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...
A letter from our Co-Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Archana Shrestha Dear Reader, I wanted to share with you some of my biggest takeaways from last month’s Women in White Coats Doctors’ Lounge talk by contract’s expert Dr. Bonnie Mason. She shared...
After graduating from my pharmacy residency program and securing a clinical pharmacist position in diabetes management, I was so excited to see what this next chapter in my professional life would bring. So, imagine my surprise when I walked into work on January 30th...
As a young girl, I loved to spend my Saturdays playing “school”. I would line my dolls and stuffed animals up on our back porch, and teach them all lessons using a play chalkboard and school supplies. I could play for hours. My mom was convinced I’d be a teacher when...
I am the face of early career female physician burnout. And I fought it so hard Until I realized that in order to overcome this foe, it wasn’t me that was broken. It wasn’t me that need to be fixed. It wasn’t something inherently wrong with me. I was working from a...
For 7 years I have been living a life of shame. I have been fearful that I would be discovered and called a fraud. Constantly feeling inadequate and not worthy of my initials M.D. “Why?” you may ask. Because for almost 7 years I had not attained the title of “Board...