After seeing multiple medical professionals down-play the role racism played in the death of #DrSusanMoore, I have been thinking of how to describe the logistics of how racism manifests in medicine. One way is what I will, in this thread, call "cumulative de-prioritization." 1/

In a family meeting, after you explained the situation is worse, I see many doctors ask, "What would he WANT?" I think this is a BAD question, although I'm aware it is well-intentioned. I will tell you why...(thread) 1/

Wishing an amazing 2021 CaRMS tour to all the applicants across 🇨🇦. Congratulations on all your accomplishments thus far, you should be proud! Feel free to reach out to our residents if you have any questions and enjoy the process! ✨ #gensurgcarms2021 CaRMS Cdn General Surgeons

Had some fun w Erin Williams interviewing impressive and well-spoken future general surgery residents today! Looking forward to Match Day! 🙌 Queen's General Surgery #GenSurgMatch2021 #carms2021

“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 1/

What is the most meaningful thing a doctor ever did for you?

William Ersil Resident Research Day is underway Queen's University! Some excellent talks lined up from my colleagues and keynote from Dr. Rebecca Auer, MD. Sad to be missing it in-person this year. Queen's General Surgery TOH, Dept of Surgery Cdn General Surgeons Julie La Nader Hanna Erin Williams Anood annie r

[1/11] Stay tuned for our upcoming virtual info night! Dec 9 2021 at 7pm EST Queen's General Surgery many highlights to cover in our residency program including: 1. Tight-nit crew of the BEST ppl (we spend time together inside and outside the hospital)

One of the clearest signs of learning is rethinking your assumptions and revising your opinions. 21 things I rethought in 2021: a thread...

The point of seeking advice isn't to follow it blindly. It's to make sure you're thinking clearly. People give guidance from what works for them. It may or may not apply to you. The more their values and goals differ from yours, the more you should take it with a grain of salt.

Great to be back in person #CSF2022 Cdn General Surgeons CAGS Residents 💪🏽 rep from Queen's General Surgery residents & faculty presenting their work! Nader Hanna Julie La Kelly B, MD MSc Vanessa Wiseman Hugh MacDonald Sunil Patel ✒️ Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda MD, MSc. Ameer Farooq MD MPH FRCSC Lisa Zhang Boris Zevin Sean Bennett, MD et al

Annual Queen's General Surgery resident retreat. Great session on transition to practice from Daniel Sisson; awesome weekend relaxing and recharging with co-residents!

Join us Oct. 26 for our ASPIRE pre-International Conference on Residency Education workshop on #patientsafety. Learn from presenters Brian Wong Chris Hillis Nadine Korah Kafi A Jasmine Julie La in-person in Montreal. Spots are limited! Register today: ow.ly/zF4A50KRtgV #MedEd

Back in person after 3 years…ASPIRE Essentials at #ICRE2022…program directors, teaching faculty, curriculum developers and residents learning how to integrate patient safety teaching into residency education! #patientsafetyweek

#ASPIRE selfie! So happy and blessed to be able to work with this group, and (finally) meet in person! #ICRE2022 Brian Wong Jasmine Vafi Chris Hillis Julie La

An excellent Charles Sorbie Department of Surgery Faculty Research Day. It was nice to enjoy the first Sorbie Day back in person this year!

Very proud of my FAM Nader Hanna Zuhaib M. Mir, MD MSc Julie La

Never quite understood what people meant when they said “the days are long but the years are short” until now. 5+ years of the most rewarding and humbling 🩸💦&😭with the best Queen's General Surgery crew! FRCSC 🤛

Looking forward to this next adventure to train with some of the best! 🙌 Grateful for my family and friends for their support, mentors Queen's General Surgery for their guidance, and of course, patients - those we do it all for 🩶