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Engaged, Now off to Medical School

The calendar is booked for the next six months with guest bloggers for The White Coat Wife. We have a wide variety of medical wife life experiences, so I thought we would start off with Sarah, who got married to her husband Joe between the first and second year of...

Away Rotations: Weekdays Apart, Weekends Together

Two weeks of away rotations completed and two weeks to go! On July 31st, my husband, Thomas, started his third year of medical school and the first month of clinical rotations. For those who are unfamiliar with the training schedule of medical school. This is the year...

Medical School Isolation for the Spouse

Scientific studies show that the rate of depression for medical students is 15%-30% higher than the general population and out of those students only 15-20% are seeking help. Much of the challenge is the work load, lack of sleep, the pressures of competition to get in...

A Student Doctor’s Perspective on the Application Process

Applying to medical schools often feels like this photo. Tom, my husband, has worked really hard and by God’s grace has balanced his relationship with God, family, and medicine over the past three years. Today he is generously taking time to share his experience...

When Your Fiancé Applies to Medical School…

There are several books and blogs avaiable for those looking at a medical career but very few avaiable for a student doctor spouse. This block my chapter of Side-by-Side is reading through Prescription for a Doctor’s Wife by Debby Read and so far...