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43. Private surgery practice with your spouse, waiting to have kids until after residency, and the challenges of female mentorship with Dr. Nicole Basa
"I think we're so geared on the next step - what do I have to do next, I need to complete this before I get to the next step, then this will make me happy. I think we're constantly doing that to ourselves and we don't even know what happy means or what we wanted. My husband and I sat down, we were at Red Robins getting french firies and burgers, and we looked at each other and were like 'Is this what we worked our whole lives to be? This is not great. This is not that fun'."This episode is with Dr. Nicole Basa who is a private practice general and bariatric surgeon in Austin , Texas.In this episode we talk about:- Female mentorship in surgery (spoiler alert, it wasn't always positive)- How she thought about having a child in surgical residency vs not- Getting pregnant with her first child while she was in the thick of starting a private surgical practice with her husband- Starting a private practice with her husband and what it's like working with your husband- The logistics of owning a practice with your spouse when you have to deal with the unpredictability of childcare (daycare illnesses...)- and so much more! Connect with Moms of Medicine:- Instagram @moms_of_medicine- [email protected] with Dr. Nicole Basa:- Instagram @nicolebasamd- Her practice B+A Medical Center
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42. Dr. Sheri Dewan on neurosurgery, ignoring the detractors, having children in residency, writing her memoir, and doing pro bono surgeries in India
"That was the moment where I almost quit. That was my pivotal moment. We saw so many people die as a level 1 trauma center so there was so much emotional baggage that we carry as doctors through that, but I never faltered. It was always 'this is what I want to do, this is what I was born to do,' and that moment when I was verbally attacked at this grand rounds, that questioned everything to me about my choices in neurosurgery."This episode is with Dr. Sheri Dewan, a board certified neurosurgeon practicing in Chicago. In this episode we talk about:- Sheri's inspiration behind becoming a neurosurgeon- Talking with her husband while they were dating about what it would look like for the two of them to get married and her have a career in neurosurgery- How she dealt with the numerous people who told her she couldn't be a neurosurgeon- Having her children in residency training- The pivotal moment in which an attending clearly didn't want her in the residency program, publicly humiliated her and how that was the first time she thought about quitting- The support of her parents, husband and mentors that carried her through- The times in training when she might go several days where she only saw her children while they were asleep- Writing her memoir, Cutting A Path- Doing pro-bono surgeries in India, another thing people told her she couldn't do or would no longer have the desire to do after finishing her training- And so much more! Connect with Moms of Medicine:- Instagram @moms_of_medicine- [email protected] with Dr. Dewan:- Instagram @drsheridewan- drsheridewan.com- Grab a copy of her book, Cutting A Path
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41. Direct primary care, parenting a child with a rare disease, having kids in residency, social media, and so much more with Dr. Lauren Hughes
"I got in a lot of trouble and so I will never forget my attending said you will never keep the lights on if you practice like that."This episode is with Dr. Lauren Hughes who is a primary care pediatrician in Kansas City.In this episode we talk about:- Having kids in residency and how this might have been the worst time to have kids but there's also no good time- Having a baby intern year and then having twins in March 2020, a few months before she was going to finish residency and start her own practice- Her breastfeeding story and how it inspired her to get extra training in lactation medicine- Being a physician and caring for a child with a rare disease (her son has MCAD where he is missing an enzyme that converts fat to sugar)- The inspiration behind opening her own direct primary care practice- Operationally what it looks like to run a direct care practice and how this differs from a concierge practice- How she got started on social media and what she uses it for today- and so much more! Connect with Moms of Medicine:- Instagram @moms_of_medicine- [email protected] with Dr. Hughes:- Instagram @bloomdpc- drlaurenhughes.com
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40. Infertility, emergency medicine, long distance relationships, quitting your job, advocating for yourself, and having a large family with Dr. Camie Sorensen
" I remember I was working a morning shift and it was 7 or 730 and I remember exactly where I am because I have a spatial memory and I was in between these two rooms. One had a STEMI and I was trying to get him to the cath lab, the other had a stroke I was trying to administer tpa and I get a phone call and the nanny is calling out."This episode is with Dr. Camie Sorenson who is an Emergency Medicine physician in Fresno, California. In this episode we talk about:- Meeting her husband and the decision not to factor in where he was living when she made her rank list- Making a long distance relationship work- Infertility and how she thinks her job contributed to this- How she managed to undergo fertility treatments- Being the first woman at her job to take maternity leave- Going on to have 4 children and what that looks like today now that they are a little older- Quitting her job when it wasn't working for her- Advocating for yourself and knowing your worthand so much more! Connect with Moms of Medicine:- Instagram @moms_of_medicine- [email protected]
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39. Solo episode answering listener questions!
I answer some listener questions in this episode including:- My journey through med school, residenc, fellowship into being an attending- The specifics of my current job- What it's like training and raising a family in Boston- If I ever feel guilty about choosing medicine as a mom- Expectations vs reality - what I hold onto and what I let go- Best time to have a baby- Using a financial planner- Self doubt as a new attending- Dealing with childhood illness- Balancing things with spouse- Setting boundaries with workand more!
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