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Why, when you see it, say something, do something
The system changes not by sharing tweets & hashtags but actions & consequences & removal of toxicity from the system
Follow #BlackTwitter
Why, when you see it, say something, do something
The system changes not by sharing tweets & hashtags but actions & consequences & removal of toxicity from the system
Follow #BlackTwitter
Above #MedEd #TikTok improvement: #citeblackwomen who lead this work (not only utilized the savior mindset of Black & brown as victims) #Blackexcellence @citeblackwomen center Black women
Send #SoMe traffic to Black creators & activists. #healthcare twitter.com/i/lists/122380âŠ
Send #SoMe traffic to Black creators & activists. #healthcare twitter.com/i/lists/122380âŠ
Take #sharethemic initiative. It allowed #Blackexcellence to speak thru #influencer accounts to large followings for a day. I looked at before/after numbers, it did NOT drive any additional traffic to the actual accounts of those voices. Resurfacing this:
https://t.co/VZ26WWNxRP
https://t.co/VZ26WWNxRP
While I was waiting for my experiments to run today I had a chance to sit down with one of our interns and ask them how they were doing. Not just the in the small talk way but in the âno really, letâs talkâ and she was gracious enough to open up. /1
We talked about everything. From the transition to a new place without any friends and family, to the humdrum of intern life, to the transitioning seasons. I remembered going through a lot of those same feelings as an intern and wishing someone had stopped to talk to me. /2
So this is me assuming that role for any intern that may be experiencing the âintern blues.â Itâs going to get better, I promise you. Intern year is tough in a lot of ways. You are thrown into the deep end of a pool with what feels like no floaties and are told to âdoctorâ. /3
My rant for the day ;
Yesterday I went to get a glass of wine and something to eat after work. There was a table of people that asked me to join them and offered to pay. I declined because I really wasnât in the mood and I knew I wouldnât be good company /1
Yesterday I went to get a glass of wine and something to eat after work. There was a table of people that asked me to join them and offered to pay. I declined because I really wasnât in the mood and I knew I wouldnât be good company /1
They kept asking and said come on over and have fun with us. I said Iâm really not in the mood and I wouldnât be good company.
One young lady looked at me and saw my scrub bottoms (I had on a Coming to America t-shirt) /2
One young lady looked at me and saw my scrub bottoms (I had on a Coming to America t-shirt) /2
She told the group: leave her alone she doesnât have time to deal with us.
Woman: I know youâre tired. As a healthcare worker you are truly a hero right nowâŠjust as much as our soldiers /3
Woman: I know youâre tired. As a healthcare worker you are truly a hero right nowâŠjust as much as our soldiers /3
I want to recenter this #Tulane conversation on #DrDenner. Last night on Clubhouse we heard from students & previous residents who spoke to Dr. Dennerâs brilliance, elegance, inspiration, advocacy, & power. It brought me to tears. As they expressed how much she meant to them đ§”
When we talk about the need for representation. This isnât just about patient outcomes, disparities, & diversity. Our #BlackPhysicians are our champions. They are our means of finding safe spaces, while being in institutions that feel unsafe, toxic, and like terror to trainees 2/
When we enter classes and rooms, we look for those Black faces in leadership. We make eye contact seeking their non-verbal clues that let us know "they see US". We wait at the end of class just to say hello, to make sure we put ourselves on their radar. 3/
The toxic culture of surgery...
The story of two attendings. One weâll call Toxic and the other Nice.
Toxic is your typical surgery bro with a god complex.
Nice is a good surgeon and a patient teacher.
The story of two attendings. One weâll call Toxic and the other Nice.
Toxic is your typical surgery bro with a god complex.
Nice is a good surgeon and a patient teacher.
I was on call with Nice when Toxic came to sign out to us on the patient he just operated on. He shared his plans and some labs to follow up on.
I asked if the labs had already been ordered or if I needed to order them.
Things went off the rails quickly. This was routine for him to go off for random reasons. And it didnât help that he and I never got along for some reason.
Things went off the rails quickly. This was routine for him to go off for random reasons. And it didnât help that he and I never got along for some reason.
