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Reflections from our First Year of Residency

Leah Boal and her husband are currently in residency in the city that I spent three of my high school years and my parents still live in the area. We will have to meet up in real life during my next visit to South Carolina, but for now I love learning from her as we...

An Answer for those Married but Single Parenting

Yesterday, while shopping at Sam’s Club the kids and I of course stopped by the pancake and syrup samples lady. It was organic syrup so I didn’t feel quite as bad allowing my children to devour…allowing myself to devour a piece. A middle aged,...

Defining the “Hard” of Medical School

On Sunday, I needed a mental and emotional break. I was done with medical school, not in the done, I graduated, but done because the demands are too hard! My daughter was taking an afternoon nap and my eight month old son was just not tired. I sat him in front of my...

Embracing The Loneliness of Medical Wife Life

Our guest post is has come at the perfect time for me personally. Tom is in his last month of rotations before four major board exams. Yes, FOUR! Loneliness is definitely felt during this time. Let me introduce you to Meredith, a pediatric nurse turned stay at home...

Low Income Status: How a Family Finances Medical School

Many medical students married or single are paying to work over 80 hours a week of intense study or on their clinical rotations over the course of four years. The cost of medical school and maybe more so the compounding interest accumulated after graduation is one of...