Moms in Medicine: Kicking it off with Dr. Deaton

About this episode

The episode features Dr. Melika Zarei Deaton discussing the intersection of motherhood and a surgical career.

Hi everyone! Welcome back to The WISER Podcast after our mid-season break. We are super excited to start this new series, called Moms in Medicine, to share with you the stories from our wonderful guests about residency, motherhood, and family as busy surgeons. Our first guest is Dr. Melika Zarei Deaton. Dr. Deaton attended medical […] The post Moms in Medicine: Kicking it off with Dr. Deaton first appeared on WISER Podcast .

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Melika Zarei Deaton

Topics covered

• maternity
• medicine
• residency
• surgery
• motherhood

Keywords

• moms in medicine
• residency
• surgeons
• motherhood
• WISER Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WISER Podcast, Women In Surgery at the Emory Residencies

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