Real-Life Physician Family: Secrets to Surviving, Even Thriving During Medical School, Residency, and Beyond

Stacy Dunn, an Air Force ENT surgeon's wife reflects on the trials and challenges medical families face during the rigorous training years of medical school and residency. Stacy married her college sweetheart, Joel, in the summer of 2006; Joel entered medical school in August of 2007; a month later the couple welcomed their first child into the world. The two exited Joel's surgical residency in 2016 with four kids and debt-free. Stacy and Joel authentically open up about their family's chaotic life during the training years and beyond in hopes of equipping more medical families for success at home. When medical families win, so do our communities.