Category: Living in the Trenches
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Parenting During Residency by KB
Read More: Parenting During Residency by KBAfter two years of being called “mommy”and a dozen parenting books, the sum of my advice boils down to the most rudimentary understanding of…
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How to be Happy when you are a Cog in a Wheel by AD
Read More: How to be Happy when you are a Cog in a Wheel by ADI’ve been trying to figure out the whole Santa thing. He’s always described as such a happy guy. The twinkling eyes! All those toys!…
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The Miracle of Match Day by MK
Read More: The Miracle of Match Day by MKMatch Day. A life changing day for medical students in ways that only those that have gone before them can possibly understand. As nerve…
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Third Choice Match by CF
Read More: Third Choice Match by CFFor us, the match was fairly eventful. Matt was doing Anesthesia, and had decided to do his internship in Internal Medicine. We had to…
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Rebuilding After Residency by Kristen Math
Read More: Rebuilding After Residency by Kristen MathIt’s hard to believe that a year has almost passed since my husband finished his fellowship. The memories of those final two years seem…
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How to go to Medical School and get Paid for it! by Jennifer Hussey
Read More: How to go to Medical School and get Paid for it! by Jennifer HusseyThe Military Branches need physicians for the armed forces personnel and their families. The branches that have physicians are Army, Navy and Air Force;…
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BaHumbug! When Call Schedules interfere with Family Celebrations by Kristen Math
Read More: BaHumbug! When Call Schedules interfere with Family Celebrations by Kristen MathThe snow is gently falling outside of the frosted windows. The Christmas music is playing softly in the background and you are sitting by…
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Surviving the Holidays by Kristen Math
Read More: Surviving the Holidays by Kristen MathChristmas in our house always ends up looking more like a National Lampoons holiday than a TLC special. This tradition probably dates back to…
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Going Back to School without ever leaving Home by Kristen Math
Read More: Going Back to School without ever leaving Home by Kristen MathI have to admit that I used to be a skeptic when it came to the idea of distance learning. I would have never…