In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we sit down with Kristine Wilson, a physician assistant student, wife, and mother of two, whose journey redefines what it means to pursue medicine while building a family. Kristine shares her path from exercise science to physician assistant studies, opening up about the challenges and rewards of balancing motherhood and medical training. Together, we explore her advocacy for parental leave reform in medical education, the emotional realities behind uncovering institutional gaps, and the broader implications for equity and access in medicine. This episode offers an inspiring look at resilience, leadership, and the power of using lived experience to drive systemic change.

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