"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." Viktor Frankl.

Gratitude to ⁦Annals of Int Med⁩ for publishing this piece. #womeninmedicine please let’s work together to #breakthesilence and restore #justice and acpjournals.org/doi/epdf/10.73…

Thank you ⁦Susan Hingle⁩ ⁦ACP⁩ ⁦AMWA Doctors⁩ for your courage and leadership. We all need to work together to fix this⬇️ acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…

Much of dementia—perhaps half—could be prevented or substantially delayed with attention to 14 modifiable risk factors The Lancet Commission 2024 report thelancet.com/journals/lance… New inclusion of cholesterol and vision loss as risk factors

The rapidly increasing nurse practitioners’ “profession has never been standardized, and some students worry they’re not being set up for success.” 🎧tinyurl.com/bddtjt7z 👓 tinyurl.com/3m8z5fyh #MedicalSchoolMatters #PatientSafety #TruthInAdvertising #Transparency

🚨New research alert: Reshma Jagsi and colleagues found that #URM faculty have a higher likelihood of leaving their current positions compared with white faculty. Want to know what they are working on next to address this? Read more at 🔗👇 bit.ly/4fqGF63

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2023 Unsung Hero Award, Farzana Hoque MD, MRCP, FACP, FRCP! 🎉 Dr. Hoque is the President of the SHM St. Louis Chapter. Her work over the past several years has engaged hospitalists from both academic & community-based hospitalists in St. Louis.

#WomeninMedicine #MedTwitter #MedEd this is an exciting new conference to get all women in healthcare together! Think of the power and potential! Join us by submitting a proposal for a presentation here: icdevents.com/news/women-in-… #BetterTogether

Hey #MedTwitter, have you seen someone with kratom use and weren't sure what kratom is, what it does, and if it's regulated? ⬇️ our article below may help you navigate these questions!

New infographic on #Mpox

🇮🇳🇺🇸Honored that JAMA published 'American-ish,' in which I reflect on my journey as a second-generation American unexpectedly navigating the complexities of code-switching. My deep gratitude to Kimberly D. Manning, MD for insight & inspiration. bit.ly/American-ish

Be kind—it’s evidence based! Seriously, though. . . I remember having an attending who threw charts and yelled at us on rounds. Back then we called it “passion” but now I know it was just rude. We interns all felt terrified and flew on one wing that month. 😞

⁦Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP⁩ & ⁦Janice Hanson⁩ Receive ⁦AAIM⁩ ⁦⁦ABIM Foundation⁩ Grant to Enhance Health Equity Training. Wash U🥼 ⁦WUSM Department of Medicine⁩ ⁦WashU Medicine⁩ WashU Academy of Educators⁩ ⁦⁦ACGME⁩ ⁦ELAM (Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine)⁩ academyofeducators.wustl.edu/grant-award-re…

Learning the history of segregation and racial inequity in St Louis from the amazing Dr. Will Ross, MD, MPH at the Meeting Our Community experience organized by WUSM Department of Medicine WUSTL Rheumatology @[email protected]’s Dr. Lisa Zickuhr! WashU Medicine

It takes >3-4 weeks of steroids (@ any dose >5 mg pred/d) to pose risk of adrenal insufficiency – Hence, Endocrine Society Guideline says short-term glucocorticoid therapy of <3-4 wks, irrespective of dose, DOES NOT require GC tapering buff.ly/4gggMq6

Hello IMGs! Are you applying to the Match? How is your ERAS application looking like? If you are still in doubt on what to write, how to fill your application or have not yet finished, join this Workshop Dr. Hoque has prepared for us! bit.ly/img-lecture

Female gender was removed from CHADS-VASc score in new ESC guidelines for management of AF. Rationale : female gender is a risk modifier rather than risk factor for stroke. Now we have a CHADS-VA score.

You will learn a lot from Dr. Hoque! Thanks for doing this.

AMWA-doc.org gun violence task force. We agree and work with AAP