#130 Work-Life Fit: Women In Medicine

Create a successful partnership and career withs tips from Wonder Woman, Sue Hingle MD of ACP.  Work-Life Balance: is it a myth, or attainable if we could just find the right fit? In this episode, we chat with Dr. Susan Hingle about identifying our work-life priorities and re-evaluating these priorities throughout our lives. We strategize about achieving personal and professional goals (pro tip: stop worrying about what others think!). Dr. Hingle is Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development and Associate Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Southern Illinois University. She is also the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP). She has served at the ACP in a variety of ways, including as a member of the ACP Women’s Task Force. Her clinical expertise is in women’s health, health promotion, and disease prevention. Enjoy the episode! ACP members can visit https://acponline.org/curbsiders to claim free CME-MOC credit for this episode and show notes (goes live 0900 EST). Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at [email protected]. Credits Written and produced by: Nora Taranto MS4, Shreya Trivedi MD, Leah Witt MD, Sarah P. Roberts MPH. CME Questions by: Shreya Trivedi MD Editors: Matthew Watto MD and Chris Chiu MD Hosts: Shreya Trivedi MD, Paul Williams MD, Leah Witt MD Guest: Susan Hingle MD Time Stamps 00:00 Disclaimer, intro and guest bio 02:52 Guest one liner, WIM Moment of awakening, advice for her younger self 07:45 Picks of the week 10:30 Physician with family and caregiver responsibility; How to plan for personal and professional goals 18:20 What to look for in a partner, how to work with them to achieve work life fit, and non-traditional roles 28:35 Advice on family planning 31:40 Residency programs and life events 32:55 Should you go part-time? 39:43 Work life balance? Or work life fit? And some examples/tips for success 49:54 Take home points 50:45 Outro