Here ’s how to be a good mom and good doctor

Go to college, go to medical school, start and finish residency and fellowship, get married, settle down and have children … There is a certain expectation of what a “successful life” would look like for a physician mom. Some may even choose to stop work and become a full-time stay-at-home mom. Even when my spouse, who works part-time for most of our marriage, took a year off work to be the stay at home parent — all the information from school came to me. Phone calls confirming class times and schedules, changes, issues relating to the kids. Nevermind that dear husband put his contact number as the primary number to call — it automatically defaults to mom (who is normally juggling calls between caring for sick patients at the hospital). Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician OB/GYN Practice Management Source Type: blogs