Please don’t call me a medication provider- A 🧵 and discussion
Psychiatrists and other physicians are being referred by many as “medication providers.” I do prescribe medications but that is only a VERY small part of what I do ... /1 #medtwitter#psychtwitter
and labeling me as a “medication provider” or “medication doctor” reduces me to that, confuses patients, and propagates misconceptions about #mentahealth and #psychiatry. In general, people are already confused about the different professions within the #mentalhealth system /2
Jun 9, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Why Latinx? A 🧵 and discussion 🗣
Recently people have wondered and criticized my use of the term Latinx.
It is true that many Hispanics/Latinos/as do not use the term Latinx. For many, and also for me at some point, the term sounded foreign. /1
As an immigrant in the US, my experience has been one where my identity has been shaped, in part, by the labels I’ve been given by others in different contexts. In Colombia, I grew up being Paisa/Mestiza/Colombiana. /2
