Should You Consider a Long-Distance Relationship In Medical School?
By Cassandra Hollman I resisted dating my long-time friend for months after it became obvious that we were “a thing”
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Finding Balance As A Mother and Surgeon
By Kara Hessel The same afternoon that I offered to write an article espousing all of my triumphs as a
Read more Applying to Medical School While Pregnant
By KL Brown I applied early as a non-traditional and disadvantaged student. I applied myself to repair my GPA, retake
Read more What To Expect: Intern Year
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer You’ve likely heard the rumors about the dreaded Intern Year. It’s the worst of
Read more Q&A with Dr. James Dahle, Emergency Medicine, Founder of White Coat Investor
By Gloria Onwuneme, SDN Staff Writer Dr. James Dahle is a practicing emergency physician and founder of White Coat Investor,
Read more Should You Consider Romance When Selecting a Med School?
Med school can test a relationship. Lauren wrote in to ask us to what extent her love life should play a
Read more A Few Practical Thoughts for Dealing with Death in Medicine
By Katie Imbrock Death is an unfortunately common event in the field of medicine. How do you deal with it?
Read more Med Student Parents, Part 2 | Plan for Debt but Don’t Worry
This time, a mom’s point of view. On our last show, we fielded a question from Courtney who wants to
Read more The Top 3 Myths About Medical School
By Cassie Kosarek Maybe you have been watching Untold Stories of the E.R. on loop, and you are expecting non-stop
Read more “We Don’t Carry Gloves in Your Size”
By Kara Hessel Reasons women should not pursue surgery discredited Before I even started medical school, I knew I wanted
Read more A Day In The Life Of A Medical Spouse
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer Days Defined By The Medical Life Have you ever wondered what the day-to-day looks
Read more 5 Things To Do Today To Connect With Your Medical Spouse
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer A new year is upon us! Fresh beginnings bring a revitalized energy to refocus
Read more The Holiday Season: Doctor Edition
By Adelle, SDN Staff Writer ‘Tis the season! It’s finally my favorite time of year! Everything fills me with warm
Read more Do-It-Yourself Exit Strategy: How I Stitched Together My Own Golden Parachute
By Michelle Finkel, MD Over a decade ago, I was seated in the emergency department with a colleague when I
Read more Surviving Your First Year as a Doctor
By AJ Nguyen It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your intern year. The
Read more When You Start To Grow Apart: Challenges of a Medical Marriage
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer 10-24 hour shifts. Call days. Night float. Step prep. Away rotations. The nature of
Read more Life Hacks for the Medical Family
In my previous article, “Division of Labor: How to Keep a Household Running While Your Spouse is In Training,” I
Read more Surviving Your First Year of Medical School
Congratulations on getting accepted to medical school! Becoming a physician is a long and tough journey, and you may not
Read more Division of Labor: How to Keep a Household Running While Your Spouse is In Training
One of the biggest challenges that arises during medical school is actually all of the non-medical school “stuff”: namely, household
Read more What to Expect as a Med School Spouse: Years 1 and 2
Congratulations! You are now officially a Medical Spouse. This is a highly rewarding, and also a highly challenging role. You’ve
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