Building the Team By Donna Baver Rovito Editor, Physician Family The physicians we live with all have something HUGE in common, a single profession which unites them, all dedicated to taking the best possible care of their patients. While they may disagree on how to do that or have wildly different opinions on how to […] Continue reading → 
30 Surefire Signs You’re a Mom of Young Children By Megan Sharma We all have moments when we look in the mirror and say, “Holy burrito, I am a MOM!” It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happens. For some, it begins with that adorable baby bump during pregnancy. For others, it’s when our new baby […] Continue reading → 
To My Beloved By Katie Van Arendonk This Is Us . . . I aspire to watch this new drama but have yet to join the bandwagon. However, I digress . . . this is me and my Beloved on Match Day 2008, the moment that we found out that he matched at Johns Hopkins […] Continue reading → 
Resources to Help Your Physician Family Through The Match and Beyond By Donna Baver Rovito This week is a time for both excitement and dread among graduating medical students – Match Week, which culminates in Match Day on Friday, March 17! After finding out where they will spend the next 3-7 years, newly matched residents […] Continue reading → 
Does Match Day dictate your destiny? A surgeon’s wife weighs in By Megan Sharma Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! The momentous Match Day fast approaches! But you already knew that, right? Your calendar is marked. Perhaps your hopes and dreams are already staked on a particular program in a favorite city. Or, maybe, you’ll […] Continue reading → 
Keeping “It Gets Better” in Check By Sarah Paschall As my husband is just months away from completing his medical residency and starting practice, I’m reminded of a mantra that I’ve heard bantered around in medical circles for a while now: It gets better. On the surface level, this idea of “it gets better” provides […] Continue reading → 
The Doctor is Out: Managing Resentment By Kelly Houseman (Our son, a few months old. All the doctor, none of the drama!) I recently received an email from a new friend asking how I was able to make it through med school, residency, fellowship and now attending life without harboring resentment and while staying supportive. […] Continue reading → 
Five Stages of Distress When You Find Out Your PHYSICIAN is Ill by Monica Swanson Flus, colds…this is the time of the year that it seems everyone is fighting something. If you haven’t been sick recently, then someone you know probably has been. This is a phenomenon that occurs every winter, everywhere, and no one is […] Continue reading → 
(Editor’s Note: This Valentine’s Day blog was originally published in February 2015, and although the writer’s personal circumstances have changed a little, the sentiment and hope are still relevant as we approach Valentine’s Day 2017.) Valentine’s Day Reflections: Reasons To Be Hopeful By Jessica Cilella This year, I’ll be spending Valentine’s Day alone. Physically, I won’t be […] Continue reading → 
4 Creative Ideas for Spending a Fun Valentine’s Day With Your Kids By Michelle Peterson The season of love is upon us again, and for many physician families it can be challenging to decide how to spend Valentine’s Day – especially if the physician in the family won’t be home to share the love. Even if […] Continue reading →