For the final episode of our inaugural season of NeoNarratives, we brought on two guests: Danielle Perez Sharp, MD, MS (Class of ’25) and Sanmi Oredein, MD, MPH (Class of ‘26). While several of our fellows have kids, Danielle and Sanmi share a distinct experience in that they became first-time parents during fellowship. They discuss what it’s like balancing training with motherhood.

Danielle and Sanmi share other commonalities, too. Both served as Professional Development Chairs on the GME Diversity Committee during the 2024-2025 academic year, chose to pursue fellowship research focused on health equity, and promoted improvements in the quality of care delivered to families through our NICU Health Equity Taskforce.

They are also deeply invested in championing the next generation of young clinicians, and speak about the culture of fri ...