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Mama to 👦🏽&🐶|Urogyn|Clerkship Dir|MedStud Advisor,|#ILookLikeASurgeon| @FPMRS #MedEd @onepeleton @The_BMC, she/her tweets≠endorsements
Oct 23, 2020 8 tweets 8 min read
I wish people would talk about why the #ACA wasn't able to have it's full reach. That at every step of the way, it was sabotaged by people who didn't want it to be successful. (A thread) @BarackObama @JoeBiden @FutureDocs By forcing the removal of the #PublicOption from the outset, there was no low-cost plan that commercial insurers would have to compete against. Read - they charge more #mypremiumsarehigh
Jul 24, 2020 9 tweets 5 min read
1. I have a couple of thoughts about this. The classification of "culturally appropriateness" in terms of attire, holding alcohol, and #MedBikini shows a single world-view can skew results and demonstrates the importance of diversity. 2. My main issue is the classification of physicians commenting on political and social issues as unprofessional. I disagree. It is exactly because physicians have remained silent for so long on topics such as abortion and gun control, that we are in this political battle