Thread by @ChristleNwora

Here’s a quick list for medical students* wanting to address the current moment.

Also - google will give you 1001 guides. Many people have already shared great threads on resources.

#MedStudentTwitter

*Black students - protect your peace.

💰Donate to bail funds, grassroots organizers

https://twitter.com/mnfreedomfund/status/1265735264242225152

✏️ Write to your local representatives

🗳 If you can, vote in every election. Local to national. School board to President.

📚 Read about the history of white supremacy and racism.

https://twitter.com/anna_g_downs/status/1265706494814756866

🗣 Say something. Maybe in a class fb group or slack, acknowledge that this time is stressful for your Black classmates, faculty, staff and community

🤝 Write a statement of support. Explicitly name racism. Look to @ZarinIRahman for guidance.

https://twitter.com/zarinirahman/status/1266025461370556416

🎙 Listen to these folks:

@FlipScriptPod - @MaxJordan_N
Woke WOC Docs - @bernielim, @StudentDocIvie
@ThePraxisPod - @EdwinLindo (follow #MedCrit)

📖 Read the writings of @dn_charles and @tsaiduck77

👩🏽‍🏫 Learn about U.S. Health Justice Collaborative (@TehreemRehman)

🔖 Bookmark the Institue for Healing and Justice in Medicine

❌ Work towards the abolition of biological race in medicine

instituteforhealingandjustice.org

🏛 Center communities whenever and wherever you can. Look to @rohankhaz for leadership.

https://twitter.com/rohankhaz/status/1190053759373565952

👩🏿‍⚕️ Commit yourself to being present for all of the hard, awkward, stressful moments of learning to be an anti racist. This is the work of a good physician.

➕ Add more to this list!

Last word of advice: this work is longitudinal.

When the news about DACA arrives, be prepared. When immigration news or hurricanes become front and center, be prepared.

So if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready ✌🏾