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Just a normal Tuesday with BMC Surgery. Had a great time at our resident retreat- grateful for everyone that made it possible for every resident to have the day off- we definitely made the most of it!

We survived our first rotation of intern year! (And all managed to have the same evening off). Thankful for some bonding time and a golden weekend coming up! BMC Surgery

Scrubbed 5 cases today! First cases of residency 😊 Huge thanks to the PA’s BMC Surgery who make it possible for us to learn so much and still get to the OR. Intern year so far has been a hustle but I’ve learned SO much more than I ever thought possible in such a short time.

“Can I help you with anything?”

This is a common question that medical students ask when they are their 3rd and 4th year rotations, particularly on the wards.

I remember asking this as a medical student.
I remember being asked this as a resident.

A thread. #medtwitter
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Nervous but so excited to get started! So thankful for all the grace people have shown us as brand new interns. Still have to remind myself that the “doctor” title on my tag is real!

Walking into the OR locker room with my co-interns, a bit lost and clearly holding up traffic. “Sorry! Just finding our way around”. Boston Medical Center staff “Please don’t apologize, you belong here!” So fortunate to be starting my residency at such a welcoming place 😊

Definitely going to struggle with this in a few short days! I had some amazing interns who fostered my love of surgery when I was an M3-4. Hoping to pay it forward as much as I can but figuring out how to be an intern and still make time to teach will be a tough balance!

Huge thanks to BMC Surgery for making us feel so welcome!

Added some letters to my name yesterday! Huge thanks to our commencement speaker ADM Rachel Levine for the inspiring speech. Next step- onto BMC Surgery! I’m so very grateful for all the support I’ve had to get me to this point! #surgtwitter #MedTwitter #ILookLikeASurgeon

Very proud of TUSOM Student Clinic Council (SCC) for the hard work and flexibility that allowed our student-run TB program to continue operations during the pandemic. These M2s adapted the program to continue providing housing clearances while ensuring both student and patient safety. ⬇️

While today’s verdict is a small win for police accountability and may help heal a grieving community, the systems that allowed George to be murdered — ripping him away from his family and the communities that loved him so much — remain fully intact.

Really interesting piece! I can't count the number of times I've been told 'if you want to have kids, do it during research years.' Here's to supporting people who want to have children, particularly in academia and early-career professional development time. ⬇️

In health care we have 'never events' - if enough fail safe mechanisms are set-up against errors & biases they should occur 0 times. 'Accidentally' fatally shooting someone with a gun when you 'meant' to use your taser should arguably be a police never event. #DaunteWright

The many hot takes on here that the complications from J&J are so rare we shouldn’t have paused it’s use are persuasive at face value. The pandemic IS still raging. We NEED shots in arms. And the risk is SO low! This is all true.

But that argument is missing something critical.

Don’t legitimize state violence and then ask protestors for peace. Stop requiring from the people a level of restraint and docility you won’t ask of from the police beating and tear gassing them in the streets.

Millions of people have safely received #COVID19 💉. All of the approved COVID-19 vaccines have been carefully tested and continue to be monitored.

More info👉bit.ly/3uFk4dE

It's time to lean into the discomfort and do the hard work - here are my suggestions:

Annals: #GetUncomfortable journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

RASACS: Systemic Racism in Medicine facs.org/publications/n…

Voice Unheard Podcast: The Glass Ceiling/Cliff Effect
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