Thank goodness, we have made it to the end of this youth hockey season! My 12 year old son loves sports, especially hockey. I'm still tr...

Two years ago my friend Jessica, who is also my patient, invited me lunch. Jessica and I met in a small group at our church. We were merel...

In the division of labor between myself and my husband, I have been given the task of daycare drop off and pick up. It makes sense for a va...

I know the electronic medical records get a lot of flack. Some of it is well-deserved. But as a pathologist who started training in a void...

Hello All,   I just found this blog and was excited to see women discussing topics that I am interested in.   I have recently decided that I...

At the risk of exposing my musical tastes (and innate sappiness), I have a confession to make. Whenever I hear Martina McBride's This On...

The battles begin, continue, and at times seem to never end. And while I'm defining "battles" quite loosely, such is parentin...

I dislike that pregnancy forces me to bring my personal life into the office. I don't have pictures of my kids on my desk, I am vague wh...

My last patient of the day was in quite a foul mood. She had just come from the orthopedist office. He had told her that due to her recen...

I am really enjoying my Geriatrics rotation. Although my attending preceptor is primarily a geriatrician, he also sees some patients who are...

When I was in my intern year, one of my attendings named Dr. Pasture informed me that I had anger issues. Dr. Pasture was leading a small gr...

I am finishing up a really great month on outpatient pediatrics. I thought I wouldn't love it. I was scared in the beginning how much I ...

For those of you who read my posts, such as my rant about how much it sucks to work weekends and how the bright light at the end of the tun...

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Last Friday I was working at a satellite hospital in a smaller town. The work was light, which was a relief after all of the snow craziness...