While participating in a zoom call with colleagues meant to highlight ways to prioritize physician wellness in the time of COVID, I added to the chat: âWhat I find most difficult is mitigating the impact of COVID and racism simultaneously.â đ§”1/8
The attendants were mainly White, the session was led by a White Man - all individuals I had the pleasure of working with over several years - and the comment went unnoticed. 2/
Everyone contd to type and speak up about waking up at 6AM for that morning run and prioritizing physical activity, yoga and healthy cooking as if the comment wasnât there. 3/
Both/and. The issues of manipulation of our reality is true. That said, I have seen some of the most educated and supposedly intelligent so-called skeptics engage in high school types of clique behavior and had their biases exploited as @RogueRad references below.
The other thing I have noticed is that rivalries in healthcare
that have long existed between doctors
now expanded to all the different types of clinicians
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healthcare industry professionals.
Savvy non-clinicians exploit the backstabbing, bullying culture of healthcare
that have long existed between doctors
now expanded to all the different types of clinicians
+
healthcare industry professionals.
Savvy non-clinicians exploit the backstabbing, bullying culture of healthcare
This is so pronounced that @TJCommission has published this on it including using the term âsabotage.â
These are things typically done via gossip, in the dark, without due process as compared to use of transparency and appropriate mechanisms
These are things typically done via gossip, in the dark, without due process as compared to use of transparency and appropriate mechanisms
Does it have to take a national movement against racism for the discrimination BIPOC women face in medicine to be taken seriously?
Does it have to take a national movement for âall these disparities women face in the workplace are worse for intersectional womenâ to move from a one-liner in #DEI work to the forefront and for #SystemicRacism to be relevant in the women in medicine movement?
When Black women spoke up about the discrimination we face and asked for allies to hold systems and institutions accountable, why is our go to answer âacademia takes time?â
Medicine/Surgery/Academia have a race and gender problem. So what are we going to do about it? We're going to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. #MedTwitter #BlackMedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #BlackintheIvory
Before we can even get into the issues within medicine, we need to address the idea that because we are medical professionals we are exempt from having to deal with the issues that often happen right outside our doors. i.e. injustice, discrimination, racism
My white coat does not protect me from being a Black woman in America. And my privilege to wear one has been accomplished in spite of a system that was built to stop me from wearing one. So for me the world outside my ivory tower and inside it are interchangeable.
The Devil & @norman_c_wang is a whole lie. He & @American_Heart can kiss #BlackMedTwitter ass.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: Evolution of Race and Ethnicity Considerations for the Cardiology Workforce in the United States of America From 1969 to 2019
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAâŠ
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: Evolution of Race and Ethnicity Considerations for the Cardiology Workforce in the United States of America From 1969 to 2019
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAâŠ
âAs Fitzgerald envisioned, âWe will have succeeded when we no longer think we require black doctors for black patients, chicano doctors for chicano patients, or gay doctors for gay patients, but rather good doctors for all patients.ââ
I. Just. Canât. Not. Today. Satan.
I. Just. Canât. Not. Today. Satan.
I canât begin to say how much I hate crap arguments like this it triggers so much in me that goes back to why I refuse to be labeled a âperson of colorâ when itâs clear that all of us in here for each other. And when I think of the brilliant Black physicians I know it get angry
Hey #MedStudentTwitter #neurology residents, another #EndNeurophobia #MedEd #tweetorial to celebrate joining the @CPSolvers team!
CORTICAL REGIONS AND STROKE SYNDROMES
cc: @Tracey1milligan @MadSattinJ @CrystalYeoMDPhD
@DxRxEdu @MedTweetorials
CORTICAL REGIONS AND STROKE SYNDROMES
cc: @Tracey1milligan @MadSattinJ @CrystalYeoMDPhD
@DxRxEdu @MedTweetorials
But first a moment of silence for
#RayshardBrooks
#BreonnaTaylor
#GeorgeFloyd
#AhmaudArbery
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Grateful forâ€ïž for #EndNeurophobia but hope you read rest of my feed, which seeks to amplify voices Iâm learning from on the path to being an antiracist ally.
