Bedwetting is the most common sleep-related issue among children. As a mom of 4 children, 3 of them boys, this was a major problem in our family. I went to doctor appointments asking why my 10-year-old was still wetting the bed. I was told all sorts of things about my...
Another physician suicide happened on December 27, 2021. Shock, despair, and disbelief hit me all at once when I read the Facebook post about my colleague. No, no, no!!!! Not again!! I can’t believe this happened again. I felt a huge dagger pierce my heart. I could...
I grew up in a small town in West Virginia, in the heart of Appalachia. It was an insulated, quiet and simple life. We had dogs, cats, horses, reptiles, and amphibians and spent most of the day taking care of all the animals. My mom stayed at home and was what I call...
CC: Female physician wearing scrubs, #wearfigs History of Presenting Illness (HPI): Figs is a scrubs company owned by females The company released an ad for their scrubs x 1 day The ad portrayed a female physician as (in no particular order):...
Women in White Coats Co-Founders Drs. Amber Robins and Archana Shrestha discuss the theme of our upcoming Women in White Coats Virtual Summit: Women Docs Thinking Outside the Box. They talk about the impact #COVID19 has had on the livelihood of doctors and how...
What is a Chief Wellness Officer and what do they do? Dr. Romie Mushtaq is a neurologist, integrative medicine physician and Chief Wellness Officer, and in this episode she shares about her own personal experience of burnout, why she is so passionate about wellness,...
