Women in White Coats recently created a Burnout Diagnostic Quiz for women doctors so they could better understand what is at the root of their burnout. In this episode, Dr. Archana Shrestha discusses the data collected from over 200 sister docs who have taken this...
This week on the blog, we are sharing an excerpt of the chapter Dr. Archana Shrestha wrote in the third installment of The Chronicles of Women in White Coats! Keep reading to learn more about her personal experience with burnout: It’s the summer of 2020, and there’s a...
When should I have “the talk” with my kids? What if I don’t know what to say? If I accidentally say something “wrong”, will I set them up for failure? These are all valid questions we may ask when trying to educate our children about sex. Even as physicians, it can be...
This week on the blog, we are sharing an excerpt of the chapter Dr. Kim Nichols wrote in the latest installment of The Chronicles of Women in White Coats! Keep reading to learn more about her background with mentoring: Although I enjoyed the new practice and all of my...
Those first few weeks with your new baby can be tiring but wonderful. So what happens when you have to go back to work? If you’re worried about pumping and providing for your baby while you’re gone, this episode is for you! Dr. Archana Shrestha interviews Dr. Petra...
“What are people going to think?” This is a question that comes to the front of our minds when making any big decision, especially when it comes to separation and divorce. In this episode, Dr. Archana interviews Dr. D., who shares that divorce does not have to be what...
From the day we started the Women in White Coats blog back in the summer of 2018, we knew that this was the beginning of a powerful movement of women doctors coming together to support, uplift and empower one another. But every movement not only has a...
If you are feeling alone, undervalued, or like you just don’t belong in medicine, then this episode is for you! In this special CoFounders’ Conversation, Drs. Amber Robins and Archana Shrestha discuss the current culture of medicine and what Women in White Coats is...
It all started out seeming like a pretty routine visit. My patient was in her early 30’s and had come into the emergency department for weakness, but was in no distress. As I was talking with her about her symptoms she would flash the occasional smile. It was then...
In this episode, Women in White Coats author Dr. Andrea Austin interviews Dr. JoAn Monaco about her background and career. Dr. Monaco is the 2022 Hero recipient for Outstanding Achievement in Leadership and Service. Dr. JoAn Monaco is a native New Yorker trained...