to learn more, follow/learn from #BlackMedTwitter #BlackintheIvory
listen @thepraxispod @thenocturnists
read @dribram
to learn more, follow/learn from #BlackMedTwitter #BlackintheIvory
listen @thepraxispod @thenocturnists
read @dribram
This, today, would be considered flat out torture
First, womenâs health was not studied. Even when womenâs health was studied, it was by harming black & indigenous women
When women talk of safe spaces I look at race
We know this has existed throughout history ...and now
First, womenâs health was not studied. Even when womenâs health was studied, it was by harming black & indigenous women
When women talk of safe spaces I look at race
We know this has existed throughout history ...and now
In modern society, how does a woman with education and privilege seeking career success âlean inâ?
She likely has someone else - often a low wage dark skinned woman - looking after her kids, cleaning bathrooms, cooking meals.
ethicalsystems.org/women-can-no-lâŠ
She likely has someone else - often a low wage dark skinned woman - looking after her kids, cleaning bathrooms, cooking meals.
ethicalsystems.org/women-can-no-lâŠ
What I have come to realize at midcareer & reading history more deeply
privileged womenâs advancement requires exploitation of the disadvantaged, especially low income women
It is partly why election results in 2016 *was* voting for own interest in fact
vogue.com/article/white-âŠ
privileged womenâs advancement requires exploitation of the disadvantaged, especially low income women
It is partly why election results in 2016 *was* voting for own interest in fact
vogue.com/article/white-âŠ
Iâd like to thank @Me4Trauma for their support in starting a real dialogue re: #racism, #AntiBlackRacism, #PoliceBrutality and the role of medicine and trauma in addressing this public health issue. The lack of engagement with this long thread tells me a couple of things:
1. We are not ready. Past the statements and the symbolisms of solidarity, weâre not ready to deal with it just yet. This is an emotional process and itâs exhausting. Look at the #BlackintheIvory thread to see what itâs like to live with racism your whole life.
2. Thereâs a fear of making a misstep and being offensive on such a public platform especially during this time. I get it. Itâs too risky to speak on this right now.
Personally speaking, itâs too risky for me to not speak on this right now and fix this system.
Personally speaking, itâs too risky for me to not speak on this right now and fix this system.
Thread for allies on #BlackintheIvory
Be this kind of a person. We know the existing level of power differential between faculty & students or trainees.
Now add #BlackintheIvory
Step up. Be an ally. Report on behalf even if not asked. If you see power abused, speak up.
Be this kind of a person. We know the existing level of power differential between faculty & students or trainees.
Now add #BlackintheIvory
Step up. Be an ally. Report on behalf even if not asked. If you see power abused, speak up.
As a doctor, need to be able to do oneâs job. Also, a doctor is in a position to protect others, *if* role is recognized. #BlackintheIvory
Those prestige/hierarchy oriented, treat some people poorly
(I get mistaken for cleaning person or receptionist)
Those prestige/hierarchy oriented, treat some people poorly
(I get mistaken for cleaning person or receptionist)
Reporting on black student, trainees, & faculty #SoMe and #SciComm posts is higher - due to #implicitbias or overt racism
Black culture often offends
Institutions need to screen OUT frivolous reporting on black ppl - NOT assume fault
#BlackintheIvory
Black culture often offends
Institutions need to screen OUT frivolous reporting on black ppl - NOT assume fault
#BlackintheIvory
Now that statements have been made and we got #whitecoatsforblacklives trending, whatâs next?
What actions are we taking to deal with #PoliceBrutalityPandemic?
How are we going to deal with #racism in medicine?
Do they involve accountability?
Will there be transparency?
What actions are we taking to deal with #PoliceBrutalityPandemic?
How are we going to deal with #racism in medicine?
Do they involve accountability?
Will there be transparency?
How do we hold these institutions accountable?
We tried diversity and inclusion, and IB training.
Not much change.
How do we hold our institutions accountable to go beyond statements and symbolism?
#BlackMedTwitter #MedTwitter
#BlackWomeninMedicine #BlackMeninMedicine
We tried diversity and inclusion, and IB training.
Not much change.
