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 in America. You’ll read about gender and racial...
Was everyone in med school as young, innocent, and wildly stupid as we were? The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine required superlatives: most, best, fastest… dumbest? Before each test, my friend Frank and I would scroll through our mental Rolodexes of...
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...
One of the biggest mistakes that Dr. Bonnie Mason, a physician contract negotiation expert from BeyondTheExamRoom.com, sees is women doctors failing to even negotiate their contracts. They simply accept the contract “as is” even if it’s not exactly...
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...