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5 Tips for Starting Your Own Medical Practice
Starting your own medical practice can seem like a daunting task. It can be scary to think of all the responsibilities and your financial livelihood falling on your shoulders. These are very valid and real concerns. But if you have the desire and vision, it is...
7 Charting Hacks: Set Yourself Up to Chart Smarter for the Next Visit
For doctors, charting has become a frustrating part of our job. We would like to minimize the impact it has on our day and our interactions with patients. We do not want our notes described as TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read)! Wouldn’t it be nice to “chart smarter” by...
How I Gained Back My Femininity as a Woman Doctor
I’ve been getting a lot of compliments on my feminine outfits lately. The reason is because I recently Marie Kondo’d my closet and got rid of all the things I didn’t use or love. What Happened When I Took a Hard Look In My Closet I took a long look in my closet, then...
4 Tips for Making a Medical Career Pivot
Feeling stuck? Have you hit the ceiling in your current healthcare job for opportunities to grow? Feeling like there is more out there to do? Perhaps it is time for you to shift and consider a career pivot. I’ve often heard from my healthcare colleagues that after 5...
How to Overcome the Struggles of Being a Doctor Mom
As a mom of 5 and a pediatrician and lactation consultant, I am one busy woman. If you are reading this, your life is probably just as crazy as mine. As physicians, we are charged with the task of taking care of others. But many times that leaves us too empty to take...
5 Ways to Advocate Instead of Complicate Your Family Member’s Healthcare
Physicians, dentists, and other health professionals rarely talk about when physicians advocate or interfere in their family member's healthcare. I strongly suspect we have all encountered this emotionally-charged subject. And what is the best way to navigate through...
A Doctor’s Reaction to AAPI Stereotypes in Pixar’s New “Turning Red” Movie
I Was Raised by South Asian Immigrant Parents I was born in a small American town and raised in a family with South Asian roots. My physician father immigrated to the United States during the “brain drain” between 1966-1975 when physicians and scientists from...
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...
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...
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...
