Over a year ago I wrote a post about the challenges of making friends as a female physician . I cross-posted it on my own blog , and the com...

I've noticed over the past several years that it hasn't always been easy for me to make friends. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the r...

The end of this month marks Mothers in Medicine's one year anniversary. In honor of this great occasion, I asked our writers to share th...

I got out of work unexpectedly early yesterday and went for a walk with my husband around our peaceful neighborhood.  The weather was sunny ...

I have a confession to make - but first, a little story. Last Friday my husband and I got to do one of our favorite things: walk our son to...

I used to think that the word "mentor" was derived from mens , the Latin word for "mind," or men , the Indo-European roo...

The season's first snow is falling. It's raw and grey outside the hospital. Inside, Ella Fitzgerald croons a languid "White Chr...

"You did it! CONGRATULATIONS! World's Best Cup of Coffee! Great job everybody! It's great to be here." -Will Ferrell as B...

"Can you write an order for that?" "How long will the epidural take to put in?" "Mommy! There's a bug in my sho...

I could browse this site for hours: the N.I.H./National Library of Medicine website called Changing the Face of Medicine , which celebrates ...

I am in a state of slow, silent, ever-evolving panic. I just looked over at my 10-year-old daughter (soon to be 11), and for a second I...