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Balancing act: Navigating motherhood in medical school

By The DO Staff

05.12.24

Nearly every medical student is overwhelmed by the demanding nature of medical school didactics when they begin their studies. For me, this realization came at the same time that I was also navigating a massive change in my personal life: I was accepted into medical school at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) when I was six months pregnant.