How do we hold our institutions accountable to go beyond statements and symbolism?
#BlackMedTwitter #MedTwitter
#BlackWomeninMedicine #BlackMeninMedicine
Will there be ability to report racism/sexism or any other misconduct, from colleagues/superiors/patients WITH protection from retaliation?
To the Trauma and Medical community,
First, Iâd like to thank the @SoMe4Trauma team for graciously hosting this discussion on #racism and #AntiBlackRacism in medicine and the role trauma plays.
#SoMe4Trauma
First, Iâd like to thank the @SoMe4Trauma team for graciously hosting this discussion on #racism and #AntiBlackRacism in medicine and the role trauma plays.
#SoMe4Trauma
The recent #GeorgeFloydMurder in Mnpls, MN has galvanized the world to protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Cause of death: "asphyxiation from sustained pressure" when his neck and back were compressed by Minneapolis police officersâ
cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/âŠ
Cause of death: "asphyxiation from sustained pressure" when his neck and back were compressed by Minneapolis police officersâ
cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/âŠ
It didnât have to take a second autopsy to confirm what the entire world saw on that video. A video I, and many Black parents, still canât bear to watch.
But the fact that a second autopsy was performed at the request of Mr. Floydâs family is pertinent to this discussion.
But the fact that a second autopsy was performed at the request of Mr. Floydâs family is pertinent to this discussion.
Both #EricGarner and #GeorgeFloyd died from the use of approved neck/carotid restraints.
Would you consider death from being restrained a never event as defined by @CMSGov?
#MedTwitter #BlackMedTwitter #MedEd #SoMe4Surgery @Me4Trauma @ACSTrauma
cms.gov/newsroom/fact-âŠ
Would you consider death from being restrained a never event as defined by @CMSGov?
#MedTwitter #BlackMedTwitter #MedEd #SoMe4Surgery @Me4Trauma @ACSTrauma
cms.gov/newsroom/fact-âŠ
Should deadly force be an option if your intent is to restrain?
âNever events,â like surgery on the wrong body part or mismatched blood transfusion, cause serious injury or death to beneficiaries,â -CMS
Neck restraints and carotid restraints have caused the deaths of unarmed Black men.
Whereâs the oversight?
Neck restraints and carotid restraints have caused the deaths of unarmed Black men.
Whereâs the oversight?
I usually don't do this. But given the times (and my recent graduation), I thought I'd reflect on racial microagressions I've experienced as a black male med student in training. So I made this thread compiling some of these instances below. 1/9
Other black students/doctors on #blackmedtwitter #medtwitter, please feel free to contribute your experience since this only reflects mine. 2/9
Told by a patient how great of an example I am setting because other black people are lazy. 3/9
Tonight I am going to provide a brief update on another public health epidemicâ being black in America. 1/
Nothing here is a secret to health care researchers or the black community.
Much can be found on #BlackMedTwitter, along w many BIPOC scholars doing important work. I will add a few people to follow at the end. Please add more names. 2/
Much can be found on #BlackMedTwitter, along w many BIPOC scholars doing important work. I will add a few people to follow at the end. Please add more names. 2/
We must all be aware that the death rate from COVID-19 among African Americans is higher than that of white Americans. These numbers are startling.
African-American deaths are 2x than the share of the population. In 4 states, more than 3x.3/
medrxiv.org/content/10.110âŠ
@UREssien
African-American deaths are 2x than the share of the population. In 4 states, more than 3x.3/
medrxiv.org/content/10.110âŠ
@UREssien
To our young leaders yearning and fighting for justice,
When the dust settles down and you have time to look back at the events that unfolded since the murder of #GeorgeFloyd, I want you to look at a few things.
When the dust settles down and you have time to look back at the events that unfolded since the murder of #GeorgeFloyd, I want you to look at a few things.
I want you to look at the system and where it has failed George. I want you to look at the police and how theyâre trained to use deadly force without oversight. The local and regional politics that influence it.
The legal system that could have been the check/balance holding the police accountable for their brutality. The coroner or medical examiner whose autopsy results couldâve been delivered without speculation and victim-blaming.
