9: Family Planning in Medicine with Dawn Armstrong and Eva Bruketa

The Family Planning in Medicine event was hosted by Dawn Armstrong and Eva Bruketa to address the needs of many students, clerks and residents who are unaware of how to coordinate family and career planning. This event includes a panel of parents with experience in family planning while in medicine, through all ranges of school/careers. Members of the panel are from a variety of different stages of family planning and career development. The panel answers preselected questions, pass along pearls of wisdom, tips and tricks on time management, and participate in an open Q&A at the end. Topics to discuss are time management, family balance, maternity/parental leave, taking time off, supports, different specialties' challenges, and the highlighting of stories and general advice. This event seeks to provide benefits to medical professionals at all stages of their careers, as it answers questions about the challenges and benefits of family and career balancing.