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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...

When “You Got This!” Isn’t Enough

Mary is a stay-at-home mom with three boys (ages 10, 8, and 7), and wife to her soul mate, who is an orthopedic surgeon.  They reside in Pittsburgh, PA while he finishes a fellowship in hand surgery and then will be moving home to Georgia to start a private...

The Risk of Taking a Day Off

My husband and I were 27 when he started medical school. We had been married for almost 5 years and already had two children. Life was in full-swing and hard enough! Adding medical school was exciting and terrifying but felt doable. The loans and workload were things...

Supporting Your Spouseโ€™s Decision to do a Fellowship

For the month of February, we certainly needed to have a guest blogger who has known her husband since she was thirteen! ๐Ÿ˜ From undergrad to a five-year residency, TWO fellowships, and three small girls, she continues to be his cheerleader. A fellowship is certainly...

How to Maximize Your Tax Return in Graduate School

Updated 1-30-2021 to help with filing taxes for 2020. My hope is to guide you toward completing your taxes and maximizing your tax return! This is a post specifically for lower to moderate income filers and graduate students that want to file federal taxes for FREE...