1/ On Thursday, I read @clairecm's @nytimes article about medicine being family friendly:
nytimes.com/2019/08/21/ups…
2/ Not 12 hours later, at the internal medicine boards:
A #breastfeeding test taker asked about a place to pump and was told by @PearsonVUE staff she needed "official accommodations", but that he would "make an exception" and allow her to pump in the bathroom during her breaks.
3/ Come to find out @ABIMcert requires a breastfeeding physician to apply for accommodations >60 days before the exam with a letter from their physician saying they are lactating in order to get a private place to pump.
4/ Really? If a woman needs extra break time, sure, but just to have a private place to sit? Half of test takers are reproductive-aged #WomenInMedicine, a not insignificant number of whom are finishing residency and breastfeeding a baby at the same time.
5/ @ABIMcert, @mariannegreen63, @RichardBaron17, how can we fix this for next year? Can we support #breastfeeding #womeninmedicine without the penalty of extra paperwork?
#medtwitter, any other stories that highlight areas for improvement to make medicine more #familyfriendly?
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