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Episode #22: International Medicine with Top 12 Hero Dr. Amanda Mohammed
To celebrate Women in Medicine month, we are we sharing interviews with our Top 12 Women in White Coat Heroes. In this episode our Co-Founder Dr. Archana Shrestha speaks with Dr. Amanda Mohammed about International Medicine and Global Health. Are you a physician...
Episode #21: Creating Community with Women in White Coats Top 12 Hero Dr. Narjust Duma
To celebrate Women in Medicine month, we are we sharing interviews with our Top 12 Women in White Coat Heroes. In this episode our Co-Founder Dr. Amber Robins speaks with Dr. Narjust Duma about creating community among #LatinasinMedicine. Are you a physician who...
Episode #20: Our 2020 Women in White Coats Heroes Panel
To kick off and celebrate Women in Medicine month, we are sharing a panel discussion with our 2020 Women in White Coats Heroes! Be inspired as you hear from some of out Top 12 Heroes, all extraordinary women doctors making a BIG impact in the world. This panel was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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