Women Leaving Medicine

A switch from medicine to accounting

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:39:25 -0800

[This is a guest post] Hi, I graduated from medical school but did a complete 180 degree change and...

Quitting medicine was the most difficult decision of my life

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:09:10 -0800

[This is a guest post] I just read your post after stumbling on this site and it sounded...

A doctor's despair - not sure what the next step is

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:03:00 -0700

[This is a guest post] I was Googling “women leaving medicine” one day when I was particularly down...

Time to move on from emergency medicine?

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:21:39 -0700

[This is a guest post] I am so relieved to have found this site. So much of what I have read feels...

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should"

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:56:03 -0700

[This is a guest post] Only you know what you want out of life. I would only offer a cautionary tale...

"For my son"

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:52:55 -0700

[This is a guest post] I have been out of medicine for nearly 2 years. Had my daughter in 2010, was...

"A good balance between mom and physician but hoping to make it better"

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:12:00 -0700

[This is a guest post] Hi everyone, So many of the stories here touch me personally. I am a...

As I get set to embark on a Mindfulness and Meditation training...

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:07:02 -0700

As I get set to embark on a Mindfulness and Meditation training program in our local community, I want to share this lovely video with you that I found on their website.

I believe it’s these moments that we have forgotten to focus on, in our stressed-out lives. And yet, I bet every one will seem familiar and even ordinary to you. Look around you - what are you missing by living only in your mind, oriented to the moments in the future that you worry about, or those in the past that sadden you?

May your day be filled with the appreciation of lots of little perfect moments!

"A bitter pill to swallow?"

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:05:00 -0700

[This is a guest post] My story is so similar to others here. I left my job, that I loved, as a...

Hear it from an Aussie male, Nigel Marsh — a vision of...

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:11:30 -0800

Hear it from an Aussie male, Nigel Marsh — a vision of Work-Life balance that we can, as women doctors (mostly!) aspire to!

From the independently organized TEDx (Technology Education Design) Conference in Sydney, author, performance coach and CEO Nigel Marsh shares the insights he gained from his year-long journey into figuring out “Work-Life Balance”.

Women physicians - when will we be ready to join this movement??

What sustains one working physician mom - The rhythm of my days

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:29:31 -0800

Image via Wikipedia I’m one month into my redesigned life as a physician mom and simultaneous...

My Story of Leaving Medicine 10 years ago

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:31:33 -0800

[This is a guest post] “Well, this may be more that any of you want to know. I am a 52 year...

The Entrepreneurial MD takes on the mommy life

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:43:00 -0800

I started the New Year in a whole new mode - no more regular nanny! This is a big step for me, as I...

Can you ever go back?

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:15:59 -0800

[This is a guest post] “I’m so glad to find this website. I thought that I was one of...

Overworked physician mom

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:35:00 -0800

[This is a guest post] “Thanks Philippa. This is the first place I’ve found that...

Dear Philippa

I've enjoyed your blog since I discovered it, and I thought it most appropriate that I reach out to you about a new book coming out that is right up your alley. new book, which is due out soon, published by Chelsea Green Publishing, whom I am a publicist for. I signed up for Tumblr just so I can send you this message; not sure you will receive it.

"The Color of Atmosphere: One Doctor's Journey In and Out of Medicine" is written by Dr. Maggie Kozel's - she had a 17 year career as a pediatrician before leaving medicine. Her story details the journey of falling in love with medicine, devoting her life to it, and her eventual choice to walk away with it. It's a moving memoir that also portrays how health care is failing not only patients, but doctors. Maggie also blogs regularly at Huffpo and has a new post up today on KevinMD (http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/12/health-care-economics-relationship-doctor-patient.html#more-49786).

You can learn more about her book here. I'd be happy to send you a copy if you are interested in reading, and perhaps, writing about the book.

Many thanks for your time
---
Diane Zeigler
Web Strategies & Client Relations
Kimbell Sherman Ellis, LLP
Representing Chelsea Green Publishing
26 State Street, Suite 8
Montpelier, VT 05602
zig@ksefocus.com
phone: 802-229-4900 x 100
cell: 802-839-6520

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:31:00 -0800

Hi Diane Thank you for writing. I believe a copy of the book is already on its way to me, as I was...

When motherhood calls, what's a working gal doc to do?

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:41:00 -0800

Ever since my pregnancy a little over eight years ago, I have been working as a business and career...

Options??

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:11:54 -0700

[This is a guest post] “I have lived my entire life to be a hand surgeon. Now that I’m...

Any advice for an aspiring woman physician?

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:33:00 -0700

[This is a guest post] I am a 24 year old woman, who despite the odds stacked against me is willing...

This moving 3-minute talk by Stacey Kramer from the wonderful...

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:33:00 -0700

This moving 3-minute talk by Stacey Kramer from the wonderful TED Talks series will help create a fresh perspective on your life with all its fragility and amazement.

What will you appreciate more deeply today? Who will you hug more closely?