tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097705246752517623.post897553695730910997..comments2023-08-03T09:30:44.139-04:00Comments on surgi-cell: Divine Secrets of the Surgical SisterhoodSarada Kakinadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731358800798149132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097705246752517623.post-47572010642202184932011-06-21T08:24:41.933-04:002011-06-21T08:24:41.933-04:00Yeah, I think the issue only comes up because medi...Yeah, I think the issue only comes up because medical residents work 90 hour weeks, and we make a lot of sacrifices to do that so it's impossible to not think about what kind of lifestyle you want when you finish training so that you can be with your kids on SOME level. The way she talks about it, women are entering medicine in droves only to want to leave so they can drive their kids to soccer practice at 3 every day. I don't know who she's been talking to, but most girls I know in medicine don't have a burning passion to be that kind of mom. (Personally, I take the attitude that this is what grandparents and husbands were invented for =P) I think if you're picking medicine and you meant it, you understood there was a major sacrifice in the first place, and you are asking about lifestyle just as a way to understand balance.Sarada Kakinadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731358800798149132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097705246752517623.post-2400928726820177892011-06-21T01:36:54.683-04:002011-06-21T01:36:54.683-04:00Found your blog via Table for One over at http://s...Found your blog via Table for One over at http://solitarydiner.blogspot.com! <br /><br />This post makes me really, really thankful that I haven't encountered doctors like Dr. Sibert (I'm only pre-med, though). My female medical director at my workplace is in Dr. Sibert's generation but the COMPLETE opposite - aware of the sexism inherent during her days of training and willing to nurture and support young people in ANY career. Thank goodness for docs like her!<br /><br />Coming from a family with two working parents (40 hours each), I am not really an advocate for any male or female cutting down to say, 30 hours just for child-rearing. But I also recognize that a resident living on a shoe-string budget can't afford a nanny or have grandparents that can help. I do think there is a solution somewhere in the middle that a young MD/mother can reach.Minglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708626178634518410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097705246752517623.post-73976943329268425442011-06-19T23:36:11.806-04:002011-06-19T23:36:11.806-04:00I suspect you're right (at least in many cases...I suspect you're right (at least in many cases) in your impression that older female attendings give young women in medicine a difficult time because they're jealous of how much easier it is for women these days. I can only imagine how bitter I would be if I made many sacrifices in my personal life and then the people coming after me didn't have to do the same. It's unfortunate though that they can't just be pleased with the change and supportive of everyone who wants better life-work balance.Solitary Diner (Also Known as The Frugalish Physician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01239189582752445700noreply@blogger.com