I was in the office speaking with a parent and her kids at some point in the past year (how's that for sufficiently anonymized).  The mo...

My older daughter has always been an amazing eater.  She eats her fruits, her vegetables, her meats, her starches, and of course everything ...

Genmedmom here. Our department is considering a policy that would require female chaperones to monitor every pelvic exam. This would inclu...

On the face of it, a day at the clinic seems very social. I see patients, one after the other, from nine until four, with a break for lunch....

Cross country move to start a second residency, otherwise known as a long fellowship. Getting pregnant in residency. Health issues in the fa...

I'm sure almost every physician has experienced patients complimenting them, or more likely complaining about, how long young they look....

Hi MiM, In six weeks I am supposed to start my first year of medical school. It's been a long time coming. I trained as a nurse, worke...

In the last month or so, it seems that my Doll has absolutely rejected all forms of foods, at all hours.  She will take maybe a bite of some...

“Your Princess Service has arrived.” At the end of my holiday shift, those words uttered from the lips of my Dream Guy, were like music to m...

Hello MiM! I am a mom of two kids - one in school, one starting next year - currently in university in and applying to medical schools in ...

Hello and thank you for your blog! I am wondering what advice you might give for a slightly older mom considering medicine after the baby-ph...

This post is in response to our MiM Mail: Residency limit for leave and having children posted in November. The problem of maternity leav...

My name is Megan. I have 2 children. My son is 2 1/2 and my daughter is 7 weeks old. I am only 20 years old. When I was younger my dream w...

It's arrived.  The 12.5 year old boy child who already thinks he's 22 and in charge of his own life. Occasional glimpses of my sweet...

It's 5:51am and I have 9 minutes to write this post. Well, I just spent a minute thinking about what I want to say and so now I have 8 m...