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...
It was only after attending the WIWC Virtual Conference a few weeks ago that it finally dawned on me – the realization that I had finally arrived at a place that just four short years ago, I never thought I’d reach: the other side of burn out. To be honest, I’m not...
WE will not be silenced. WE demand justice. I am a black woman; full of determination, passion, unwavering faith, strength and courage. I kneel in solidarity. As it has been repeated time and time again, “It is clear that police brutality against black men and women...
I became a mom to a black son 25 years ago. Four months later I graduated from my family medicine residency carrying him on my hip to receive my diploma. He was born during a time when I was planning for our future and the future of generations to come. I was secure...
The killing of George Floyd and other Black people in the U.S. breaks my heart, just like it does yours. I stand with those calling for compassion, reason, and equality across the country. As a doctor, I was taught to protect ALL life. Those young and old, Black and...
