Finding Harmony in #WomeninMedicine Month

September is Women in Medicine Month, and I have loved seeing all the promotions.  I have created some myself and shared them.  Many women’s physician wellness conferences are set in September to honor and amplify this.  It is a time for celebration and for awareness of the benefits and challenges of being  #WomeninMedicine. PROS: The […]

The MD life: Secrets Of A Happy Marriage

Are you looking for the keys to a happy marriage? Are you in a dark spot now? Or are you in a bright place and trying to figure out how to keep it that way? Are you considering marriage but concerned about what will happen after you say, “I do”? I have been married for […]

Knowing When To Say “Enough”: Simone Biles And Women In Medicine

If you were glued to the Olympic Games this summer like I was, then you probably know about the events surrounding Simone Biles.  As the leading gymnast on the US Team, Simone was expected to win multiple gold medals during the games. She qualified for the finals but she just did not feel like her […]

Physician Burnout Reexamined Part 2

In the last part of this essay, we learned that the evolution of medicine into a modern corporate beast has contributed to physician burnout. We learned that female physicians, physicians working for healthcare organizations, and physicians working more than fifty-one hours per week suffered from higher rates of burnout. We reviewed the limited data on […]

From the desk of the editor-in-chief: A Call For Action!

Summer is drawing to a close and everyone is preparing for school openings, fall terms in college, and a return to in-person work schedules. We should all have been vaccinated. But no, only 52.2 percent of Americans are vaccinated against Covid-19 as of August 25, 2021. In contrast, according to a recent American Medical Association […]