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You Don’t Have to Prove You Are a Great Doctor
I Finally Realized I Was a Good Doctor Do you recall your first year as an attending and what that was like? For me, it was a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs practicing as an emergency physician in a semi-rural town in Illinois. But once I found my stride...
6 Simple Ways To Teach Your Kids About Black History
Black History Month is upon us. Over the years, my children have been assigned a wide variety of Black History Month projects by their teachers. They have created paper collages about famous African-Americans, replicated the creations of Black inventors, and even...
5 Lessons Learned from Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell to Help You Discover Your Purpose and Leave a Transformational Legacy
Having difficulty discovering or understanding your purpose? Feeling behind because those around you seem to have known all along what path they were destined to take? Do you feel like what you want to do has too many challenges to overcome? On February 3rd, we...
Are You Wearing Perfectionism as a Badge of Honor?
As women docs, many of us struggle with the concept of perfectionism. Perfectionism is one of the ways that many of us have been able to get to our level of success. It can, at times, be the one thing that separates us from our classmates or colleagues and can be worn...
How to Say Goodbye to Impostor Syndrome
As a physician life coach, I’m often asked questions on the topic of impostor syndrome. It is something that all of us have experienced at least once in our lives and will likely experience again. Without understanding what it is and how to be prepared for it,...
3 Practical Steps for Leaving Overwhelm and Exhaustion Behind
I remember there was a time I would lay awake in bed at night dreading going to work and wondering how in the world I would make it to retirement age as an emergency physician. I was an attending physician, and I thought life was supposed to get easier by now. But it...
Why Every Doctor Needs a Coach
I was coaching one of our Sister Docs recently and when we hopped on Zoom I asked her, “What would you like coaching on today?" Her response: “What don’t I need coaching on?” We chuckled together as she said that. I laughed because I knew exactly where she...
Editor’s Corner: Why Women Doctors Are Outraged at a Popular Scrubs Company
As we finish up 2021, we are flashing back to one of our most read blog posts from 2020. This is an open letter from our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Anupuma Verma, to FIGS in response to a controversial and poorly received ad used to promote their products. Picture by Dr. K...
Spouse Dumping: Bad News for Good Relationships
We all 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 also full of...
“Throwing My Life Away” Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
As medical students, we are trained to anticipate the next step, being a resident. As a resident, we are consistently reminded that there are offices, hospitals, clinics, etc. that need us. The position is waiting; you just have to fall in line and find the right one....
