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 …
Medical School
Medical school is full of ups and downs. Four years of major challenges and joyful moments. Covering topics from both sides of a medical marriage.
A CANCER DIAGNOSIS DURING MEDICAL SCHOOL: BECOMING THE PATIENT
Cancer. People always joke about surviving medical school. With the long hours, tons of information, fatigue, and emotional up and downs – often times you feel like you’re drowning. Third year is even more notorious for this as you transition to clinical work in fields such as surgery, obygn, internal medicine, etc. “Surviving” took on …
GRAD CARDS, GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND MORE WITH BASIC INVITE
In approximately one year, we will celebrate Blade’s medical school graduation and we will be on to residency. I can’t believe how fast time flies. It seems like we just graduated from undergrad! But, it actually has been four years for me (2017) and three years for Blade (2018). Look how young we look! Hazel …
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 …
SO, YOUR HUSBAND GOT INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL
This guest post is from Sarah, a fellow medical wife. Her husband recently finished medical school at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. They are beginning a residency in pediatrics at Memorial University in Newfoundland. When I reached out to Sarah about sharing her words of wisdom after finishing medical school, she was more than happy …
THE SPOUSE’S ROLE IN INTERVIEWS AND MATCH DAY
Guest post written by Kailynn All of the feelings of Match ranking and Match Day are still so fresh for us. Each passing day toward the Match brings more excitement for the next journey but insurmountable anxiety of the unknown. Will you match? Will you get your top pick? Where will you end up? When …