Right now, this month, seven years out of residency with a part-time position at the refugee clinic and three and three-quarters children, I...

On Wednesday, February 11, we will have another Mothers in Medicine Topic Day, a day where we will feature posts on Our Mentors . Readers ar...

Welcome to our third Topic Day on Mothers in Medicine! Throughout the day today, we'll be featuring posts about the advice we wish we ha...

I was held up yesterday so my post is late. Straggling, as it were. People in my medical school did not talk much about life, the universe, ...

A new doctor on the medical staff of my hospital parks his Rolls Royce in the MD parking lot. It sticks out among the Mercedes, Suburban’s,...

Congratulations! You've made it to medical school. All of your hard work, community service, pretending to be interested in anesthesiolo...

As a third year med student, I was involved in some sort of group discussion session with first year med students. All of us older, wiser th...

I know you always wondered how preceptors graded you on the rotations. And you always wondered why your grade was less than what you thought...

Dear KC, Hey you. I don't mean to blow your mind, but I'm you, writing from the future. No, you are not on Punk'd, I assure you....

Dear Fat Medical Student, You worry too much. It's gotten you this far, but enough is enough. Years from now, it won't matter if you...

Most medical schools have satirical student productions. The most rewarding thing I did in medical school was to be deeply involved in ours,...

8/ 01/1997 Dear RH+, Well here you are…. All grown up and getting ready to start Medical School. The things you are going to experience are ...

Things I wish I knew in medical school (and beyond): -When starting, I wish someone would have told me that the daily grind of medical schoo...

I recently read an article in Newsweek by Dr. Nancy Andrews, Dean of Duke Medical School encouraging students and faculty to "go out a...

Welcome to our second Topic Day at Mothers in Medicine. Throughout the day, we'll be featuring posts about Time Management. How to juggl...

For me, time management equates to stress management. When I'm less stressed, it seems that I'm better able to manage my time. To th...

I try to cook healthy, fresh meals at home whenever possible. I have found that having my recipes available wherever, whenever helps me get...

As a resident, it's important for me to put aside time for studying while I'm home, so that when I graduate I'm not just a huge ...

I chose a job where I had control of my schedule. I chose to have Mondays off. I chose to work out of 1 hospital only (God bless you crazy O...

Like the dog year to people year conversion factor (what is it 7 to 1? I'm no vet...), there is something funky about the commute time t...