Warning: this is a sad post involving postpartum depression and physician suicide. I had a friend from medical school come visit this weeken...

It was the best of times and it was the worst of times to have a baby.  For starters, I don’t want to be a pregnant healthcare worker in a p...

Sitting in my rocking chair taking a few deep breaths. We hadn’t shared it on the blog yet but we are expecting Baby #2 any day now. I can t...

It's my last night of my long awaited summer vacation. Ever since I had Toddler almost 2 years ago I have been looking forward to thi...

Another academic year comes to a close this weekend. Tomorrow a fresh fleet of interns across the country will be starting their first days ...

The golden weekend begins I wake up at 7:30 before my alarm. Approx 10 seconds of quiet uninterrupted bliss ensues when I realize I’m the...

Quote of the week: “Guilt is useless. Determination is important”. One of my department faculty members is leading a day long seminar of...

I learned a beautiful new word this week - exceptionality I am on my community health rotation. One of the best parts of being a resident ...

I hate interviews. I don’t know why I hate them so intensely or get so anxious, but whenever I have a job interview I develop “functional dy...

I was at our block education the other day when one of my male co residents asked me, “Did you read the JAMA reflection piece from Sept 11?”...

There is a patient that has been on my mind this year. I was fired as her doctor. I have had two patients fire me. The first was a s...

Sometimes I think the most definitive memories I will have from this time period will come from my couch. This is not my couch’s first lif...

Sick days are hard. I'm on a tough couple of rotations coming up - I have 2 weeks of 24 hour shifts of my own, a week of nights, and...

Here is my past few months in pumping chronicled by rotation. As the weeks went by, I turned from a shy awkward pumper to a frank “I’ll do ...

Life is going pretty great for Team Kicks. Baby is almost 4 months old and is a complete joy. He has a sweet easygoing temperament and *usu...

Career advice wanted I’m having a mid-residency crisis. I’m halfway into my three year family medicine residency, which means in a year an...

Hello everyone! Kicks here, and happy to announce the arrival of Baby! He is doing great and we are so in love. I am sitting in my rocking c...