Hello and welcome to my little corner of the world!
My name is Dr. Joyce, and I am a board-certified dermatologist, founder of virtual dermatology clinic Skin Refinery, and content creator and educator at Tea with MD and all of its associated social media channels. This blog is a space for me to share and connect with you about everything I love – skincare, beauty, fashion, travel, medicine, and also, my family. I’m a recent transplant to the Pacific Northwest and new mom to a spunky toddler.
I started blogging back in 2011 when I took a gap year during medical school at Stanford to pursue a medical journalism fellowship. In between working at the WHO headquarters in Geneva and interning on the medical unit at NBC News, I also documented my adventures in a blog hosted on the Stanford Global Health website (more on that year-long experience here).
That blog is long gone, but I moved into my own online space, this site, in 2013 when I was a third year medical student. I felt so lost and unsure about my path in medicine, and I started writing as a creative outlet. Writing helped get me through some tough times during clinical years, stressful residency applications, intern year, and then dermatology residency. And now…10 years later, I am finally a dermatology attending who has started her own virtual practice! Come to think of it, this blog has been with me and seen me through a whole lot.
My goal is to educate, entertain, and hopefully reach and inspire other women who want to pursue a career in medicine while maintaining work-life balance. It IS possible! I hope you will enjoy what you find here, and thank you for stopping by and being a part of my journey.
Disclosures
– The medical posts on this blog do not replace medical advice from a doctor. Though I am a physician, I am not seeing you in person and I don’t have your full medical history in front of me. You should always see your doctor if you have any serious medical issues that require more immediate attention.
– All products reviewed and promoted are purchased and selected for this blog by me unless noted otherwise. If I am gifted a product to review, I will mark that with a “c/o” but the opinions of the product will still be my own.
– This blog uses affiliate links, which means that if you click on some of my sponsored product links I will get reimbursed a certain amount. Thank you for supporting me!
– Opinions on this blog reflect my individual thoughts and are not in any way reflective of or associated with PAFMG, NYU Medical Center, or Stanford University Medical Center.