Married to Medicine

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On Being a Doctor4 June 2013Married to MedicineA. M. Horowitz, MFAA. M. Horowitz, MFAFrom Edgewater, New Jersey.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-11-201306040-00013 Audio Reading - “Married to Medicine” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Married to Medicine," by A.M. Horowitz. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In the spring of 2010, my family prepared to move so that my husband could begin a residency program in New York City, about 250 miles from our home in Virginia. My husband was excited. He'd matched at an excellent hospital in Manhattan and was eager to begin his program.I was apprehensive. I loved where we lived in Virginia and was dreading leaving it behind. Nonetheless, on an April day, I found myself with a real estate agent, looking at places to rent just outside the city, in New Jersey. He'd found one for us, a little house, right ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Edgewater, New Jersey.Acknowledgment: This essay is dedicated in memory of Dr. Harry Lamparelli.Corresponding Author: A.M. Horowitz, MFA; e-mail, am.[email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Married to Medicine” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Married to Medicine," by A.M. Horowitz. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 4 June 2013Volume 158, Issue 11Page: 847KeywordsEmotionsMedical educationMemoryResidencyRiversRunning ePublished: 4 June 2013 Issue Published: 4 June 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...