Decisions: Choosing Myself or Fellowship
Around the halfway mark of my second year of residency, I was asked to apply to be a neurocritical care fellow. Instead of being thrilled about it, I became nervous. Was this what I really wanted to do? Maybe this would give me some more time to grow into the doctor that I felt I […]
Six Tips for a Great Interview from Seasoned Interviewers
From medical school entrance to now attempting to obtain a residency position, a spot for fellowship or a job as an attending, interviews play a major role in a successful application. If you think about it, selecting the appropriate candidate for a position is a tough decision and an interview gives a perfect opportunity for […]
Choosing Neurosurgery, A Male Dominated Field
At a point in our careers when we are deciding what medical specialty to choose and evaluating our goals and expectations; how can we make these decisions in the overall context of our lives, with the ultimate pursuit of balance and happiness. According to the American Board of Neurosurgery there are 219 board-certified female neurosurgeons, […]
Career Series: Q&A with an Integrative Medicine Doctor
There are many questions about the field of Integrative Medicine and what it is like to practice in this field. Dr. Leslie Smith knows first hand about the field. She has an interesting story of how integrative medicine actually found her. Now, as the Director of Integrative Medicine and Director of Culinary Medicine, she shares […]
Neonatology Whispered To Me
Neonatology first whispered to me when I was 8 years old, in 1985. The guest speaker at one of my Girl Scout meetings was a pediatrician. I was mesmerized by both the stories she told us about her job taking care of kids and also by the fact that she was a female doctor. Up […]
Every Med Student is a Harry Potter
As luck would have it, I flew (figuratively speaking, of course) down the highway to work this afternoon while listening to the sweeping saga of Harry Potter. As you may know, not unlike the medical students we teach, no student enters the hallowed halls of Hogwarts without a gift. All possess the potential to master […]
Career Series: Q&A with an Ophthalmologist
We know we have lots of students and trainees looking for career advice on our Women In White Coats blog, so we decided to put together a Career Series to help you better understand what the different fields and specialties within healthcare are like. This week we asked Dr. Ashvini Reddy about her career as a ophthalmologist. Check out our Question […]
Career Series: Q&A with a Pediatric Hospitalist
We know we have lots of students and trainees looking for career advice on our Women In White Coats blog, so we decided to put together a Career Series to help you better understand what the different fields and specialties within healthcare are like. To kick off this series, we asked Dr. Bande Virgil about […]
The Birth of the Writer in Me
‘Write a novel’ sat on my annual bucket list for over 10 years. I sat down many times to start, however nothing ever came of it. I knew from somewhere deep inside that medicine was not creative enough for me. I truly realized this one day, several years ago, when I was speaking to those […]
Happy Women In Medicine Month! Six Tips for Success as a Woman in Medicine
#WomenInMedicineMonth This was me in 1998 at my Medical School graduation day in New York City. I had just gotten married a month prior. Wow, not only do I look really young but I had no idea what my journey would entail as I would start Pediatric internship in just a few weeks! What does it […]
