Thread by @DrChelleMD

1/ On this final day of #BlackHistoryMonth & on this #CiteBlackWomenSunday, I am overflowing with gratitude as I share my first @NEJM publication.

🧵to reflect and give thanks

Without Sanctuary | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

2/ I am indebted to so many for this piece--but most especially, my patients. They are so much more than my muses. They are the ones that force me to confront myself & strive for something better; my greatest teachers; & are my true north when the why gets hard to see or remember

3/ This piece started as a tweet--a reflection from our first @CPSolvers AntiRacism in medicine podcast. So very grateful to @RheaBoydMD & @RRHDr for their wisdom & generosity of spirit which served as the prompt for my reflection & the words that followed

https://twitter.com/DrChelleMD/status/1299233554774347777?s=20

4/ Then there are the draft readers! I'm an artist & I'm sensitive about my sh**. Thankful for the ones who know me, the ones I can trust when they say let it go. Perfect>progress; Done>in my head.@offtheclockdoc & @TheLakshmiK are real ones.🙏for their sisterhood/ council

5/ Thankful for all @CPSolvers team, but especially @DxRxEdu & @rabihmgeha who had the courage to lift up this AntiRacism in medicine work-- and who showed through action that they believed it was so much more than just a passing fad.

5/ And SPECIAL THANKS to the #squad of my dreams- AntiRacism in medicine gang @ChiomaOnuoha @rohankhaz @NaomiFFields @LashNolen @jazzminciara @tsaiduck77. My favorite meeting of the week; living proof that you can learn AND have safety, grace, respect, love, & FUN in your work!

6/No, I didn't forget our fearless leaders @UREssien & @dereckwpaul but for this piece, they deserve special recognition (receipts👇). I hope everyone has people in your corners like this. People who believe in you, when you can't always see it for yourself. To my BROTHERS❤️y'all

7/ On a lighter note, it's not every day that you're able to reference chopped & screwed hip-hop in one of the most respected journals in the world.After the last few weeks Texas has had, it feels good to flex my Texas pride a bit #BackThenTheyDidntWantMe #NowImHotTheyAllOnMe
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