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• My post on reporting abuse on KevinMD

  My recent post on mandatory reporting of intimate partner abuse being possibly more of an emotional response for the caregiver rather than good care for the victim has been republished at KevinMD: Should every case of domestic abuse be reported? … Continue reading → [...]
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• Heavy music

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  Despite my hippy crunch tendencies and tie-dye banner, believe it or not, I don’t listen to a lot of classic rock anymore. I got supersaturated with it in my youth, and have heard just about every classic rock song enough … Continue reading → [...]
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• Mommy wars, revisited

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  I am sure you have heard or read about the recent kerfuffle over a comment made by a Democratic party lobbyist and strategist Hilary Rosen on Anderson Cooper. She opined, very validly, in my opinion, that Ann Romney may not … Continue reading → [...]
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• Reply turned post, Trisomy 18 and mental masturbation style

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  I can get really frustrated by people who enter into philosophical arguments about serious medical ethics questions online. Many of these people have a definite agenda, often controlling access to abortion, but try to couch it as some sort of … Continue reading → [...]
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• Autism and obesity, a confounder

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  The journal Pediatrics released a study recently claiming an association between autism and maternal obesity during pregnancy. As soon as I heard this study being splashed all over the media, I winced. As much as the journalists point out “correlation, … Continue reading → [...]
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• When good care isn’t emotionally driven care

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  Hello, folks! I am slowly getting over not matching. Slowly. I am trying to strategize for the next match. And, I’m trying to take care of myself, emotionally and physically, in the aftermath. In the meantime, I am on my … Continue reading → [...]
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• Much more fun than studying

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  I am cramming for my last exam in medical school tomorrow. Scratch that, I am procrastinating instead of studying. I will be speaking at the VBAC Summit again this year, and had to write a bio. As much as I … Continue reading → [...]
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• So, in case you were wondering…

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  …I didn’t match. There are probably many reasons why. I was geographically limited in two ways: my custody agreement limited me to the Southeast, and I only applied in cities where I knew people. I am an osteopathic student who … Continue reading → [...]
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• Match Madness

  I wrote about sitting and waiting for the residency match here at Mothers in Medicine. We had to certify our match rank lists February 22nd. We don’t get informed whether we matched until March 12th, and where we matched until … Continue reading → [...]
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• Early induction for dying dad

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  My sister-in-law posted the link on my Facebook page to this sad story about a pregnant woman getting an induction a week and a half early because her husband was dying. I had already seen the story on quite a … Continue reading → [...]
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