Before we had our baby 11 months ago I couldn’t really imagine how much I could love this little creature.  He is a delightful ball of light...

A long overdue introduction! This is a post I wrote right before starting internship, but I am just now posting. I thought about updating th...

A biopsy (FNA, not core) of  some recent parenting moments. I have three children, ages 8, 8, and 2. My 8 year olds (girl/boy twins) ar...

I didn’t want to do it again, but here I go retaking my Pediatric Boards. I can list all of the reasons why I was unsuccessful at my first a...

My youngest is starting kindergarten in the fall. And I kinda sorta want to have a third child. I currently have two girls, who are absolu...

I worked out for thirteen minutes today. That's right, thirteen. Not because I'm on some kind of a short-duration, high-intensity wo...

Another work post from the burn unit, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. I want to tell you about dressing change days, and interjec...

I am three weeks into being an attending and I am writing this to all of those starting intern year (like I was when I started reading this ...

Late last night past whatever passes for bedtime in the summer, tween daughter showed me the abrasion on her knee sustained while swimming e...

Ah, summer. There's nothing like the joy of sitting with an iced tea and a book on the deck... or waiting in the dentist's waiting r...

Hello MiM! I love your blog! It's been amazing reading everyone's stories and I hope I can get some insight or advice. I am curren...

Genmedmom here. My Friday morning clinic was slow. There were two last-minute cancellations and a no-show. So when Mrs. Smith* came in for...

It's July, the time of year when new interns and residents begin their training programs. It's our busiest time at my academic hosp...

Hello everybody!  I am one new to the group and just wanted to introduce myself.  I'm originally from Massachusetts, currently a Bay Ar...

Editor's note: Mothers in Medicine was invited to review a new scrubs line by Maevn Uniforms, with the kicker that we could give away ...