.Thea James has infused her patient-centered perspective into BMC programs that empower people to sustain healthier lives. Her work highlights the impact of listening to patients & how this makes a difference in addressing health inequities.

The Boston Globe: bostonglobe.com/2024/04/12/met…

So proud to be a colleague of Thea James whose work is highlighted in The Boston Globe. Dr James epitomizes leadership, compassion and her true north is always patient focused as she fights health disparities. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/12/met… Boston Medical Center Elena Mendez-Escobar, MBA, PhD Heather Hsu, MD MPH jackmaypole

'A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing'

14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates have been moved up in priority on the transplant list after a biased race-correction factor was eliminated.

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On this beautiful Sunday morning, I opened an email with my new student loan payment calculation. My monthly payment has doubled. As a general pediatrician in the public sector in NY, my student loan payment will now be a 1/3 of my paycheck. Something's got to give. U.S. Department of Education

Today I want to acknowledge the important work of Next Gen Pediatricians who have been critically important for supporting black and brown medical students interested in #pediatrics . Diversity matters! AMSPDC APPD COMSEP

Incredibly proud of our #pediatricians Boston Medical Center Boston Children's for their advocacy and passion. They are making a difference and bringing solutions to health disparities

Thank you Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD for amplifying our message and your many years of advocating for children, pediatric trainees and the pediatric health care system. Sallie Permar MD PhD Laura Degnon, CAE

Thank you Dr Blackstock uché blackstock, md for adding your important and powerful voice to what Sallie Permar MD PhD and I described about the need to change our health care system to prioritize the needs of children! Laura Degnon, CAE AMSPDC APPD

Thanks Michael J Rosen, MD, MSCI! We have important work ahead of us to reverse this trend

I am so proud of this group of current and future leaders in pediatric hematology! Our patients have incredible advocates who will provide outstanding care and mitigate the disparities they face! Jeffrey Edwards, MD MPH Alexandra Power-Hays, MD @TheBCRP

Working to promote the Pediatric Workforce @AMSPDC Summit Ann Reed, M.D. Duke Children's

It’s a fact that pediatricians are not well compensated. Change is essential for the health of our nation’s children. Proud to be an author on this paper. authors.elsevier.com/c/1hvqa55Cs8O04 Dr. Bob Vinci Satyan AMSPDC CMSGov The White House

Stay tuned for exciting news➡️Today at 11am Eastern, The Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce and Its Impact on Child Health and Well-Being, report will be released to the public. AMSPDC #peds2025workforce #pediatrics #MedTwitter

Here are the future leaders of #pediatrics . Their voices and commitment will lead to improving child health through advocacy. @TheBCRP Boston Medical Center

Before we speak with one voice and fix Medicare we have a more important challenge; it is time to reform Medicaid and invest in our nation’s children. ⁦Laura Degnon, CAE⁩ ⁦AMSPDC⁩ ⁦Mark Del Monte, JD⁩ ⁦Ann Reed, M.D.⁩ ⁦⁦Academic Peds Assoc⁩ ⁦ ama-assn.org/practice-manag…

Statement from the American Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) regarding the recent #SupremeCourt decisions re: #AffirmativeAction . Montefiore Pediatrics Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Official Suzette Oyeku, MD, MPH AMSPDC.org

Thrilled to have Nancy Spector speaking Boston Medical Center Boston U Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine on gender equity and the work that remains to achieve this important goal. An inspirational leader and a leading voice in academic medicine. Thank you Dr. Spector for your leadership. #ELAM @TheBCRP

Thrilled to share the news that ⁦Jeffrey Edwards, MD MPH⁩ was one of our resident inductees into the #AOA Chapter ⁦Boston U Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine⁩. A great honor for an outstanding pediatrician ⁦Boston Medical Center⁩ #BCRP ⁦Christine Cheston she/her⁩

Thrilled to welcome LaShyra “Lash” Nolen to #Pediatrics Grand Rounds Boston Medical Center . She is an incredible leader who is speaking on the Case for Anti-Racism in Medical Education.

Welcome to Boston Medical Center !! Very exited Kriti Prasad, MD has joined our team