Ep #59: #ThisIsOurShot, But What About Our Kids with Dr. Petra McEwan
As the country opens back up and families plan summer vacations what should we keep in mind for young children who can’t yet get vaccinated against COVID-19? In this episode we discuss COVID 19 vaccinations for children with pediatrician Dr. Petra McEwan. She is a Women in White Coats Writer’s Fellow and recently wrote an […]
Ep #58: Doctors Making Babies with Drs. Angie Beltsos, Ellen Hayes, and Roohi Jeelani (Part 2)
In this episode (Part 2) we hear more from our guests, Vios Fertility Institute physicians Dr. Angie Beltsos, Dr. Ellen Hayes, and Dr. Roohi Jeelani. All three were nominated as Women in White Coats Heroes! We discuss their different centers of excellence and the care they give their patients, the higher incidence of infertility in […]
To Raise Strong Daughters, We Must First Raise Ourselves
I have a room full of trophies: Volleyball, swimming MVP, track medals, four -hr ribbons, reading book challenge, high honors, journalism awards…small trophies, big trophies, medals. All with marble bottoms and shiny exteriors. Some heavy enough to be used as a weapon. The other night my daughter asked me, “Mommy can I have a trophy?” […]
Ep #57: Doctors Making Babies with Drs. Angie Beltsos, Ellen Hayes, and Roohi Jeelani (Part 1)
In this episode we hear from a powerhouse panel of physicians who practice Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at Vios Fertility Institute. All three were nominated for the 2021 Women in White Coats Hero awards! Dr. Angeline (Angie) Beltsos is the CEO and Chief Medical Officer at Vios Fertility Institute. She completed her residency in […]
#ThisIsOurShot – But What About Our Children?
Have you received your COVID-19 vaccine yet? With the massive vaccine rollout over the past several months, most people who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in our country have been able to receive one. That is great news for so many of us who have been waiting for a glimmer of light amid this […]
Ep #56: Getting Pregnant after Thirty-Five with Dr. Nicole Lee Plenty
Dr. Nicole Lee Plenty is a double board-certified OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, blogger, public speaker, and patient advocate. After experiencing a difficult pregnancy herself, she launched Pregnancy Pearls with Dr. Plenty, a vlog, and podcast she created to help patients advocate for themselves before, during and after their pregnancy. She is a coauthor of […]
Behind the Scenes of the WIWC Writers Fellowship
I am a Writers Fellow for Women in White Coats. How did I get here, and what is it like? Would you like to be in the next class of physician writers? When I started feeling overwhelmed and burned out in my life and career, I sought out help in the form of podcasts, presentations, […]
Ep #55: The Importance of Mentorship with Dr. Keia Hewitt
Dr. Keia Hewitt is an emergency physician and the Director of Emergency Services and Chief of Emergency Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina Health Lancaster Division in Lancaster SC. She is also an author featured in “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats Volume 3” where she writes about “Unsettling Gumbo” and the […]
Stress – To Assess or Ignore? That is the question!
Stress can sometimes be apparent when you feel overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, or have difficulty relaxing. But sometimes, it is perceived as “this is just the way it is” without realizing how it makes you feel. We all have had some level of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us had stress before COVID, which […]
Gun Violence Must Stop
February 14, 2018. Valentine’s Day. I was home with my then 3 month-old son, on my day off from work. My husband and I planned to meet up to have a bite together on his lunch break. We had a “fancy” lunch at Honey Baked Ham, and I headed home with our youngest. When we […]
