September 9, 2013

Urban South Region

THE PRACTICING PAIR IN THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY

Drs. Jude and Namea Sells with their daughter, Kuu, and son, Kaimi

Dr. Namea Sells wakes up at 6 a.m. so she can get a three-mile run in before heading to work. Back at home, Dr. Jude Sells takes care of the kids, 8-year-old daughter, Kuu, and 16-month-old son, Kaimi. Then Dr. and Dr. Sells drop the kids off at daycare and head to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and their rotations at the hospitals Family Medicine Residency.
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RESIDENCY PAIR continued from page 1 At least thats how mornings are supposed to go. But these future primary care physicians have learned to be flexible. Residency is known to be busier than medical school because it comes with long shifts, including nights and weekends, as well as the pressure of learning on the job. So how do the Sells keep up? As Namea explains, their lives can be crazy but they have family support and flexible kids. Plus, they took some counsel from other physicians and staggered the rigorous first year of residency. Dr. Michael Rhodes, director of the Residency, says the program is supportive of work-life balance and he advised these residents not to complete their intern year simultaneously. Dr. Rhodes says,We talked to them and decided that was too much to ask of them. Jude waited six months until Namea became a second year with a much lighter call schedule. Dr. Rhodes says the Sells are the first couple the Residency has accepted and its been a great experience. Jude explains it helps having a spouse completing the residency with him so they can share ideas, especially since Namea completed her intern year. Shes been through it all; shes always constantly been my support and encouraging me to just keep going, Jude says. Namea agrees Jude is having a tougher year as a first year, compared with her second year experience. Your second year is a little bit more fun because now you have more time to learn instead of just figuring out how to stay afloat, says Namea. After graduating from the residency their plan is to move to Hawaii for a few years and open a family medicine practice together, with Namea pursuing her interest in women and childrens health and Jude doing full spectrum family medicine.

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