Balancing Scrubs and Cradles: Residency with a Little One
Residency and motherhood: finding beauty in the chaos. Sharing how my baby fuels my journey.
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Aminah AlKhuder
Mar 21 min read
The Mom Guilt
It truly sucks. It sucks that despite the clear understanding that you're a good mom, a hard-working mom, pushing to make it work, an...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Jan 113 min read
Diaries of a Resident series #1: I don't belong here
I'm three months into my residency, and it's been turbulent. At least, my feelings are. One day, you are excited at what this program...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Oct 31, 20226 min read
Marriage and romance: Does it fades over time?
I remember the first stimulating chill and the immense throbbing of my heart when I first met my husband during the "legal viewing" of...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Aug 14, 20222 min read
My views on life— in a nutshell
There was always this delight in watching the sea. It's mostly the currents that captivate me. And it's the shushing, soothing sound that...
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Aminah AlKhuder
May 1, 20223 min read
Diaries of an Assistant Registrar Series #1: Labor pain and gain
For the past three months, I've been walking along the terrazzo-floored aisle of the labor room at the hospital where I currently work as...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Contentment is an inexhaustible treasure
I was surfing through Twitter when an interesting Arabic quote caught my eyes, which translates into, "Contentment is an inexhaustible...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Diaries of an Intern Series #3: How can I help?
If you've seen New Amsterdam, then you're probably familiar with the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the newest medical director...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Apr 11, 20213 min read
Diaries of an Intern series #2: Congratulations, you've got cancer.
Imagine being admitted to the hospital for hypoglycemia to leave it with a startling revelation: cancer. Now, imagine breaking that news,...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Diaries of an Intern series #1: A preview of life as a medical intern.
The highlight of my first day at work was taking my mother with me. I remember setting one ground rule, though, before allowing her to...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Makeup doesn't have to be the pillar of womanhood.
It's odd to say this, but I'm thankful for my skin breakout—that one frightful breakout that resisted for almost a year. I remember...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Oct 10, 20202 min read
How do you define success, and how will you know when you have it?
How would I define success? Success is perfection. At least that’s what it meant to me a few years back. It was the constant “well-done”...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Aug 12, 20202 min read
What do you need to do by the end of the year to make this meaningful?
Forge ahead to survive and thrive. I guess for most people, and this would be it, mostly to survive, to crawl towards the closest shelter...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Home? Home.
I remember walking into my apartment in Bahrain after the summer in Kuwait to start off with my final year as a senior medical student in...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Jul 20, 20202 min read
Essence of life: Kindness
I wondered for a while about the essence of life, about what drives us forward. Many would fill the space with: family, love, happiness,...
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Aminah AlKhuder
Jul 20, 20202 min read
What does it mean to be a young person in the Arabian gulf today?
At first I struggle with the meaning behind this question, “What does it mean to be a young person in the gulf today?” and I wondered how...
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