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CoFounder’s Corner: What VP Elect Kamala Harris Means For Women Doctors
"You may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last."– Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, quoting her mother A letter to readers from our CoFounder, Dr. Archana Shrestha Dear Reader, No matter which Presidential candidate you voted for or which...
CoFounder’s Corner: Two Steps to Gaining Clarity
"When your clarity meets conviction, and you apply action to the equation, your world will begin to transform before your eyes."-Lisa Nichols A Letter to Readers from our CoFounder, Dr. Archana Shrestha Dear Reader, In a coaching session this week, my client asked me...
Editor’s Corner: Why Women Doctors Are Outraged at a Popular Scrubs Company
An open letter from our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Anupuma Verma, to FIGS. Last week we in the medical field were all shaken up by some ads run by FIGS, a company that sells expensive scrubs and medical apparel. They depicted a young female physician in bright pink scrubs...
Making Babies with Love and Science
Most people haven’t given infertility a second thought, let alone the profession of embryology, until they are unfortunately faced with the need for infertility care. An embryologist is a fertility specialist that helps to create embryos to either be used in IVF right...
The Case for Taking Risks Outside of Medicine
I was an economics major in college who did not intend on going to medical school. However, like many other idealistic young people, when the time came to choose, I thought about how I would view my life at the end. What would I be able to say that I was proud of? In...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
