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Whether you are a parent, spouse, fiancé, sibling, or classmate, here are 55 Useful Christmas Gifts for Medical Students.

55 USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR YOUR MEDICAL STUDENT

Not sure what to get the med student in your life? We’ve got you covered! I am a full believer of giving gifts for medical students you know they will use (and LOVE) in their training. So, whether you are a parent, spouse, fiancé, sibling, classmate, or a med student yourself — here are 55 …

Did He, the greatest of all, take time for His mental health? Here are five scriptures stories when Christ took care of His mental health.

5 SCRIPTURE STORIES WHEN CHRIST TOOK CARE OF HIS MENTAL HEALTH

October 10, 2021 is World Mental Health Day. According to the World Health Organization, “The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health….But World Mental Health Day is about more than advocacy. It also provides an opportunity to …

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. While medical students don't have an M.D. behind their name, they should be included in this group.

NATIONAL PHYSICIAN (AND MED STUDENT) SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY

Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. While medical students don’t have an M.D. behind their name, I think they still should be included in this group. Physicians, residents, med students are super human. We as the public expect them to walk into our exam room, treat us perfectly kind, answer all our questions, and …

Since the start of Blade's away rotation, we've both faced various challenges. Gratefully there are tender mercies all along the way.

CHALLENGES OF AN AWAY ROTATION

“The Savior is never closer to you than when you are facing or climbing a mountain with faith.” –President Russell M Nelson I’ll be honest, the past few weeks have been ROUGH. This mountain of a month that we are climbing is a tough journey. Today is day 17 of Blade’s away rotation. Since the start …

Cancer diagnosis chapter two. "Surviving" med school took on a whole new sentiment when I was diagnosed with not one, but two cancers.

A CANCER DIAGNOSIS DURING MEDICAL SCHOOL: CHAPTER 2

I walked home. For the time of year, it was warm enough and I needed to just think. From the lot where my Jeep is parked on a daily basis to our house, it is probably a 15-minute stroll. I tried to process what had just been revealed an hour or so before. I had …

We are officially in year four of medical school! Year three came with it's own unique set of challenges. Here are three things I learned...

YEAR THREE AS A MED SCHOOL WIFE

We are officially in year four of medical school! Today is Blade’s first day of his sub-internship in orthopedic surgery. I am blown away that we are 75 percent done with medical school! Well, probably more like 78 percent because Blade graduates in May 2022. Year one as a med school wife was probably more challenging …

I hope as you read you will find it to be faith building and encourage you to focus your life even just a bit more on Christ.

3 THINGS WE CAN DO TO BE CHEERFUL AND FIND JOY BY FOLLOWING JESUS CHRIST

I once was asked to speak in my church and was given the topic of “We can be cheerful and find joy by following Jesus Christ.” I’ve always enjoyed preparing talks for church because it gives me an opportunity to dive a bit deeper into the gospel of Jesus Christ. Plus, I just learn more …

Mental health is not always beautiful, but it can have beautiful outcomes. Here are 4 concrete ways I've invested in my mental health.

4 WAYS TO INVEST IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Life is not always beautiful, but the outcomes can be. (1) Similarly, I’ve found that postpartum depression and anxiety are not always beautiful. But the outcome can be. I think the key word there is CAN. October 10, 2020 was World Mental Health Day. It’s been a few months since World Mental Health Day, but …

As we approach the end of clinical rotations, here are 10 tips to survive and thrive during clinicals from a med spouse and med student.

10 TIPS TO THRIVE DURING CLINICAL ROTATIONS FROM A MED STUDENT AND MED WIFE

And just like that, 8 weeks of surgery are done and we are already half way through psychiatry! As we are nearing the tail end of our clinical rotations, I thought it would be good to put together a list of things we’ve learned that have helped us get through clinicals as a family and …

1 OUT OF 1,000: CORD PROLAPSE BIRTH TRAUMA

1 out of 1000. I was 1 out of 1000. We were 1 out of 1000… When they give you the statistics that the chance of something going wrong is extremely low, there is always the one. The one that becomes the statistic. There is one person, one woman, one baby, one birth that becomes …