Ep. 126: Dr. Morine Cebert-Gaitors Challenges
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Dr. Morine Cebert-Gaitors
Ph.D. in Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing
While pursuing a career as a medical doctor is a common and effective way to provide people with the care that they need, it is certainly not the only way to do so. In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Morine Cebert-Gaitors, who completed her Ph.D. in Nursing from Duke University School of Nursing and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Cebert-Gaitors, who is also a Certified Nurse Practitioner, shares her experience with an ovarian cyst inspired her to pursue a doctoral degree to study infertility in Black women, how she leveraged institutional resources and mentors to secure funding to finish her doctoral degree in just three and a half years, and the personal, family, and mental health challenges that she overcame during her doctorate. We hope you join us for a raw and real conversation about the personal challenges that can accompany an academic journey, and some powerful practical advice on how best to manage them!
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Key Points From This Episode:
An introduction to our guest, Dr. Morine Cebert-Gaitors.
How an experience with an ovarian cyst inspired her to pursue a doctoral degree to study infertility in Black women.
How a bridge program prepared Dr. Cebert-Gaitors for her doctoral studies.
The funding structure that supported her studies.
The role of mentors in her academic journey.
Some advice that she got from her mentors and wants to pass on.
How Dr. Cebert-Gaitors found funding for research and travel.
How she experienced ADD and depression during her studies.
Successes from Dr. Cebert-Gaitors’s program.
Her dissertation: ‘The Psychobiological, Clinical and Sociocultural Factors Influencing Black Women to Seek, Initiate and Complete Treatment for Infertility’
How talking to people led Dr. Cebert-Gaitors to choose her topic.
The three decision-making processes that influence couples during a fertility journey.
Factors that lead to women staying silent about fertility challenges.
How Dr. Cebert-Gaitors adjusted to being a wife, mother, and student during a pandemic.
The importance of knowing your purpose and passion.
Dr. Cebert-Gaitors’ perspective on the value of therapy.
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