Are you a Black parent or caregiver of an ex-premature infant in the Bay Area? The Center and Care study is recruiting you for a 1 hour interview. Please scan the QR code or go to bit.ly/49tdOv0 #premie

In interviews w first-gen individuals on the physician-scientist path, we found they tend to lack a support system that may provide proactive advice + prepare them for milestones.

Pre-print out now:
doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Briana Macedo Jessica Weng Michael Granovetter, PhD Tri-I MD-PhD

Sharing this again for those who need it today.

⭐Calling all current & former MD/DO-PhD trainees: Tell us about your perspectives on and experiences with grant writing for a research study. You do not need to have submitted a grant to participate. Complete the survey here: redcap.link/0zurckyc #doubledocs #GrantFunding

A Commonwealth Fund study out last week showed half of all healthcare workers view discrimination against patients as a crisis. Just under half of health care workers, majorities of Black, Latine, and AAPI report stress from dealing with racism.

commonwealthfund.org/publications/i…

This is very bad.

Measles is so contagious that 1 person can infect up to 90% of the non-immune ppl nearby.

Plz ensure your child has received their MMR vaccines. In the US, measles vax started in the 1960s so some adults may not be immune.
#VaccinesCauseAdults #measles

Check out how American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry researchers help advance children's mental health in the 'How to do CAP research: A DEI initiative' workshop series!

staff.aacap.org/AACAP/Medical_…

Did you know PrEP is for women, too?

PrEP is a highly effective option to prevent HIV when taken as prescribed.

This National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, learn more about adding PrEP to your sexual health toolbox: bit.ly/3Ykaixg.  #NBHAAD #StopHIVTogether #ShesWell

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to acknowledge progress in HIV prevention and care among Black/African American people, while recognizing the work still needed.

To #StopHIVTogether , we must address HIV stigma and barriers.

bit.ly/3HHnwOY  #NBHAAD

NYC!! In less than 3 weeks, join me on Thursday, 2/22 at 6:30pm EST for my second NYC-area event for my instant New York Times best-selller, LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine🩺👩🏾‍⚕️!!

I’ll be in conversation with one of my favorite people, Linda Villarosa!

Today is the 38th anniversary of the NASA Challenger explosion which took the lives of Dr. Ronald McNair and six of his colleagues.

Watch this brief video to learn more about Dr. McNAir’s brief yet inspiring life.

Pinch me! I had my Fresh Air interview today with the queen T O N Y A.

We talked for 90 minutes. She asked me the most beautiful questions about my life & new book LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. 👩🏾‍⚕️🩺

The episode drops this coming Monday 1/22!

97-YEAR OLD MAYBELLE BLAIR STILL OUT HERE SLINGING IT 💪🎯

Sending big happy birthday wishes to our friend, Maybelle Blair: an original member of the AAGPBL, an advocate for girls & women in baseball, and a true icon representing joy, love, and acceptance within our community.