Life is going pretty great for Team Kicks. Baby is almost 4 months old and is a complete joy. He has a sweet easygoing temperament and *usu...

This is an interesting article about how peer evaluations of female residents go down after pregnancy, while evaluations of men who have ...

“I saw J do the reading the other day at church, and at first, I thought it was you. She is becoming a young lady,” Maureen said to me on th...

I have been a little MIA here since I've joined the chaos that is being an attending! I was once told that the first year of being an ...

Available through  Springer , Amazon , and Google Play We are thrilled to announce that our MiM book "Mothers in Medicine: Caree...

Lately, I've been cutting back my hours at work for it to be more in line with the part-time job I originally signed up for.  This resul...

I am now several months into intern year. The first few weeks... months... of intern year almost seemed like a daze. Wake up. Work. Ea...

You can take the girl out of the mania, but you can't take the mania out of the girl. That doesn't even make sense, I know, but mo...

Career advice wanted I’m having a mid-residency crisis. I’m halfway into my three year family medicine residency, which means in a year an...

Almost a year ago, I was  worried about  her lack of verbal expression. Now, she talks constantly. She knows so many words, it’s amazing. Bu...

I cannot believe it has been so many months since a post. A quick update... 1) Biking to work is so unbelievable. When we moved across the...

I've always been slightly more than casually OCD.  Not the flip-the-light-switch-seven-times-then-tap-dance-thru-three-choruses-of-I-Cou...

Genmedmom here. Last month, I posted about my crazy DIY kitchen makeover project. Well, we finished weeks ago, and we're thrilled. It...

Lately, seeing patients has really taken a toll on me.  The need of parents to "quick-fix" their child that very likely has spent ...

     I have always been blessed with great health. When I got my life insurance a few years ago, I got the best rates because my blood work ...