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A recap of what I learned during our unexpected year five of being a med school wife after we did not Match our first cycle.

YEAR FIVE AS A MED SCHOOL WIFE

This post has been sitting in my drafts for quite a while waiting to be finished. It’s over a year late in being published…but better late than never! I started this post in June 2023 for reference. Enjoy. I never thought this would be a five part series. I only expected to write four of …

YEAR FOUR AS A MED SCHOOL WIFE

Reflecting on the past medical year, here are four things I learned during my fourth year as a med school wife.

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 …

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 …

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. "Surviving" med school took on a whole new sentiment in my third year rotations when I was diagnosed with not one, but two cancers.

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 …

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 …

LESSONS FROM THE OR IN MEDICAL SCHOOL

“Do. Not. Move.” There will be many defining moments during my time in medical school. This instance was one of those moments. I had the opportunity to shadow a world renown cardiac surgeon and work one-on-one with his staffed fellow as one of my selectives. Selectives The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine explains, “As …