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Thanks to #medtwitter for helping me deliver a powerful message at #CombiSIG19 on #genderbias. Here's what I said:
1. It's real. End of story. I gave a slide with tons of references, including from @JulieSilverMD @arghavan_salles @TheLancet
1. It's real. End of story. I gave a slide with tons of references, including from @JulieSilverMD @arghavan_salles @TheLancet
But people like stories more than studies, so I also included an anecdote - a peer review of a textbook proposal. It was a rejection. Turns out, the publisher didn't agree with the critiques. #womeninmedicine
And I illustrated the potential ripple effect had I lost this opportunity not for lack of academic legitimacy, but for having a new job in a new city with a new baby.
Would I have had fewer speaking opportunities, research collaborations, funding?
Would I have had fewer speaking opportunities, research collaborations, funding?
Alright, I have some thoughts on this op-ed, esp how tradition + legacy are often used as a distraction tactic from diversity/inclusion.
Buckle up for A THREAD.
#MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #DiverseDoubleDocs #MedStudentTwitter #WomenInMedicine #DiversityInMedicine
Buckle up for A THREAD.
#MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #DiverseDoubleDocs #MedStudentTwitter #WomenInMedicine #DiversityInMedicine
As always I start my thread by recognizing my own position in this conversation: I am a (proud) Latina woman training to be a physician-scientist. I hold a lot of privilege having attended an Ivy League institution for undergrad and currently training as a #DoubleDocs at another.
My own alma mater #PrincetonU has been recently grappling with its own (problematic) history by taking active steps to diversify iconography + naming around campus. I am proud to say that this is in part due to a meeting I co-hosted as co-president of PLA in combo with other orgs
