I've been a practicing oncologist for all of seven months, and so was surprised when my chief asked that I take part in our quality re...

Today our electronic charting system was moved to Open Notes, which will allow patients to access their clinic notes online. This was not ...

My soon-to-be five year old will do or say anything to delay bedtime. Recently she's wanted me to tell her about my day – what type of p...

The job is going well. Very well , actually. I’ve been in the clinic for over a month, gradually building my own panel of patients and see...

Though I am loath to admit it, I am, by nature, an introvert. And despite the recent torrent of articles espousing the  benefits of being ...

I think I had already decided to keep my name even before my boyfriend-at-the-time told me his (rather long) surname was old German for ...

My dad cried loud, heavy tears on the day I graduated from medical school. My mom cried too, although not as intensely as my dad. My paren...

I'm in a strange limbo. I have another three months of fellowship, but I've finished all my major requirements. I go to clinic a few...

It's time to get a job. As someone who is far more comfortable when a plan is in place, I feel almost suffocated by the decision needi...

I've been to urgent care three times in five days with two sick kids, one of whom almost got hospitalized for pneumonia. A few days ...

Guilt was one of the first feelings I experienced upon learning I was pregnant with my daughter, now 4 years old. I had been on a pub ...

I've been undergoing more frequent bouts of financial incontinence of late. I bought five sweaters in a recent end-of-season sale and ...

Next year I am getting it right.  Last year was my first experience as a parent trying to navigate the world of preschool Valentine...

Last weekend I was at my friend's baby shower and making small talk with the mother of a baby boy a few months younger than my own son...

Oh yes, I did. This is not a level of intimacy with which I am that comfortable, but when it became apparent within minutes of starting o...

I try hard not to substitute my medical judgement for that of a pediatrician. Even though I  know  it's probably a virus and I  don'...

I was recently at ASCO and having dinner with a friend from residency. I asked about his post fellowship job hunt and he shared the detail...

Mama: Where's your heart? Daughter: (points to left chest) Mama: Yes! And what does your heart do? Daughter: PUMPS! Mama: That's...

Comparing maternity leaves and deeming one the all-out winner feels a bit like comparing the children themselves. I am back at wo...

At no other time in my medical training was I as confident that, with hard work and dedication, I could master the field of internal medicin...