Laura Vater, MD

Many of us who work in medicine face several challenges that can sap the joy from our days: lack of adequate time with patients, pressure...

Many physicians are still thriving in an era of burnout and exhaustion in medicine. What are they doing differently? I've polled my...

In the spring of 2020, my former internal medicine program at the Indiana University School of Medicine drafted and instituted a new...

I once asked a mentor before medical school, "When is the best time to have children as a woman in medicine?" Her answer was this: "There...

A new attending reached out: “I’m struggling to balance my interest in medicine with time for my family, other interests outside of my...

“Mommy, will you sing the valley song?” my three-year-old daughter asks. We came across this folk song a few months ago, and it has...

Making a relationship work in a medical career isn’t easy. Between long working hours, studying demands, not a lot of extra time, and...

(Published on MedPage Today) I became a mom in medical school. I became a mom at a time when many people told me I shouldn't (or...

“I’m so tired,” my husband says. Meanwhile, I’m post-call and have been awake for 30 hours straight. I’ve admitted five patients, pronounced

I asked every residency program (in advance) for access to a lactation room. For some programs, it was the first time they had been asked...