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#BlackInTheIvory is being a PGY2 ortho res in a nasty divorce & almost losing my kid. As a PGY4, my 7 yo son had an accident where he ran into a pole @ recess with his face (but made the catch!) I was conflicted btwn Mother’s instinct vs being seen as the ‘lazy’ blk resident. 1/
I got a call from my son’s school that he “probably” needed stitches on his face. I loudly repeated the school secretary’s words because I wanted people to know my son was badly hurt. #BlackintheIvory #BlackintheIvoryOrtho 2/
My Sports attending heard & said “I hope you don’t think you’re going anywhere, we still have patients to see in clinic.” She told me if I left clinic that “she would make sure I was disciplined.” Thankfully my live-in nanny brought my bleeding son to our Sports clinic. 3/
