I've been practicing pathology for about 6 years, after 4 years of medical school and 6 years of training.  Cases that I used to pore an...

For a long time now, I've been feeling like I need to start giving back. You know: volunteering time, helping people, at least THINKING ...

Now that my baby is a little older, I've gotten back into the habit of reading chapter books to my oldest before she goes to sleep. I ...

I have written and re-written this post several times. I felt some drafts were too personal and others too impersonal. I have so many though...

MiM was recently featured in Stanford's SCOPE magazine. Here's the interview.  Thanks for being a part of this community. Our voices...

Sometime during pregnancy, I began to see issues facing families and children through different eyes. I began to see and feel them using my...

Hello MiM, I am new to your blog but have recently spent countless hours reading past posts to hopefully gain some insight (and to avoid s...

Since when did birthday parties become glorified babysitting? My son celebrated his 8th last month.  I invited his class (18).  One mother...

My parents emigrated from Korea to America with hope of providing a better future for their unborn children. Fast-forward 28 years later and...

I’m not sure I've ever had a “sense of person style.” In my life, I went straight from private school uniforms to medical scrubs. We...

I'm a Internist and a Nephrologist (in my country, first you must go through Internal Medicine Residency and then through Nephrology Res...

Hello Mothers in Medicine! I'm a 41 year old mom of two kids, ages 13 and 10.  About 3 years ago I thought, ok... it's time to start...

I needed to meet with a team to grade their students and had set up a time to meet them in their team room. This is one of the best team roo...

My program has survived a ridiculous and trying week of great loss.  Sunday, our former Chairman, a giant in the field of surgery, died.  Hi...

Last summer I was picking vacation And I vowed there would be no staycation I would travel far and wide To have friends and family by my ...