Category: self-care

  Special Edition for National Breastfeeding Awareness Month   Marjorie Liggett, MD   When my newborn wasn’t gaining weight in the first week of life, I became obsessed with my milk supply. I co...

By: Miranda Montion Medical school, regardless of where someone attends, will come with obstacles. Regardless of who you know, your previous experiences, or what school you go to, students will sh...

By: Sarah Bueno Motter As an international medical student, doing elective rotations in the US brings us many challenges, but this experience also can open unexpected doors. I would like to tal...

By: Dr. Evelyn Coile The house is silent.  The house is silent for the first time in the last 16 years of training.  Both kids received the news this week that they landed their first summe...

By: W. Tyler Crawley Pride in residency is difficult, especially in surgery. How you are evaluated and how you are able to participate within the operating room are directly decided by the attending ...

By: Alexis Moren   The progress of LGBTQ+ rights has seen significant advancements globally, although challenges remain. Over the past few decades, there have been major milestones such as marriage ...

By: Cathy Hung In the earlier years of my career, I always tried to accommodate patients’ needs anytime, all the time, whenever possible. I opened my office many times off-hours at the slightest...

By: Amber Park The way physicians provide care for their patients versus the way physicians care for themselves has been one of the most controversial and puzzling concepts I have yet to grasp. The u...

By Dra. Elizabeth Perazza Valentin, FACS Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication- Leonardo Da Vinci Greetings esteemed colleagues:  Surgeons have long experienced a culture of silence when it come...