Catherine Spaulding

Jul 25, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Amaka Nnamani |Catherine Spaulding |Andy Schoonover |Debra Shute

“You’ve got some guts starting your residency pregnant!” I was that intern. It was June 2011. A few months earlier, on Match Day—the day when the National Residency Matching Program releases results to applicants seeking residency in a specialty of their choice in the U.S.—I had found out that I’d gotten into my first-choice hospital residency program in pediatrics. I started my residency four months pregnant, and one of my attendings was not going to let me forget it.

Dec 8, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Jay Wong |Jacob Fox |Catherine Spaulding |Sean Kiesel

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!Join Deepti Gandhi, a family physician. We delve into the powerful mantra of “change, accept, or leave” and explore real-life scenarios where individuals are faced with this choice. Discover practical strategies, personal stories, and expert insights to help you navigate life’s challenges effectively. Deepti Gandhi is a family physician.

Feb 2, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Edwin Leap |Catherine Spaulding |Christopher S Blackman |Mark Kelley

I recently worked an evening shift in the emergency department the day before New Year’s Eve. Patients arrived in waves, by car and by ambulance. They seemed to check into the triage area every few minutes. When I left at midnight, there were 23 patients awaiting admission in the ER waiting for four, six, 12 or more hours — some for a full day. Simultaneously, there were about 20 waiting to be seen in a waiting room bursting at the seams, not only with illness and injury but with frustration.