“I think a huge strength is just being able to see, ‘Oh my experience, although some things in my experience are unique, a lot of it isn't.’ A lot of it is something that we all share of being residents, working really hard, feeling inadequate at times, wanting to be perfect, feeling like we are going to get found out. Those things, it was helpful to look around and be like, ‘Oh, there's all these amazing women who are awesome doctors who also feel all the same things in this...’ ..." Clearly, there's some messages that we've all been taught from a young age that aren't accurate. So I think a big benefit is just seeing how much you have a similar thread with other people and what a community you can have in a situation like this."
PGY2, OBGYN