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Self-Care Is Not Selfish

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Christy 21 Views 0 Comments Dental, med spouse survival guide, medical, Pharmacy, Podiatry, relationships, self care, veterinary, work life balance

By Amy Rakowczyk SDN Staff Writer We’re a few months into the new medical year and wherever your spouse is

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Should You Consider a Long-Distance Relationship In Medical School?

May 30, 2018June 1, 2018 Christy 279 Views long distance relationship, medical school, relationships, work life balance

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

May 14, 2018May 18, 2018 Christy 190 Views 0 Comments General Surgery, parenting, Residency, residency, surgery, work life balance

By Kara Hessel The same afternoon that I offered to write an article espousing all of my triumphs as a

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Applying to Medical School While Pregnant

May 7, 2018 Christy 186 Views 1 Comment applying to medical school, gender bias, gender equality, pregnancy, premed, work life balance

By KL Brown I applied early as a non-traditional and disadvantaged student. I applied myself to repair my GPA, retake

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What To Expect: Intern Year

April 6, 2018April 16, 2018 Christy 254 Views 2 Comments marriage, medical spouse survival guide, medicine, Podiatry, relationships, Residency, residency, work life balance

By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer You’ve likely heard the rumors about the dreaded Intern Year. It’s the worst of

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Q&A with Dr. James Dahle, Emergency Medicine, Founder of White Coat Investor

March 21, 2018May 8, 2018 Lee 208 Views Emergency Medicine, emergency medicine, James dahle, white coat investor, work life balance

By Gloria Onwuneme, SDN Staff Writer Dr. James Dahle is a practicing emergency physician and founder of White Coat Investor,

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Should You Consider Romance When Selecting a Med School?

March 17, 2018April 21, 2018 Lee 102 Views 23andme, family, medical school, medical student, opioid epidemic, relationships, short coat podcast, work life balance

Med school can test a relationship. Lauren wrote in to ask us to what extent her love life should play a

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A Few Practical Thoughts for Dealing with Death in Medicine

February 20, 2018April 28, 2018 Lee 108 Views dealing with death, death, grief, medical school, medical student, medicine, physician, resident, work life balance

By Katie Imbrock Death is an unfortunately common event in the field of medicine. How do you deal with it?

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Med Student Parents, Part 2 | Plan for Debt but Don’t Worry

February 16, 2018May 25, 2018 Lee 100 Views clerkships, medical school, medical student, parenting, short coat podcast, work life balance

This time, a mom’s point of view. On our last show, we fielded a question from Courtney who wants to

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The Top 3 Myths About Medical School

February 14, 2018August 8, 2018 Lee 206 Views failure, medical school, non-traditional career, non-traditional student, premed, student, traditional student, work life balance

By Cassie Kosarek Maybe you have been watching Untold Stories of the E.R. on loop, and you are expecting non-stop

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“We Don’t Carry Gloves in Your Size”

February 5, 2018May 26, 2018 Lee 171 Views #ilooklikeasurgeon, children, Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, residency, surgery, Thoracic Surgery, women in medicine, women in surgery, work life balance

By Kara Hessel Reasons women should not pursue surgery discredited Before I even started medical school, I knew I wanted

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A Day In The Life Of A Medical Spouse

February 1, 2018May 26, 2018 Lee 137 Views kids, marriage, med spouse, medical spouse survival guide, relationships, work life balance

By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer Days Defined By The Medical Life Have you ever wondered what the day-to-day looks

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5 Things To Do Today To Connect With Your Medical Spouse

January 4, 2018June 22, 2018 Lee 118 Views 5 love languages, medical school, medical spouse survival guide, medical student, relationships, residency, work life balance

By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer A new year is upon us! Fresh beginnings bring a revitalized energy to refocus

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The Holiday Season: Doctor Edition

December 18, 2017June 23, 2018 Lee 84 Views Chronicles of a Med Student, holidays, medical career, medical school, medical student, residency, sacrifice, work life balance, working holidays

By Adelle, SDN Staff Writer ‘Tis the season! It’s finally my favorite time of year! Everything fills me with warm

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Do-It-Yourself Exit Strategy: How I Stitched Together My Own Golden Parachute

December 6, 2017June 23, 2018 Lee 133 Views emergency medicine, exit strategy, medicine, non-clinical career, residency, work life balance

By Michelle Finkel, MD Over a decade ago, I was seated in the emergency department with a colleague when I

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Surviving Your First Year as a Doctor

November 21, 2017July 7, 2018 Lee 169 Views advice, family, intern, intern year, internship, physician, Residency, work life balance

By AJ Nguyen It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your intern year. The

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When You Start To Grow Apart: Challenges of a Medical Marriage

November 2, 2017August 2, 2018 Lee 123 Views amy rakowczyk, marriage, medical school, medical spouse survival guide, medical student, relationships, work life balance

By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer 10-24 hour shifts. Call days. Night float. Step prep. Away rotations. The nature of

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Life Hacks for the Medical Family

October 5, 2017 Lee 141 Views food, life hacks, life management, marriage, med spouse survival guide, medical school, medical student, relationships, scheduling, work life balance

In my previous article, “Division of Labor: How to Keep a Household Running While Your Spouse is In Training,” I

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Surviving Your First Year of Medical School

October 3, 2017June 26, 2018 Lee 204 Views medical school, medical student, MS1, Open Osmosis, Osmosis, student doctor network, video, work life balance

Congratulations on getting accepted to medical school! Becoming a physician is a long and tough journey, and you may not

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Division of Labor: How to Keep a Household Running While Your Spouse is In Training

August 3, 2017 Lee 99 Views children, medical school, medical spouse survival guide, medical student, relationships, residency, resident, work life balance

One of the biggest challenges that arises during medical school is actually all of the non-medical school “stuff”: namely, household

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