“I made a big mess over here!” my daughter yelled gleefully from the hallway. When you’re 5, making messes is just part of the fun. I reluctantly peered around the corner to find pink kinetic sand all over her legs and the floor. Cursing my mothe…
It’s a peculiar thing being a single mom, 30, and a first year medical student. At the med school parties, I’m 8 years older than everyone. In the hospital, I’m 8 years behind on my training than physicians my own age. At my kid’s daycare, I am that pa…
I recently put together a panel for the AAMC Continuum Connections conference (a joint meeting of student affairs, GME, medical students, and residents) on Supporting Parent Learners Throughout the Continuum. The goal was to discuss the unique needs of…