Identity Crisis: Physician or Family Member?
Am I a physician first or a sister first? Am I a physician first or a daughter first? The first thought continuously haunted me when my cousin (who was like my younger brother) was diagnosed with leukemia. Similarly, I struggled with the second thought. I struggled when my father was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme. I […]
A Female Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective on Marketing Your Clinical Practice
I am on a mission to share lessons on online marketing with as many clinicians as I can. After leaving a successful academic group practice, I started a solo private practice in a town over 75 miles away. At that time, I had no clue where to start when it came to establishing myself online, […]
Young Doctors Need More Options! Direct Primary Care May Be the Solution.
In an age of physician burnout, greyed healthcare lines, and increasing rising costs of medical school debt, why would anyone choose to pursue medicine? The autonomy. The patient care. The satisfaction of knowing you’re an expert in your field. Unfortunately, we are seeing a trend in healthcare where less and less young physicians are hanging […]
Physician Burnout and the Fashion Industry: Notes from a Former Fashion Designer
“Fashion Is Moving Too Fast, and It’s Killing Creativity,” says Veronique Hyland, in an article from TheCut.com where she talks about burnout in the fashion industry. As a former fashion designer turn physician, my curiosity was piqued. If you substituted the word Medicine for Fashion the title would be just as relevant to the medical […]
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 […]
Fellow Women Docs, Live for your Own Sake
It’s OK to want a life you like just for your own sake. I’m a firm believer that when you have your life right, it improves the experience of those with whom you interact. Your patients will notice. Your partner will appreciate it. Your kids will feel it. However, you don’t have to use others […]
Walking the Walk with My Patients
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Choosing Medicine: Kimberly Brown, MD, MPH
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5 Simple Ways to Add Happiness To Your Day
[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”] My name is Claudine Courey and I wear my white coat everyday as an optometrist from Montreal, Canada! As with many of you, I wear many other “coats” in life as a mother, spouse, daughter, friend, business owner, all […]
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 […]
