Last night, I hosted my book club because it was easier for the others to come to me, the emergency doctor on mat leave with a 3.5-week-old...

It's another Topic Week at Mothers in Medicine, and this topic is near and dear to all of our hearts: work-life balance. Throughout the ...

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...

We've been talking about work-life balance this week in the context of motherhood, but clearly this is a concern for anyone in medicine....

For me to write a post about this particular topic, that is. This is my second week of finals and in keeping with tradition, it has been a l...

What a time for a "Work-Life Balance" topic - just as I begin picking up the pieces of my life again. I thought I was doing a grea...

I can’t get no … exercise. That’s what went. It left me sometime around the second trimester, about 7 years ago. Previously near daily jogge...

Having a baby during residency is a scary thought. Residency is scary in itself and adding a whole person you're responsible for into t...

When I heard about the latest topic week on work-life balance, I became excited to participate and finally submit a post. I've been a lo...

I come from the generation of women who were raised from a very young age to believe that they can be and do it all. College, career, friend...

I must admit, work- life balance is something I lack. To be honest balance was a problem for me before marriage and children- well before ...

When I opened the email from KC saying that we were doing a topic week on “work- home balance” I laughed out loud. That particular day, I ha...

I’m not just a mother in medicine, I’m a divorced mother in medicine. KC pointed me to Michelle Au’s blog, the underwear drawer, which I fol...

Over the years, I have come to the painful realization that I am not perfect. OK, all you other surgeons, close your eyes and ears, becaus...

My intent was not to make such a serious posting, but I did not succeed. After 8 years of surgical residency and fellowship, I am happy to...