I didn’t match dermatology the first time. It was a harrowing experience, and I had a chip on my shoulder until the day…
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Three years ago I left my medical school interviews thinking I was not going to be accepted. “You seem like a businesswoman.…
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Celebrating Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first African American female physician in the United States
by Kristyn J. Smith DO March 20, 2019Last month on February 3, 2019, we celebrated National Women Physician’s Day (NWPD). Created in 2016 by the Physician Mom Group (PMG)…
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Dr. Hillary Tamar, who’s in the second year of her family medicine residency in Phoenix, is part of a new generation of…
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Back when I was a third-year medical student, I would sometimes bike to the hospital campus early enough to catch the groundskeepers…
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Teaching medical professionalism through literature
by Susan Stagno MD and Michael Blackie PhD March 17, 2019There are several traditional ways to teach about professionalism. Some training programs have didactic lectures on this issue. These typically focus on…
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Does work-life balance really exist for young mothers pursuing medical careers?
by Sheindel Ifrah March 14, 2019As our society’s awareness of mental-health issues increases, the idea of balancing personal and professional life has become a central topic of…
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The hidden curriculum of medical school can be overwhelming and unforgiving
by Prerana Chatty March 10, 2019I met Mr. B during my week on the endocrine service of my internal medicine rotation. My attending told me we were…