EAN: 9783319680279

MOTHERS IN MEDICINE KARTONIERT (TB)

Women are entering medical school in equal numbers as men  yet still face unique challenges in
a profession where  overall  male physicians outnumber female physicians 3 to 1. Women in
medicine also face decisions such as when to have a child during training and often struggle
with work-life balance. This book features real stories and advice from mothers in medicine at
all stages of training from medical student to practicing physician and addresses the topics
that shape the lives  joys  and challenges of women in medicine today. The book is based on the
best posts and wisdom shared on the Mothers in Medicine blog  which was established in 2008 by
the editor and has published over 1500 posts and has over 4.8 million page views to date. The
book is organized by themes that are unique to the physician-mother: career decisions  having
children during training  navigating life challenges  practice issues  and work-life balance.
Each chapter features an excerpt from the blog followed by an honest discussion of the key
considerations  guidelines  and tips as related to each topic in the conversational  personal
tone of the blog. The book concludes with a chapter that features the most popular questions
posted on the Mothers in Medicine blog and a summary of the responses received from the
community of readers. Mothers in Medicine: Career  Practice  and Life Lessons Learned is a
valuable and contemporary resource for pre-medical students  medical students  residents  and
physicians.

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