FIGS Ad and Inequity in Medicine with Drs. K Kay Moody, DO and Anupuma Verma, MD
A recent distasteful ad run by a popular industry-leading scrubs company called FIGS has women doctors across the country engraged. On this episode our CoFounder Dr. Archana Shrestha discusses gender and professional inequity with Drs. K Kay Moody, DO and Dr. Anupuma...
Episode #24: The Art of Medicine: Reconnecting with Your Creativity with Dr. Hisla Bates
Dr. Hisla Bates is a fashion designer turned psychiatrist who found getting back in touch with her creative side therapeutic. She discusses with Co-Founder Dr. Archana Shrestha about drawing workshops she holds for doctors and how reconnecting with creativity can help...
Episode #23: Why Every Doctor Needs A Life Coach with Dr. Amber Robins and Dr. Archana Shrestha
There is one thing that nobody taught us in medical school, residency of fellowship and this is how to manage our minds. In this episode our Co-Founders talk about how life coaching can help you manage your mind and be a happier, more resilient doctor and person....
The Case for Taking Risks Outside of Medicine
I was an economics major in college who did not intend on going to medical school. However, like many other idealistic young people, when the time came to choose, I thought about how I would view my life at the end. What would I be able to say that I was proud of? In...
Editor’s Corner: Lessons for Women Doctors from #Notorious RBG
“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Last week all over the news were reflections on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I have to admit that I didn’t know much...
Editor’s Corner: Power in Your Purpose
I remember when I lined up among a huge crowd just to be able to squeeze into the movie theater and see Black Panther. I would do that same thing at least 3 times more times. Why? Because it was one of the first times where I saw people who looked like me put on the...
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...
Making Babies with Love and Science
Most people haven’t given infertility a second thought, let alone the profession of embryology, until they are unfortunately faced with the need for infertility care. An embryologist is a fertility specialist that helps to create embryos to either be used in IVF right...
Successful, Fulfilled and High-Performing Teams Are Led With Empathy.
We are all doing our best to find a way to effectively manage and successfully adapt during these rapidly changing times. As opposed to reacting, we are planning, responding, and evolving in ways that are more attune to our wide range of emotional signals. I think a...
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...
Spouse Dumping: Bad News for Good Relationships
We all do it. We have bad days. Terrible traffic. A horrendous workload. Difficult faculty. Insurance disasters. An argument with staff. A patient you just couldn’t save. As physicians, we often come home running empty on food, hydration, and patience, and full of...
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...
Editor’s Corner: Why Women Doctors Are Outraged at a Popular Scrubs Company
An open letter from our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Anupuma Verma, to FIGS. Last week we in the medical field were all shaken up by some ads run by FIGS, a company that sells expensive scrubs and medical apparel. They depicted a young female physician in bright pink scrubs...
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...
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