Thread by @tylerblack32

Happy New Years Eve

I'm so grateful to all my followers (except if you follow to hate on psychiatry, boo you). This has been a trying year but I enjoy so many aspects of the #twitterverse, especially within #medtwitter, and the opportunity for me to grow and learn. /1

I wanted to thank a few people very specifically, because they changed my life. @uche_blackstock invited me into a mentor zoom chat, where I met and connected with @gboladi, who went on to become the national chair of the @bmsacanada with support from @doctorsofbc. /2

So thank you Dr. Blackstock for helping me move from "acknowledging" inequity into doing something about it. /3

Thank you to future Dr. Olarewaju for how hard you've worked to establish something that will be generationally important for Black (future) medical students in BC and Canada. /4

Thank you to @drmattchow for helping to secure the money from @doctorsofbc to support the @bmsacanada /5

And thank you to that wonderful organization for establishing a political presence in Canadian Medical School that has been sorely necessary. /6

As well, a tremendous thank you to @drayanajordan & @ADocNamedDani for hosting @Black_trivia_nt, and inviting me, a very white person, and showing me a hospitality that I will never forget. The joy and passion and togetherness is unrivalled. I studied my HBCUs!!! /7

I owe special thanks to @lashnolen for being just an awe-inspring bright star of Twitter, and to my two twitter/media mentors, @drjengunter and @doctoryasmin. /8

If there is a theme - it's that I've learned tremendously about my privilege, and especially from Black women. There is so much to be done, and is important for us in the majority to materially contribute. /9

To that end, please donate to @bmsacanada .

I will match any donation (DM me!) up to a total of $1,000. /10

If you are a Canadian physician as well, please consider becoming an associate member of the @IPACIndigenous ( ipac-amac.ca/membership/ass… ). /11

Best mottos in life: Never stop learning, and address your biases and blind spots directly.

Lets hit 2021 with the spirit of turning things around and making things better. /12