Hi all :wave: ! I don't think I have ever done an intro, although I have many posts. I am 33, married and have a six-year-old son, Isaiah. I had a B.S. in Criminal Justice and Political Science (law school on the brain) when I became pregnant with our son (which, in itself is a miracle because I was told at a young age I could not have children). I decided to postpone law school for a few years until my son was a little older. I started off as a pre-med major while I was in the USAF, but changed my mind when I separated from the service six years later (oops!) I always had the urge for med school, but was afraid of the long and grueling hours. I stepped up to the plate three and a half years ago after I lost my father to CHF. I returned to my alma mater to get the necessary classes, etc. The hard was has actually paid off! I will be attending PCOM come August :rotfl: !
I currently work in the health care field as a Nursing Assistant (six years now). I work for a private duty agency, but it has recently been contracted out through Allied to care for the mentally challenged who also have some medical problems. I love the work, the pay is great. I think I will at least be ready for the "scut work" as a MS3/4 and intern.
I have a very supportive husband. He is a contractor by trade. He is a very loving husband and great father. He is very excited about our move to Philly.
In my spare time, I love to spend it with my son- bowling, movies or just playing Legos. We also camp every weekend from April to October. Well, long enough for me. So happy to be a member of such a GREAT site !!!!

Wow, I'm loving all these intro's!

Let's see, I'm nearly 33, married 11 years with a wonderful 8yr old daughter and 6 yr old fraternal twin boys! My husband is a business consultant who travels during the week, currently to CA. My boys are in half-day Kindergarten and love soccer. My daughter is a 3rd grader and preparing to compete in her first gymnastics meet next week! I'm a very proud mom, and a busy one, too.

I'm currently taking my last prereq course, org II, and studying for the April MCAT. (BA in Anthropology, 1991) I also volunteer in a Hosp ICU, a wonderful and sobering experience. I'll be applying to med school later this year!

I read voraciously and am planning to start writing with my husband after I finish this semester. (he's been asking me to write down my stories for years)

Oh yes, I'm also the moderator for this forum and love reading everyone's stories!

Theresa

Hi!

I'm 26, and working as a research technician in pharmacology. I think I am unique to this board since I am not going for an MD, but a PharmD in the fall.

Well, at least I hope so. I have an interview at my first choice in two weeks, and the wait is killing me!

I have been married for two years to a wonderful man who is in his second year of law school. We don't have children yet, but we are desperately searching for the right time for us to do so...I know, there's never a right time, but maybe a better time?

I found this site while looking for information for women who are trying to balance professional career goals with starting a family. Kudos to MomMD for being a forum for women to discuss these types of issues!

My daughter introduced me to this site when she was in med school in PA, and it is one of the ways I can support her and be more aware some of her challenges. She is now a 2nd year anesthesiology resident in Houston, with a stellar husband, a 4-yr-old daughter, and another baby expected in June. -- So my membership is more for sideline observation and connection to the community of women in medicine at all stages. Medicine has always fascinated me, although I never considered it as a profession. I am a web designer in California.

Hi everyone! :wave:
I just posted an intro, so I'll keep this short and sweet. I'm 17, working on 36 hours in college, and a mother of an 8 month old baby angel(Madeleine :goodvibes: ). I'm planning on becoming a doctor. I'm not sure what specialty yet. I wish everyone the best in the future. Thanks for the site!

Hi everyone,
I'm a 40 year od pre-med student with 6 hours until graduation. I have 3 kids, ages 5,11,19, and a very supportive husband. I am taking the MCAT in April and applying this year WITHOUT my school's HPAC letter! Despite doing well,my overall from 15 years ago is not good. I work as a pedi home health nurse (16 years), and am in the middle of not only doing school, family, work, studying for the MCAT, but also involved in convention planning for another great group that I serve as president (OldPreMeds). WOW! It keeps me running, but I love it!!

Hi! :wave: I'm Rinah. I'm from the Philippines. My husband Mark and I passed the licensure exam last August. :goodvibes: He's having his residency training in General Surgery at The Medical City . I, on the other hand, decided to forego my OBGYN residency at least after I give birth . We wanted to make sure everything's perfect for our first angel. We're expecting our baby this June and we both can't wait. I love this site. And I'm having fun :rotfl: with these graemlins!

Hi there! I am a 31 year old 4th year med student, just awaiting graduation. I've pushed all of my vacation to the end, so technically I am done!
I am not going through the Match this year, as I am expecting my first child ANY day now! My husband and I decided that the timing was perfect to spend a year at home with baby, and not go straight into residency. I am planning to go through Match next year, and I really want to go into pediatrics.
Some history. . .always thought I wanted to be in medicine, but I am not a "science person," so I went for psychology. Didn't really love it like I thought I would, so after I graduated, went back and took science classes, applied to med school (twice), and got in. Being older definitely has its advantages--I have a very different perspective on my career than many of my younger classmates.
Although I have some doubts about entering a field in so much turmoil, I really do love seeing patients, and can't picture myself doing anything else.
Good luck to all of you applicants out there--it's tough work, and there will be days when you question your sanity, but it is a good choice, in my opinion.

Hi, I'm Kelly. I'm a Family Practice third year resident just about to graduate from University of Missouri. I hope to stay here in academia because I like to teach and I want to do OB, which no other FP group in my town is doing secondary to malpractice issues. I've been married for nine years to my stay-at-home husband, Chris. We have two girls, Megan, 5, and Madeline, 2. I stay very, very busy. I also moonlight in our town's other hospital's ER. In fact, I'm a little ashamed to admit that after clinic last night, I fell asleep on the couch at 6 pm and didn't wake til this morning .

I've taken a little different route, since I left my first residency due to some burnout, found out I was pregnant, and decided to stay home with kids for about 18 months, then returned to a second year residency spot. Luckily my alma mater knew me well enough to take a chance on me for the remainder of my training. I'm stressing a little about finding a job because we really want to stay here in Columbia. Megan's in kindergarten, and we don't want to move her. Plus, we like it here! I interviewed for a faculty position the other day, and thought it went well, but now I'm having post-interview malaise. Nice to meet you all!

Hi! I am a 36 year old psychiatrist and mother of a 2 year old son and wife of a very supportive husband. I realized after I had my son that I could not leave him for someone else to raise so I have worked only part-time or locum tenens since his birth.

My finances have suffered horribly because of this decision because of the high expenses of medical training and practice and falling reimbursement rates.

I have become fed up and used my disappointment to fuel 2 new projects. One is a book and website helping professional women who want to work from home. (I have also become a life/career coach).

The other is a book (not quite complete yet) on unique, flexible ways that women physicians can make money from home (through medical websites and other ventures).

I am interested in homeschooling and wonder if there are any other mommd's who are homeschooling? (I did read another post in this forum of one other homeschooling mommd but I wonder if there are more.)

MomMd members, feel free to email me with any questions. I love to help!