Mommy’s in Med School

The difference between this conversation and a regular one is that Dr. Friedman was joining me via Zoom from her home in Florida, where her family just relocated as she begins her residency in pediatric medicine. This is after she graduated at the top of her class from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, winning the Judith Wible M.D. Scholarship for Visionary Women in Medicine. She accomplished all this as a mother of ten children, three of whom were born while she was in medical school, including a set of twins.

While she reminisces about some of the more memorable moments of her recent accomplishments, she smiles easily and often, exuding a sense of calm as she brushes the bangs of her short blonde sheitel out of her eyes.

“Because it was Touro, they had a kosher kitchen area for us,” she recalls. “That was very helpful because I’d spend eight hours a day there.”

“And it’s not like you could just pop back home and make yourself something to eat,” I add.