I Am the 4% of Black Female Physicians
WE will not be silenced. WE demand justice. I am a black woman; full of determination, passion, unwavering faith, strength and courage. I kneel in solidarity. As it has been repeated time and time again, “It is clear that police brutality against black men and women is a significant public health emergency.“ As a […]
My Fears, Hopes and Dreams as a Black Physician Mom Raising a Black Son
I became a mom to a black son 25 years ago. Four months later I graduated from my family medicine residency carrying him on my hip to receive my diploma. He was born during a time when I was planning for our future and the future of generations to come. I was secure in knowing […]
Racism is a public health concern. Everyone in healthcare needs to take it personally
The killing of George Floyd and other Black people in the U.S. breaks my heart, just like it does yours. I stand with those calling for compassion, reason, and equality across the country. As a doctor, I was taught to protect ALL life. Those young and old, Black and white, male or female. They have […]
What if Mommy is Not OK?
Let’s be honest – the pressures of being a wife and mom can sometimes be tough to handle. OK, maybe not sometimes – ALL the time! You’re responsible for so much. Cooking, cleaning, chauffeuring, managing schedules, taking care of your sick kids (and husband!). You make sure everyone has what they need every single day. […]
We Have Always Been Heroes
Was everyone in med school as young, innocent, and wildly stupid as we were? The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine required superlatives: most, best, fastest… dumbest? Before each test, my friend Frank and I would scroll through our mental Rolodexes of “what are our other options?” (As opposed to being stuck inside with “Clinical […]
The Power of Walking with a Doctor
Reflections from the Women in White Coats Virtual Conference
Whoa!!!! I can’t believe that we are now on the other side of the Women in White Coats Virtual Conference. We put in so much to make it a success and it was literally beyond anything we could have dreamed of! It was absolutely AMAZING!!!! And you know why? Because we had so many of […]
Career Move: Your Family Will Thank You Later
One evening after a exhausting clinic day, I was again the last parent to pick up my two boys from daycare. My husband was working late, so I was on my own. We drove home and I fed and bathed my littles entirely on autopilot. They splashed like Shamu in their bubble bath, giggling as […]
Preparing the Next Generation through COVID19
I’m a retired veteran and medical epidemiologist from the CDC and a board-certified OB/GYN who loves working in underserved hospitals and FQHCs, and even I never thought it would get to this. The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has taken us by storm and caught us off-guard. The public health prevention safeguards that I studied, implemented and […]
Editor’s Corner: What Women Doctors are Saying About the Pandemic
Letter to readers from our Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Amber Robins. Sis, how are you? Over the past few weeks our worlds have literally been turned upside down. I personally have never imagined that we would be in such a state as this. In our country we continue to work tirelessly on the front lines for our patients […]
