Pregnancy Accommodations in Medical School - Interview with Konterri, Medical Student

Life as a Patient-Doctor

Meet Konterri who is a first year DO/MPH student returning from a Leave of Absence (LOA) after having her second child. She had her first child before medical school and took on a nontraditional route to get to medical school. This included working in the mental health field during 6 gap years and getting a Master’s degree in medical physiology. Trigger warning: miscarriage, trauma, postpartum depression Contact: @mommydoctor2be Disability Disclosure in Medicine: https://medpsycmoss.com/blog/disability_disclosure_residency Accommodations & Accessibility: https://medpsycmoss.com/blog/disability-accommodations-and-accessibility Make sure to Rate & Follow everywhere you listen to Podcasts! Follow me on so Social Media at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@medpsycmoss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/medpsymoss⁠⁠⁠ Website & Blog: https://⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medpsycmoss.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***This episode is for educational purposes only. This is NOT medical guidance or recommendations. Please follow up with your health provider and therapist for any additional questions or support*** Chapters: 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:34 Introduce Konterri 01:13 Immigrant Parents 2:00 Pre-Med Majors & Career 4:15 Family Planning in Graduate School 6:55 Acting as a Bilingual Translator 9:40 How to be culturally aware 10:59 Working as a Behavioral Specialist 11:58 Focused Disclosure with Patients 14:47 LOA and Pregnancy 15:41 Accommodations during Pregnancy 17:15 Challenges and Sacrifices 20:03 LOA emotions 21:26 Planning during Applications 24:20 Post Partum Accommodations 28:00 When to Disclose 30:36 Disclosures in Interviews 31:35 Getting a “vibe” of a program 33:20 Final Advice 34:28 Review --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medpsycmoss/message