Kristin Gentry shares her journey as a pharmacist married to a cardiologist, offering wisdom on navigating careers alongside medicine, unconventional medical training paths, and successfully paying off significant student debt during training.
• Kristin's husband took a non-traditional route to medical school through University of Missouri, Kansas City's MD-only program
• Managing six different board certifications while balancing family life and pregnancy
• Successfully paying off $290,000 in student loan debt during training through intentional budgeting
• Using financial tools like YNAB and resources like White Coat Investor to track spending and build good financial habits
• The importance of physician spouses maintaining their own social lives and not waiting for their partners to be available
• Finding connection with other physician spouses who understand the unique challenges of medical marriages
• Focusing on "The Good Stuff" - finding joy in the messy, imperfect moments with loved ones
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