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Infertility in Female Emergency Medicine Physicians

Oct 28, 2020
2 min

Infertility in Female Emergency Medicine Physicians

As many of you know, my infertility journey was an impetus for me - a call to action to spread the news about #PhysicianInfertility....

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To the Emergency Medicine Doctor Thinking "Another Vag Bleeder"

Melissa Parsons, MD

Sep 16, 2019
2 min

To the Emergency Medicine Doctor Thinking "Another Vag Bleeder"

I see you. I’ve been you. I’ve wondered WHY these women come into the ED when they’re having a miscarriage. I cannot do ANYTHING to fix...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Nov 18, 2018
5 min

Our Infertility Adventure Part 3

This is part 3 our our adventure... See Part 1 and Part 2. Ever wonder what happens when you get diagnosed with an ectopic? Well that...

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Forget Work-Life Balance...
Start managing your Energy

Melissa Parsons, MD

Jun 1, 2018
3 min

Forget Work-Life Balance... Start managing your Energy

Everyone talks about work-life balance. There is NO steady state of balance. Your seesaw of life is never going to be perfectly balanced...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

May 20, 2018
10 min

Gender & Medical Education

I was raised as “the son my father never had.” I grew up fishing and hunting with the boys or roaming the middle of the soccer field as...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Apr 25, 2018
6 min

What is Mindfulness?

How many times do you find yourself ruminating over the past? "If only I'd done… If wish I had said… I should have… etc." Or how much...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Apr 3, 2018
7 min

My IVF Journey - Round 2

I already shared with you the start of my IVF journey and how I became the 1%. If you didn’t read it yet, look back at my post. So here...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Mar 18, 2018
3 min

Half But NOT Equal

The year, 2017, was a big year for women in medicine. It marked the first time that the number of women enrolling in US medical schools...

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The Things I WISH I Had Learned in Medical School

Melissa Parsons, MD

Mar 6, 2018
2 min

The Things I WISH I Had Learned in Medical School

I started this blog with the goal of reaching out to young women entering the field of medicine. I wanted to share my experiences, the...

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What is This Wellness You Speak Of? ~ Part 2

Melissa Parsons, MD

Feb 26, 2018
2 min

What is This Wellness You Speak Of? ~ Part 2

Studies show that physicians who CARE FOR THEMSELVES do a BETTER job of caring for others and are less likely to commit errors, be...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Feb 18, 2018
6 min

What is This Wellness You Speak Of?

What is wellness? How do we define it? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, wellness is "the quality or state of being in good...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Feb 14, 2018
5 min

I Am The 1%

My infertility journey started last year at FIX – the FemInEM Idea Exchange – as I sat in a hotel room with another EM physician and a...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Feb 13, 2018
3 min

Pobody's Nerfect

Like most of the alpha-female, driven, women in medicine, I strive for perfection. From straight A’s in grade school to superb MCAT and...

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Melissa Parsons, MD

Feb 12, 2018
1 min

Welcome to Controlling the Chaos

Hi and welcome. I am Dr. Melissa Parsons, an Emergency Medicine physician that was nicknamed "Controlled Chaos" before I ever stepped...

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In my #DoctorsWithImposterSyndrome post,

Welcome to Controlling the Chaos - a blog about striving for wellness and empowering female physicians in the chaos that is medicine. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter @melissaparsonsmd or link below!

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