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Mar 1, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Christine J. Ko |Simone Phillips |Jennifer Sweeney |Steven Zhang
I love America Ferrara’s monologue in Barbie. Similarly, the impossibility of being a woman in medicine, as so clearly stated in Dr. Jennifer Lycette’s recent essay in KevinMD, absolutely resonates with me. And yet, let’s not forget that in 2021, two of five practicing physicians were women, with certain fields including (my own) dermatology, internal medicine, and pediatrics having a female predominance.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
msn.com | Christine J. Ko
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Christine J. Ko
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
newsweek.com | Christine J. Ko
My first picture book is coming out soon. I should be excited, but I feel a slight dread. I was told I had no right to write this fictional story inspired by my experiences as a hearing mother of a deaf child with bilateral cochlear implants. The protagonist of the picture book is a boy with cochlear implants, like my son. Up to the decision for cochlear implants through to today, I have always wondered what my son's experience of sound is like. Christine J. Ko pictured (L) and her son (R).
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
visiblemagazine.com | Christine J. Ko
As a child, I hardly ever read a book that had a main (or even supporting) character that was Korean American or Asian like me. To see my children reading books that showcase diversity made me realize more fully how much I wish I could have had the same experience. The inspiration for this book is my son – I wanted him to have a book with a main character with cochlear implants.
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Aug 8, 2023 | 
visiblemagazine.com | Christine J. Ko
With affirmative action struck down by the Supreme Court several weeks ago, focus has shifted to the unfairness of legacy admissions; this hyperfocus on college admissions seems unlikely to help the Asian disadvantage in the wider world. Under the new ruling, race-based admissions, even to redress past wrongs, is deemed unconstitutional.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Alicia J. Little |Christine J. Ko |Taylor Christensen |Debra Shute
Separately, we discovered many of the same helpful tips that neither of us learned in a combined fifty-six years of education and training; we have each found comfort, sustenance, and direction from them. When we recently discussed wellness in our department, Alicia shared resources she had found useful in navigating the stressors of physician life. Christine was reluctant to talk about the subject at all, and together we found commonalities.
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Jul 16, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Christine J. Ko |Sarah Murad |Yoo Jung Kim |Jennifer Lynn
Since December 2022, I have attended over 60 medical appointments, ranging from 15 minutes to as long as 6 hours. Some appointments were as short as 15 minutes, while others required a minimum of 3 hours. Through these numerous health care visits, which collectively amount to more than 60 hours, I have gained valuable insights. Here are my top 10 tips based on my experiences:Check the location and plan ahead. Before your appointment, make sure you know where you are going.
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
visiblemagazine.com | Christine J. Ko
Last weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs legislation that overturned Roe v. Wade, severely limiting access to abortions for 22 million US women. Legislation that forces pregnancy disvalues the lives and lived experience of women. Such legislation is misogyny in its most fatal form. Maternal mortality increased during the COVID-19 pandemic with about 800 women dying from pregnancy-related causes and childbirth in 2020.
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May 14, 2023 | 
visiblemagazine.com | Christine J. Ko
Michelle Yeoh recently made history, becoming the first Asian-identifying woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress. In her acceptance speech, she acknowledged mothers, her own and ours, calling them the true superheroes. I am a mom and my own mother calls me “Superwoman”, a moniker that didn’t empower me because trying to balance motherhood and the rest of my life has never felt easy.
