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Ep #106: Four Common Mistakes Women Physicians Make Trying to Get Out of Burnout with Drs. Amber and Archana
Burnout- it needs no introduction. Drs. Amber and Archana are very aware of and have experienced this issue right alongside many women physicians. In this week’s episode, instead of discussing why it happens, they address the common mistakes sister docs often view as...
Ep #105: Getting to the Other Side of Burnout with Dr. Archana Shrestha
Have you ever wondered how you can exist in your current role AND also thrive? In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Lai sits down with Dr. Archana to explore her insights and breakthroughs from our Physician Wellness and Empowerment Program. Through the program, she learned...
Ep #104: The One Thing To Do If You Are Burnt Out in 2022 with Dr. Archana Shrestha
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed that you’ve considered leaving medicine? Dr. Sarah Bolender loved her job, but when working hard led to putting in too many hours and bringing too much charting home, she found herself wondering if her life had a Plan B. In this...
Go to the Doctor, Doc! How to Navigate Getting Care as a Physician
As an emergency doctor, I find it hard to go to the doctor. After years of work in an emergency department, my first thought is usually this: “the symptoms I’m experiencing are probably minor.” I question whether it requires me, a doctor, to go to another...
You Don’t Have to Prove You Are a Great Doctor
I Finally Realized I Was a Good Doctor Do you recall your first year as an attending and what that was like? For me, it was a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs practicing as an emergency physician in a semi-rural town in Illinois. But once I found my stride...
6 Simple Ways To Teach Your Kids About Black History
Black History Month is upon us. Over the years, my children have been assigned a wide variety of Black History Month projects by their teachers. They have created paper collages about famous African-Americans, replicated the creations of Black inventors, and even...
Announcing Our 2022 Women in White Coats Hero of the Year!
Dr. Maryam Zia was voted by her peers as the 2022 Women in White Coats Hero of the Year! She was presented her award at the 2022 Women in White Coats CME Conference and Wellness Retreat and this is her beautiful and touching acceptance speech. Good evening. Hope...
5 Reasons Why a Great Work Culture Will Lead to Higher Employee Retention
Among the many impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, a surprise has been what analysts call The Great Resignation. According to the article, Who is Driving the Great Resignation? by Ian Cook, Harvard Business Review, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates...
From the desk of the editor-in-chief: A Call For Action!
Summer is drawing to a close and everyone is preparing for school openings, fall terms in college, and a return to in-person work schedules. We should all have been vaccinated. But no, only 52.2 percent of Americans are vaccinated against Covid-19 as of August 25,...
3 Secrets to Protect Your Time as an Early Career Physician
I see you, Dr. Early Career! You worked long and hard to get here. You are an attending physician! Is this what you envisioned it would be like? You want the life you pictured it to be, you want it all! To get to that place, there are 3 key secrets to protect your...
300 Physician Suicides a Year: Our Silent Healthcare Epidemic
Another physician suicide happened on December 27, 2021. Shock, despair, and disbelief hit me all at once when I read the Facebook post about my colleague. No, no, no!!!! Not again!! I can’t believe this happened again. I felt a huge dagger pierce my heart. I could...
Physician Burnout and Depression During the Pandemic: An Alarming Update
Physician burnout has been a pressing topic for years, but as we enter the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, how have things changed? How has Covid-19 impacted doctors? Quick Review of Medscape’s 2021 Physician Burnout and Depression Report To quickly review,...
How to Find Joy in Being a Doctor Mom
Being a doctor mom is no easy feat. There is much to juggle, and it can be tough to find any sort of true work-life balance. There are many struggles that come with this role, but there are many more joys to being a mother in medicine. As a pediatrician and...
URGENT: The Surprising Thing PMS is Trying to Tell Your Body
As a woman, have you ever been asked the question “Is it that time of the month again”? It’s typically asked in a snarky, sarcastic manner, and usually comes from our partner, family members, or close friends. This euphemism actually refers to a woman being on her...
Learn 2 Ways to Reconnect with Your Body As a Woman Doctor
Something happens to doctors in our training process, we stop listening to our bodies. We learn how to disconnect from our bodies. I remember being a 3rd-year medical student scrubbed into an 8-hour vascular case and retracting the body cavity for the surgeon. I was...
Confronting Racism in Health & Medicine: How to Move Beyond the Pandemic
A February 2021 JAMA podcast and corresponding (now redacted) tweet suggested that structural racism does not exist and that no physicians are racist. For the record, structural racism is defined as a system in which public policies, institutional practices,...
Editor’s Corner: Why Women Doctors Are Outraged at a Popular Scrubs Company
As we finish up 2021, we are flashing back to one of our most read blog posts from 2020. This is an open letter from our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Anupuma Verma, to FIGS in response to a controversial and poorly received ad used to promote their products. Picture by Dr. K...
“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 consistently reminded 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 one....
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