Every woman in medicine can relate to being in a role once thought of as only for and occupied by men. In motorsports, females are few and far between, but that is changing every day as more women get involved in the field. Overall, women account for about 4% of racing drivers, but they also represent other areas within the field of motorsports–team principals, engineers, pit crew members, and safety and medical staff.

I really can’t believe my first year of residency is over! This year has gone by so fast. The saying I first heard in medical school, “the days are long but the years are short”, continues to be extremely true. Being a doctor is such an amazing, crazy, weird job. I honestly still feel like it hasn’t sunk in that I get to do this for the rest of my life. Even though I am excited to be a senior resident (in most specialties this refers to a resident that is in their second yea

During medical school and residency, we focus on learning all the medical knowledge we need to become adept and proficient physicians. So many of us push through to the end of residency, to achieving that proficiency, while sacrificing our self-care. And then we aren't prepared for what comes NEXT. We are not prepared mentally and/or physically for #attendinglife. Dr. Kristin Yates joins us on the blog today to discuss the habits we should learn during residency in order t

I’m going to be blunt. Intern year was hard. There were days this past year when I left work after a hard shift and found myself unexpectedly in a variety of positions — tearful on the stair climber at the gym or exhausted eating leftovers over my kitchen sink. Sometimes you don’t even know why you feel this way. Patient acuity, the draining hours, sometimes it all adds up. All of the stressors of medical school compound with increased responsibility, even more hours, and boo