HAVING BABIES IN MED SCHOOL, PT. 2: HOW DO SCHOOLS SUPPORT PARENTS?

The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School · Jun 24, 2021 · 1h 3m

Is it enough to deal with issues on a case-by-case basis, or do schools need to do better? TL;DR We share more stories from our med student parents. What the research says about how medical schools are supporting parents and pregnant students in medical school. How should med schools support student parents and pregnant students–can schools do better? Physician training comes smack in the middle of prime parenting years. Yet the intensity and time commitment required to study medicine doesn’t make the decision to have kids while in school or residency–or to go into medicine when you already…