Burnout
It was only after attending the WIWC Virtual Conference a few weeks ago that it finally dawned on me – the realization that I had finally arrived at a place that just four short years ago, I never thought I’d reach: the other side of burn out. To be honest, I’m not...
Editor’s Corner: Everything is Negotiable
A letter from our Co-Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Archana Shrestha Dear Reader, I wanted to share with you some of my biggest takeaways from last month's Women in White Coats Doctors' Lounge talk by contract's expert Dr. Bonnie Mason. She shared the "Top 5 Contract Mistakes...
Can you invest in real estate during a recession?
My Real Estate Investment Journey The end of 2019 felt like a time for great economic opportunity. I had gotten my real estate license and joined a brokerage all while practicing full time as an invasive cardiologist. My optimism was high for what the world of real...
Is Egg Freezing for Me?
Which Comes First: Family or Career? What if I say you don't have to choose? If you have a family and a career, you know there is no “first”. Both are important and both will race for attention, often with one winning out one minute, the next winning out the following...
What if Mommy is Not OK?
Let’s be honest – the pressures of being a wife and mom can sometimes be tough to handle. OK, maybe not sometimes – ALL the time! You’re responsible for so much. Cooking, cleaning, chauffeuring, managing schedules, taking care of your sick kids (and husband!). You...
I Am the 4% of Black Female Physicians
WE will not be silenced. WE demand justice. I am a black woman; full of determination, passion, unwavering faith, strength and courage. I kneel in solidarity. As it has been repeated time and time again, “It is clear that police brutality against black men and women...
My Fears, Hopes and Dreams as a Black Physician Mom Raising a Black Son
I became a mom to a black son 25 years ago. Four months later I graduated from my family medicine residency carrying him on my hip to receive my diploma. He was born during a time when I was planning for our future and the future of generations to come. I was secure...
Racism is a public health concern. Everyone in healthcare needs to take it personally
The killing of George Floyd and other Black people in the U.S. breaks my heart, just like it does yours. I stand with those calling for compassion, reason, and equality across the country. As a doctor, I was taught to protect ALL life. Those young and old, Black and...
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