Dec 19 2024 54 mins
"I am proud of myself for everything I've overcome but I also think it's ridiculous some of the sutff I had to go through to get here and I think some of it made me a better person and I think some of it was just bad to go through."
This episode is with Dr. Cornelia Griggs, who is a pediatric surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.
In this episode we talk about:
- Her memoir "The Sky was Falling" about her time working in NYC during the pandemic
- Finding out her husband was sick shortly after they got married as surgical residents
- The decision to have kids in training
- Living with her kids away from her husband for a year while she finished fellowship (this just so happened to be when the pandemic hit)
- Her thoughts on the tension between training needing to be rigorous in order to become a surgeon but also understanding people are humans who will face challenges and need time to take care of themselves
- and so much more!
Connect with Moms of Medicine:
- Instagram @moms_of_medicine
- [email protected]
Connect with Cornelia:
- Instagram @dr.corneliagriggs
- Corneliagriggs.com
- Purchase her book "The Sky Was Falling"