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WOMEN IN
MEDICINE

try to participate in what you can, but make good
choices for you, your family, and your own sanity.
Another sanity saver is the Crockpot or pressure
cooker! Food prepping has been really important
and having everything ready to cook is key to a de-
cent dinner. On my long days I prep the night be-
fore and then throw it all into the Crockpot in the
morning. The pressure cooker is also ready to go
for side dishes. Both are worth every penny. If all
else fails, take-out works too! The time used in
prepping is time saved during the week.
My other daily time saver has been utilizing tech-
nology to help me with completing my progress
notes. I never go to bed without at least getting the
same day’s dictation done. I try to sign off the same
day, but at the latest, the next day.
I have been fortunate that I am working for The
San Antonio Orthopedic Group. They have been
continually improving technology utilized in the
group to improve patient care and also help the
Dr. Jessica Rutstein credits her father, a rheumatologist, for encouraging her to
doctors streamline their practices. We are currently get her medical degree.
using an App called “Entrada” which is a dictation
service I have downloaded onto my cell phone. It
syncs with my patients’ progress notes directly into
the EMR. I am able to dictate my notes anytime and
anywhere on my cell phone and then send it to the
chart. This has worked out well, and is a real time
saver. TSAOG has wonderful staff dedicated to
helping me and all of the group’s physicians with
our website and social media.
The challenges are vast in any career as a woman,
but there is something very special about being a
woman and a doctor. The secret to success is figur-
ing out how to balance it all and also taking care of
yourself. Letting go of perfection has been a learn-
ing process. Even though I always strive for an
“A+” in all that I do, I am learning that if I am
happy, my kids and husband are happy, and the pa-
tients are happy, an “A-“ is okay too!

Jessica Rutstein, DPM
Podiatrist, The San Antonio Orthopedic Group Dr. Rutstein says it is important to make time for your family.

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