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UNMATCHED

We share our story so applicants who have gone unmatched or partially unmatched know they are not alone. This is our experience in the heat of the moment and written openly and vulnerably. We hope by sharing, other medical families will feel supported and part of a community as this topic is not discussed openly …

5 WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED DURING AWAY ROTATIONS

You’ve made it to the fourth year of medical school and it’s time for those pesky, but oh so needed, away rotations. It can be overwhelming as you prepare logistically for them. Housing, transportation, food, and whether or not you and the family are going to tag along with your med student from month 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 …

Cancer diagnosis part four. Blade continues by sharing his experience in prepping for surgery and the outcome of the pathology report.

A CANCER DIAGNOSIS DURING MEDICAL SCHOOL: CHAPTER 4

Waiting for my surgery date to finally roll around was like waiting for Christmas day as a five-year-old. It took FOREVER. The difference was that instead of unknown gifts that would be unveiled when the day finally arrived, the unknown in my current circumstance was tied to my survival. We would “unwrap”, so to say, …

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 …

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 …

YEAR TWO AS A MED SCHOOL WIFE

We are officially in year three of medical school! Today is the first day of clinical rotations. How has time gone by so fast? I can’t believe we are already half way through our med school journey. Year one as a med school wife was probably more challenging than year two. But I still learned …

LEARNING INDEPENDENCE AS A MEDICAL SCHOOL SPOUSE

This last birthday I turned 28. Each year my husband asks me the same question. What is one lesson you learned this year? 27 was a great year. A challenging year, but a great one for sure. With my husband starting med school, settling in after a big move across the country, all of us …

I'm Kristi and I started The Med School Wife blog in 2015 to write about navigating both sides of med school before, during, and after. Join me!

THE GAL BEHIND THE MED SCHOOL WIFE

Since officially starting medical school last year, I figured it’s time to reintroduce myself! I’m Kristi and I started The Med School Wife blog in 2015 in hopes to not only document our journey, but to become a resource to those in a medical marriage or relationship. MEDICAL RELATIONSHIPS I mostly wanted to write about …

JOURNEY TO MEDICAL SCHOOL

Today I reflected on our journey to medical school because, believe it or not, a year ago today (September 22, 2017), Blade interviewed at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. I remember the excitement in his voice when he video called me to show me the campus. He said he could see us raising our …