Lengthy shifts. New skills. Life-long friendships. Blissful naps in the break room. Maybe even a snack in between patients?
Residency is one of the most important and exciting times in a doctor's life, as years of training turn into real-world patient care.
ѻý is excited to introduce Emilie "Mia" Mathura, DO, MSPH, as the host of our new short-form feature series called "White Coat Chronicles," where we follow the newly minted doctor starting her residency in ob/gyn.
In this dispatch, find out if the first few weeks of residency are everything she expected just a few months ago...
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Mia Mathura, DO, MSPH, (a.k.a. "Dr. M") is an ob/gyn resident at a university program in the Southeast U.S. She is passionate about the surgical aspects of ob/gyn and public health research, especially concerning health disparities in reproductive healthcare. Her mission is to make reproductive healthcare understandable and accessible to all. When she isn't in the hospital, you can catch her on the dance floor of the nearest salsa dancing event.