I walked in and out of his room repeatedly during my 30 hour shift, he was the one I was worried about.  It was the same room where, on my f...

May 13, 2011 started out like most of my Fridays, with a 5 am jaunt to the YMCA for masters swim class. As I was nearing the end of my worko...

One morning last week, I was standing at the mirror in the gym locker room getting ready for the day. In the corner of my eye I saw a person...

I'm not a psychiatry resident, but I have two female friends/acquaintences in psychiatry residency at two different programs who are bot...

Hi, I’m so glad to find this group! I’m starting GI fellowship in 10 days and trying to figure out a pumping plan. My husband (a surgeon) a...

Heading to Target to do some shopping, I waddled my way (at 7 months pregnant) onto the Metro and found an aisle seat. Sitting behind me, I ...

Confession time. Despite a paucity of evidence, I once lured my unsuspecting husband and daughter into the bathroom and told them to strip. ...

The Mary Elizabeth Garrett Room lies off a busy corridor on the main floor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. As a medical student and later an inte...

There are the ones you get excited about. Turning 16 – the freedom gained from driving a car. Turning 21 – finally being able to drin...

Life has a funny way of reminding you daily that you are not in charge. You walk into work after a full night's sleep, thanks to my ear...

For special occasions, my husband likes to get me creative presents. No chocolates and roses from this guy. He claims it's because I don...

As a rising 4th-year medical student , I took an extended maternity leave after giving birth to my youngest daughter, Starlight (for many ...

From the moment I was accepted to medical school, I began to get unsolicited advice about which specialty I should choose. The most common ...

When a woman I know in real life or online tells me they are interested in giving birth at home, I am never entirely sure how to react. Whil...

The first time it happened I was an intern. I was starting the first day of a week of vacation after a 6 month straight spell of no vacatio...