Episode #9: What is Superwoman Syndrome with Dr. Archana Shrestha, Co-Author of “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 2”
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...
Episode #8: Women in White Coats Co-Authors Shout Out Their Heroes
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...
Episode #7: Sneak Peek into our Brand New Book “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 2”
We just launched our brand new book, “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 2.” In it 10 women physician leaders share their personal narratives of the struggles and successes of being women doctors in America. You’ll read about gender disparity, being a mom in...
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...
Future Casting and Managing Anxiety During COVID
"Both optimism and anxiety require us to imagine something that hasn't happened yet. If we have the ability to worry about the future, it also means we have the ability to imagine a better one." Jess Ekstrom, Chasing the Bright Side For the first time in my life, I...
Career Move: Your Family Will Thank You Later
One evening after a exhausting clinic day, I was again the last parent to pick up my two boys from daycare. My husband was working late, so I was on my own. We drove home and I fed and bathed my littles entirely on autopilot. They splashed like Shamu in their bubble...
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...
Preparing the Next Generation through COVID19
I’m a retired veteran and medical epidemiologist from the CDC and a board-certified OB/GYN who loves working in underserved hospitals and FQHCs, and even I never thought it would get to this. The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has taken us by storm and caught us...
Why Doctors Should Lobby for Immigrants Seeking Asylum
In about 2005 I learned that if I can properly document scars of torture for someone who is seeking asylum it greatly increases the odds of their being granted asylum. So began my passion for human rights medicine and working to bring justice to immigrants...
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...
The Day I Lost My Job
After graduating from my pharmacy residency program and securing a clinical pharmacist position in diabetes management, I was so excited to see what this next chapter in my professional life would bring. So, imagine my surprise when I walked into work on January 30th...
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...
Editor’s Corner: You Are Not Alone
A letter to readers from our Co-Editor-In-Chief Dr. Archana Shrestha: Dear Readers, Why am I so passionate about uplifting, empowering and advocating for women doctors? It's not just because of my own personal struggles and challenges throughout medicine. It's...
Bye Bye Mommy Guilt, Hello Self-Care
I took a ballet class this week! It may sound crazy to some people, and may not sound like a big deal to others, but I’ve been really excited about it! Since I was 5 years old, I’ve loved to dance. I was never a professional dancer, but I did ballet, jazz, and modern...
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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