How To Get Your Groove Back in Academic Medicine
For the past five years, there has been a blank space in my CV where papers and publications should live. These years were an academic desert in my career; in sharp contrast to the family that has lovingly and painstakingly grown from two to four. I have a research project I’ve been trying to complete […]
Choosing Medicine: Kimberly Brown, MD, MPH
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Why medicine? I literally believe that I was born with the thought of being a doctor. As a kid, I’d ask my grandma to tell me stories about my mom when she was a little like me. She would […]
What’s Changed for Women in Medicine over my 20 Years as a Doctor
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] September is Women in Medicine Month and as the month draws to an end I have been wondering what it means to be women in medicine today. Over 20 years ago, my medical school class was one of the […]
Choosing Medicine: Crystal A. Maxwell, MD, MBA
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Growing up in rural Mississippi I knew all too well how hard it can be to find a hospital. The closest hospital from where I lived was 19 miles away. This made it difficult to access healthcare for me […]
Going Back to School for an MBA 30 Years Later
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] “Adult Ed is a Mother, but it’s also a Keeper!” — Dr. Lulu I recently graduated with a Master’s in Business Administration from University of Texas San Antonio ending my 27-month journey into the land of adult education. My […]
Why I Like Being a 43-old Physician
“Are you the doctor?” was the most frequently asked question I received from patients in my new practice. The 2nd most common question was “Are you old enough to be a doctor?”, followed by the rather blunt question “How old are you?” I graduated from family practice residency in 2002 when I was 26 years […]
Feeling Like an Imposter?
Have you ever felt guilty in your successes, discounted praise, doubtful in your ability or just plain lucky but not “enough”? If you answered yes to any of these, you’ve probably experienced something called “imposter syndrome”. It’s something many of us in the medical field all-too-often experience. It’s this idea that we aren’t smart, capable […]
#Reality Check: Choosing to Be A Mom-Doctor
I’m a doctor, I’m a woman, I’m a mother to a fiercely independent little girl and I want her to know she can do anything she wants. But I am not a feminist, at least not the way it’s been interpreted recently. ( …and cue in the angry comments) As a fourth year medical student, […]
You’re the Surgeon?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] You’re the surgeon? I usually meet my patients for the first time in the worst condition possible. They’re critically ill from either an injury or a general surgical emergency. As trauma and critical care surgeons, it is common for us to treat the underlying problem first, with either […]
Why I Chose to Be a Night Shift Doc
Just the other day, someone asked me how long I have been working night shifts in the Emergency Department. The question made me think about the amazing way in which time has flown by and that my stint doing the night shift has been for about 13 years. That is just a little more than […]
