Finding a Community: Reflections From the 1st Women In White Coats Conference & Wellness Retreat
Community…tribe….collective…sisterhood… These were a few of the words —no— feelings which were echoed through the halls of Chateau Elan during the inaugural Women in White Coats Conference and Wellness Retreat. These feelings expressed the pervasive spirit of unity...
Avoiding Day Zero
“Our teacher says we are destroying the planet. It’s so bad we may not be able to breathe the air and it will be super hot in the future.” On a typical day as we leave the carpool line I always enjoy conversation with my kids. The topics span current events, politics,...
Mommy Doc vs Woman Doc
Sometimes it takes looking at your life through someone else’s eyes to be truly grateful for what you have. I had a chance encounter the other day at the Honda Dealership, while waiting for an oil change. My 15 month-old son and I were sitting next to an older...
When Patients Discriminate
For medical providers to treat all their patients justly- without discrimination and judgement - is a mindset that medical students are frequently taught to embrace throughout their medical training. It is a mindset that we must be reminded of constantly since all...
Why I Quit my 30 Year Journey as a Pediatrician
My name is Uchenna Umeh, fondly called Dr. Lulu by my patients. I am a pediatrician and a mom of two teens and one young adult. I like to think of myself as a Momatrician because I have been blessed with not only my own biological children, but I have also been...
Vote for the Women in White Coats Hero of the Year
Here at Women in White Coats we know first hand all the amazing work that women in healthcare are doing. We know because we have been sharing their stories right here on our blog. Women often go unrecognized for their achievements and contributions, so we decided we...
Career Series: Q&A with a Psychiatrist
Ever wondered what its like to be a psychiatrist or what it takes? Dr. Danielle Johnson, a psychiatrist, shares the inside scoop in our latest Q & A. What is your title?Chief of Adult Psychiatry; Women’s Mental Health Program Director; Assistant Clinical Professor...
Seven Tips For Doctors on Handling a Deposition
You have been served. Well, it is not quite that dramatic. However, as a healthcare professional you may receive a letter in the mail requesting your appearance for testimony for a court case at some point in your career. The...
Career Series: Q&A with a Pediatrician
Ever wondered what its like to be a pediatrician or what it takes? Dr. Alexandra Pinon, a pediatrician, shares the inside scoop in our latest Q & A. What is your title?MD What is your field?Pediatrics How did you decide to go into your field?I had an epiphany in...
Nature is My Medicine
On this Earth Day, “Nature is my medicine,” writes Sara Moss Wolfe and yes it is mine as well. As Albert Einstein stated, “Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” Some days that reassurance is all it takes to relax and make things...
How Meditation Saved Me
I wasn’t always a meditation teacher. I didn’t even meditate until 5 years into my career as a hospitalist. I suffered from severe burnout, and I was in desperate need of a change. Once I learned to meditate, everything started to improve. I stopped crying. I stopped...
Physician Heal Thyself: 3 Tools Doctors Can Use to Prevent Burnout
It was a beautiful warm mid-July morning in Minnesota and I was taken by surprise by my feeling of complete and utter contentment. I was with my family bicycling around a lake on a smooth, groomed gravel path surrounded by trees, ferns and so many shades of green my...
What Does It Really Mean To Be A Physician?
Phy·si·cian /fəˈziSHən noun: a person qualified to practice medicine. a person who cures moral or spiritual ills; a healer. This week is National Physicians' Week, with March 30th being designated as a day to recognize and celebrate us as a profession. However, in...
An ImPerfect Life Step
The one constant in life is change and I’m making a big one. It’s hard to be in the position of realizing that what you love to do is negatively impacting your loved one--ME! I have always grown up believing that as a woman I could have it all—and foolishly believed...
To Become Physician Seuss
Most of you will never knowWhat doctors do to fully growIt starts even right before collegeWhere we struggle for entry holding that knowledge If we are lucky enough to get some prestigeThere is much more work before we get any expertiseThe constant pressure to study...
