Brandon Towey

- Incoming Family Medicine resident
- I promise I'm funnier than what my tweets suggest

[Brandon Towey @BrandonTowey]

Help IMGs start their careers after @ECFMG_IMG has put them in hold. A lot of students have been prevented after changes to the certification process. https://t.co/alOqZgrG85

[Brandon Towey @BrandonTowey]

Just got a response to an email I sent @ECFMG_IMG. Three months later and what does it say? "We won't be answering your email, we're busy :(" 👏👏👏 Gotta give ECFMG a hand for being horrible at their job across the board.

[Brandon Towey @BrandonTowey]

Great response by @pppforpatients to a JAMA Neuro oped that advocated for expanded use of untrained non-physician providers in Neurology
https://t.co/gghhWNk64m

[Nick Heitkamp, MD @NMHeitkamp]

"There is a broad infrastructure that now exists to extract money from trainees in medicine, from the schools to the licensing exams, to the licensing authorities, to the board certifications, and it exists because it can."

@jbcarmody shares with @Slate.

https://t.co/wrluHWUKz5

[Algorithmic Justice League @AJLUnited]

Google will now have access to mass amounts of patient data without their consent to create commercial products and unregulated AI systems that will decide who gets quality medical treatment or not.

This is an abomination. https://t.co/uk2Env6tIl

[Kristina Fiore @KristinaMFiore]

EXCLUSIVE: More than half a million dollars on meetings at luxury resorts, $38M in reserves & generous executive comp: an inside look at how one medical board spends its money #medtwitter https://t.co/qw0tQUbI7I

[Quinn Capers, IV @DrQuinnCapers4]

Lecture to 1st year med students @UTSWNews tomorrow.

Yeah.
We bring it.
In the first year.
#Premeds: look for this in your potential med school.

#ClassIsInSession

[Algorithmic Justice League @AJLUnited]

When @60Minutes decided to cover bias in facial recognition, they had the opportunity to #CiteBlackWomen leading the research and movement against predatory AI and surveillance tech. But instead, they erased them.

Take action by adding your name ➡️ https://t.co/TGP1i3cco1

[Kristina Fiore @KristinaMFiore]

Montgomery, who is both a surgeon and a transplant recipient himself, stepped into uncharted territory when he took a third #COVID19 vaccine dose, crossing over to the Johnson & Johnson shot: https://t.co/9CzVnD3qaX

[Algorithmic Justice League @AJLUnited]

Here are the "Face Queens" — @jovialjoy, @timnitGebru, and @rajiinio that @60Minutes erased during their episode on facial recognition and #AiBias last night. #CiteBlackWomen #VoicingErasure https://t.co/L9A1ZSKOgv

[Adam J. Sagot, D.O., DFAACAP (He/Him) ⚕ @DrAdamSagot]

Know the differences in your providers. Physician training is a long process with years of education, assessments of competency & metrics for expertise #Midlevels simply don’t have the same training-Who is your health provider? #advocacy #mentalhealth #scope

[Kriti Prasad, MD @kritiprasad_]

1/ 🚨 NEW in @EClinicalMed @TheLancet w/ @ChristineSinsky & team

In our study of 20K+ HCWs, we found ⬆️ stress among nursing assistants, medical assistants, social workers, inpatient workers, women and POC.

https://t.co/yvMV3MxuhT

#MedTwitter #NurseTwitter

🧵👇🏾

[Bryan Carmody @jbcarmody]

Survey: Hey program directors, how do you feel about pass/fail Step 1?

PDs: Oh, it’s *TERRIBLE*

Survey: I see - so does using Step 1 scores actually help you find successful residents?

PDs: Nah, not really

https://t.co/uUkHWZQxKV

[Tyler Olson, EA @olsonplanner]

Follow my logic.

At $60,000, you’re making about $116/day as a resident. If you have typical debt of $365,000, your accruing interest of $68/day.

$48/day or $1460/month is effectively the stipend you’re receiving while you cont thru your education process.

How does this sit?

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

BREAKING: New York’s Governor Cuomo just signed S.830B into law, making all New Yorkers who are not in prison for a felony conviction eligible to vote. This is a huge victory that took many years of advocacy by many, many groups.

[Lawrence K. Rolle, MD MBA @Docta_Rolle]

Straight up, becoming a physician is not for people who don’t have money or come from money. The added stress and incapabilities are literally debilitating...

[Victoria Knight @victoriaregisk]

Every year thousands of 4th year med students don’t get matched & look for help on next steps.

But two new advocacy groups that offer support to the unmatched are tied to a network of anti-immigrant hate groups.

My latest for @KHNews in @thedailybeast.
https://t.co/paaHs7RZzG