Dr. Yohannes Mengistu
From the rural district hospital to the bustling capital city, Dr. Yohannes Mengistu’s medical journey in Ethiopia has been nothing short of transformative. In this blog, join Dr. Mengistu as he shares the challenges, rewards, and insights gained while transitioning from a dedicated clinician to a healthcare leader. Discover the delicate balance between providing quality healthcare and driving improvements within Ethiopia’s fragile healthcare system.
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We welcome back Wenny Lin, Ph.D. this month, who shares some wonderful ideas for all physician families, no matter where you are in the journey. Wenny is passionate about career development and personal finance topics, and she writes at Women in Pharma Careers. She is currently accepting invitations for “free” steak dinners. My husband decided […] Continue reading → At our wedding, my partner gave a speech that recounted the approximately 50 flights we’d taken to visit each other during the five years of our relationship spent long-distance. Even after we got married, we continued living in different states for another year while he finished his PhD and I completed my postdoctoral fellowship. Finally, after […] Continue reading → Now that the celebration of Match Day is over, we wanted to share some survival tips from Hannah Pye as you start contemplating the next phase in your journey. We especially love Tip #4 and want to remind everyone that the AMA Alliance is a great place to start when looking for a supportive community! […] Continue reading → To help you prepare for Match Day 2022, we’ve gathered some of our posts from this blog and some articles from Summer 2016’s issue. Enjoy! 3/30/18 May the Odds Ever Be in Your Favor! By Rachel Pyron and Angelic Rodgers 3/8/18 Adapting to “The Match” by Lara Balsters McElderry 7/5/17 Welcome to Resident Widowhood by […] Continue reading → The theme for Black History Month 2022 is Black Health and Wellness. As part of its Virtual Festival 2022, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History is offering a live session with Harriet A. Washington on February 15, 2022 at 8:00 pm ET. The event is free and will be recorded […] Continue reading → By Dr. Yohannes Mengistu In my previous blog published a year ago on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Africa,” I tried to anticipate the impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on Africa, including the obvious health care crisis and the direct or indirect effect on the economy, leading to an even greater economic plunge. Moreover, […] Continue reading → By Donna Baver Rovito Match Day is approaching. MATCH DAY. The words can conjure joy or terror – or both! It’s an experience all medical families share and in most cases, it’s a day physicians and their families will remember always. Our personal Match Day story has an interesting….twist. Peter and I were engaged during […] Continue reading → By Angelic Rodgers We’ve seen a lot of discussion among physician families on social media regarding how they are dealing with COVID-19 and all of the uncertainties related to the disease. A lot of parents are already using online technology to connect kids with their friends. FaceTime and Zoom are popular for social activities, as […] Continue reading → 
By Dr. Yohannes Mengistu Since the March 11, 2020 announcement of COVID-19 as pandemic by the World Health Organization, those of us who live in Africa have been told to stay put and “prepare for the worst” by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Even though Africa is fortunate to be at a less advanced stage […] Continue reading →