6 tips to nurture your family during training

Medical school and residency are times of intensive training, so adding a family to the mix can necessitate even greater planning and attention. At the same time, medical trainees with families say the rewards of going through this period with such a support network are well worth the effort. One medical family shares their tips for success. It’s quite a ride “I’m not exactly sure how to explain what it was like going to medical school as a family of five, but I guess the best way to describe [it] is a rollercoaster,” Angela Kalcec wrote in an article in the spring 2016 issue of Physician Family, a publication of the AMA Alliance. Kalcec and her husband Everett, a third-year medical student at Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, have three elementary-school-aged children and came to medical school after successful teaching careers. They share their joint insights in the article. “There are highs and lows, and sometimes we just barely hang on, but it is a fun ride,” she said. Here are six tips the Kalcecs recommend for other physicians in training and their families: 1.  Communication is essential to succeeding as a busy family. “If you and your spouse are not communicating and working as a team, things will be really hard,” Everett Kalcec said. “We talk every morning and every night and go through the plans for the day and the next,” Angela Kalcec said. And when plans change along the way, the Kalcecs said it’s important t...
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