My daughter’s legs.

My mom-brain coaching my pedsICU/palliative-brain “It’s not cancer. This is normal. It’s not cancer.”

As we prepare to launch the journal, please keep in mind we will be recruiting Social Media Ambassadors. Community members & organizers are especially encouraged to apply 👇🏻

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Last week I was on palliative care.

This week I’m on critical care.

When I’m acting as 1 or the other, I’ve tried really hard to flip hats + stay in my lane.

And sometimes, my hat is really just 1 with both fields woven together.

Let’s work towards a healthcare system where equity is standard, and the contributions of women are recognized as essential to healthcare excellence. Together, we can improve health outcomes and strengthen our communities #WIMStrongerTogether

It’s been a while since something resonated so intensely! ❤️

“I cannot be the best mother while also being the best physician, educator, spouse, or self. ... So for today, I'll settle on feeling good enough. Tomorrow is a new day”.- Lauren Rissman

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Descubre en este ensayo de medicina narrativa cómo una médica de cuidados intensivos pediátricos reflexiona sobre una discusión con un colega masculino frente a su equipo médico femenino, llevándola a cuestionarse hasta concluir que no puede ser t... jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Beautifully written...

My toddler: Mommy. I’m scared of doctors.

Me: But, I’m a doctor and I’m not scary.

Toddler: No. Not you. Real doctors.

😂 OK!

Something a lot of us struggle with- Thanks Lauren Rissman for your thoughts!
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I found a cow!

Please consider consulting palliative care > 5 minutes before someone dies.

Was stopped by a doc today- who’s raising 3 girls- he thanked me for writing this piece in JAMA

He said he shared it with his wife and it laid out what she also feels- as a #womeninmedicine

One day, we will be enough.

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My backseat driver is 3 years old.

She points out “The light is green; go mom!!!!”

It’s taking an awful lot of self control to keep my mouth shut and NOT scream, “I taught you your colors yesterday!!!”

Please clap.

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‘Good Enough’ — We need to keep talking about this👇

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“With more women entering the field, there is a responsibility to be more authentic and vulnerable as we help to shape the next generation.”

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Female colleagues
Please, do read this piece about being a mother in medicine. Worth your time, believe me.

Created a primary palliative care curriculum for trainees (symptom management, goals of care, family conferences, end of life mgmt).

The first piece of written feedback after giving the 1st lecture in a series: “Slayed.”

Hard to interpret…

“Ian is 15 years old. In 2019, Ian was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. After surgery and months of chemotherapy, Ian was declared cancer free; however, in November 2021, his cancer would return and spread throughout his body. This past week, he and his family would learn that…

I love intubating.

But

Knowing how to effectively bag-mask ventilate is perhaps one of the most important skills I have learned.

#pedsICU