How do you tell your child’s doctor that you’re a physician?

My son is 16 months old, and I’ve never told his pediatrician I’m a doctor.

More than a decade after becoming an MD, I still struggle with the “reveal” of my identity as a physician when a family member or I am a patient. On one hand, I want the treating doctor to know my background to allow for a more sophisticated (but not too sophisticated!) conversation. On the other hand, …

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