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Having kids in medical school with Dr. Laura DesRochers

Having kids in medical school with Dr. Laura DesRochers

FromMoms of Medicine


Having kids in medical school with Dr. Laura DesRochers

FromMoms of Medicine

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"We have this whole other life outside of the hospital where we may or may not identify as being a physician, and either way I think that's ok. Some people feel like medicine is their calling and they're a doctor at home and a doctor at work. And there are other people who are like I love being a physician and I'm a physician at work but I'm a mom at home and I'm a friend and I'm another person. Maybe we just focus on the physician part, and we have been forced to confront mental healh=th but we really haven't had to confront this idea of having a family in residency in the same way."In this episode we talk about:-Having kids in medical school-Taking leave from medical school after her first child and having to describe how she spent this time while on residency interviews-The perception that taking time off means you aren't dedicated or it will set you back-The isolation of being a parent-Figuring out how to make pumping work when she was told that previously residents hadn't been successful at pumping-Seeking out advice from various sources-Being helped out by her colleagues and paying it forwardFollow Laura:- TwitterFollow Ali:- Twitter (personal account)- Twitter (podcast account)
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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