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White Coat Ceremony at Yale Medical School

White Coat Ceremony at Yale Medical School

My son starts Med School

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Aug 12, 2023
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During the summer of 1998, I was in the middle of my comprehensive exams when I became pregnant with my first child. I found my Ph.D. program very difficult and to become pregnant in the middle of my program felt like it was now the beginning of the end. I had terrible morning sickness during most of my pregnancy and the Korean cultural expectations of …

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