Hi everyone from Mississippi!

I just happened upon this site, and am so amazed at the level of support here! I am a newlywed, been married for eight months, and my husband is a third year medical student. I am a year behind him, enrolled in the same medical program. Although I'm in med school too, he's really thinking about going into surgery, so I'm trying to figure out how to be the best at supporting him/being a doctor too/raising a family/etc. It seems nearly impossible! Anyway, I'm just happy to see that other people know what it's like!

[MDPhDWife]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Congrats on being a newlywed!

[houseelf]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Welcome! I knew a peds wife/surgeon husband combo and she too felt that even though she was a doctor, she needed a support group. I hope that you find what you are looking for here.

Kelly

[Meenah]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in NJ, but I grew up in Jackson and went to college in Hattiesburg. I'm one of the oldest members here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Momo]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

stick around!!

[madeintaiwan]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Welcome! Glad you found us!

We're in Cleveland for fellowship, but we're originally from Alabama.

[MissCrabette]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Welcome! I've also been married for a little over eight months. You guys have a tough road ahead of you but it's been done before. Good luck.

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Welcome It can be done, to have a relationship, career, family in medicine - just demands a lot of open conversations and constant balancing. A good friend of mine dated her DH in medschool. They couples matched for residency, her peds, him IM. She got pg her chief year. They moved for his cardio fellowship, where she worked pt at a local hospital in the ED, had to drive to all their locations as a filler, had a second baby right after the fellowship ended, was able to to maintain the balance she was looking for. She seemed pretty happy, and now is working pt in a peds office.

Hope we get to know you better here

[medpedspouse]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Hello!!

[moonlight]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!



I am so glad you found us!!

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thanks color_me_sulky! I'm hoping to find that balance too. It's very inspiring to hear that women have done it before. DH is thinking he wants to do surgery, so I'll probably be looking for part-time work. He's like follow your passion! But we want kiddos, so something's gotta give.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Re: Hi everyone from Mississippi!

Glad to have you!