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In 2017, Dr. Suzanne Koven published an essay describing the challenges faced by female physicians, including her own personal struggle with imposter syndrome--a long-held secret belief that she was not smart enough or good enough to be a "real" doctor. Accessed by thousands of readers around the world, Koven's "Letter to a Young Female Physician" has evolved into a deeply felt reflection on her career in medicine.
Koven tells candid and illuminating stories about her pregnancy during a grueling residency in the AIDS era; the illnesses of her child and aging parents during which her roles as a doctor, mother, and daughter converged, and sometimes collided; the sexism, pay inequity, and harassment that women in medicine encounter; and the twilight of her career during the COVID-19 pandemic. As she traces the arc of her life, Koven finds inspiration in literature and faces the near-universal challenges of burnout, body image, and balancing work with marriage and parenthood.
Shining with warmth, clarity, and wisdom, Letter to a Young Female Physician reveals a woman forging her authentic identity in a modern landscape that is as overwhelming and confusing as it is exhilarating in its possibilities. Koven offers an indelible account, by turns humorous and profound, from a doctor, mother, wife, daughter, teacher, and writer who sheds light on our desire to find meaning, and on a way to be our own imperfect selves in the world.
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https://t.co/znz98a2VvE "There is no specific answer to many of the quandaries of a medical career, but there is much that storytelling and presence can do." Check out @vidyavis's latest book review of Letter to a Young Female Physician by @SuzanneKovenMD! #impostersyndrome https://t.co/JivgetjDxp
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Happy paperback pub date to Suzanne Koven. I love your smart and engaging LETTERS TO A YOUNG FEMALE PHYSICIAN. This book is a must read for all of us! https://twitter.com/SuzanneKovenMD/status/1521510195138076674
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Episode🎙 dropping soon! @SuzanneKovenMD of @MassGenBrigham is a physician and author. Her essay collection 📚 is inspiring and offers universal lessons. https://t.co/BEalrQfY1O Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life https://t.co/fUv5BswygF