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May 24, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read Read on X
I just found out a medical student I spoke with back in 2018 about pursuing surgery will soon be training to become a surgeon! Another #hijabisurgeon in the making, Alhamdullilah!!!
It makes me so happy to see young trainees pursuing what they love. I feel their excitement and enthusiasm when they talk about their passions. I also sense their fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of the immense work ahead, fear of the extra scrutiny for being (fill in the blank).
In this case, this student had the same exact fears I had. Being a hijabi. Being a woman in a male dominate field. Wanting to have a family in a male dominated field. Surgery is hard enough enough as is. Why go through the trouble?
Then she read an article I wrote and contacted me. We spoke for sometime and I shared my experience.

Did I make her fears disappear?
Not exactly.

These fears will probably stay with her throughout her journey, as they had with me.
But she chose to proceed despite those fears! That’s what matters. Taking a step forward despite the fear.

This is what sharing our stories can do for those who follow our footsteps. Share your stories. You never know how much impact they can have on someone.

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So I’m gonna start a thread & we can add onto it as people become more comfortable publishing their pro-genocide academic papers:

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When we say minoritized and racialized people in medicine, regardless of position, are afraid to speak up because of #retaliation,
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I got a call from one of our NPs that a neurosurgeon was berating him and the icu nurses about why his postop patient was in the icu. He brought one to tears and was yelling at the charge as well. So I called.
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Me: I did.

Nsg: Who gave you permission to transfer my patient?

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