Tag: spouse support

  • Supporting a Resident Spouse

    Supporting a Resident Spouse

    Your spouse is due home after a night shift and the house needs to be dark, quiet and stocked with food. How to support a spouse in residency comes down to protecting sleep, easing food and chores, and keeping contact light. Each action below follows the call and night-shift rhythm, so a partner can pick…

  • What to Do When You Don’t Match

    What to Do When You Don’t Match

    Didn’t match residency, what now? Marriage comes first: grieve together, check SOAP eligibility with an advisor straight away, then plan reapplication as a couple. Each stage is a joint decision, not one partner’s problem. Couples who are married to a doctor or to a future doctor often feel an unmatched result as a shared loss.…