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Nationwide — Drs. Diane Boykin, M.D.; Leah Matthews, M.D., MPH; Sylvia E. Morris, M.D., MPH; Jessica Osborn, M.D.; and Angela C.B. Walker, M.D. – all Black girls – first got here collectively whereas finding out at Georgetown College Faculty of Drugs within the late Nineties. And now, collectively they’ve authored a e-book entitled The Recreation Plan: A Girl’s Information to Changing into a Physician and Residing a Life in Drugs that speaks to the hearts and minds of women — from center college to medical college — who need to study concerning the rewards and frustrations of medication from a lady’s perspective.
They shortly realized the importance of getting a assist system rooted in a singular aim of turning into a feminine physician. All through their greater than 30-year friendship, the ladies have shared methods for succeeding in lessons, cheered one another on by residencies, supplied recommendation on balancing household duties whereas addressing adversity within the healthcare workforce, inspired one another’s concepts for attaining psychological wellness, and desires of writing a e-book.
“We have now watched one another mature over the previous three a long time in methods which are dynamic to us as girls and ladies of shade,” stated Dr. Morris. “It was really throughout one in all our annual getaways that we realized we wanted to dig into our collective and particular person experiences to supply the information that we’ve got obtained to assist younger ladies who aspire to put on a white coat in the future.”
“Whereas the variety of feminine practising physicians and graduating medical college students is on the rise, girls proceed to face distinctive components that may affect affected person and profession outcomes,” stated Dr. Walker. “That’s why we collaborated on this e-book that illustrates the significance of growing a recreation plan that addresses having fun with science, attending medical college, coming into residency, compensation expectations, work-life stability, and profession trajectory.”
What Individuals Are Saying:
“Eye-opening… A very good information, not simply to being a lady in medication, however to being anybody in medication, or actually anybody in a really time-demanding occupation.” — Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent, Kaiser Well being Information
“The e-book takes a holistic strategy, encompassing each the non-public {and professional}, with frank revelations from every of the authors concerning the challenges they’ve confronted as girls in a male-dominated profession discipline.” — Georgetown Well being Journal cowl story
The e-book, The Recreation Plan: A Girl’s Information to Changing into a Physician and Residing a Life in Drugs, is on the market now on Amazon.
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