John Davis Rodriguez

#MedEd, ID/HIV. 🏳️‍🌈, Tejano/Texpat. Professor & administrator. Tweets/thoughts my own. he/él. Also found as DocJDR on bsky and Discord.

[Salud America! @SaludAmerica]

Happy National Latino Physician Day!

More than ever before, there is a need for a population of physicians who look and sound like the entire population.

#HHM #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay2025 #HispanicHeritageMonth #HHM2025

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[Michael Galvez, MD @MichaelGalvezMD]

National Latino Physician Day 2025 highlights three urgent issues 🚨

👨🏽‍⚕️Worsening United States physician shortage, projected to reach up to 86,000 doctors by 2036, exacerbated by student loan caps, research funding cuts, and dismantled pipeline programs that disproportionately affect underrepresented students.

🧑🏾‍⚕️Historic Medicaid cuts, reducing coverage for millions, including one in three Latinos who rely on Medicaid, placing safety-net hospitals and community clinics at risk while destabilizing the entire healthcare system.

👩🏻‍⚕️Expansion of immigration enforcement, with increased immigration raids and access to Medicaid data has created a climate of fear that prevents Latino patients from seeking care.
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These combined crises threaten to further reduce access to culturally and linguistically concordant care, making the mission of NLPD more urgent than ever.

Visiting our website https://t.co/eGOKQQj9qS to learn more and share our publications 📃 on these issues!

Amazing artwork by @drloeza

#nationallatinophysicianday

[Michael Galvez, MD @MichaelGalvezMD]

Hello! #nationallatinophysicianday is coming!
Please like, share and comment!
https://t.co/yhF6sEk7In

Here is the link to order a shirt!
https://t.co/4IIySayytd

[Michael Galvez, MD @MichaelGalvezMD]

Now more than ever! Join us for National Latino Physician Day (NLPD) 2025. Lets go!!! Representation heals. Order for yourself, friends, colleagues, amigo, amiga, todos! 👇🏽Short window to order and link below.

https://t.co/4IIySayytd

#nationallatinophysicianday

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

On #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay we recognize and celebrate the contributions of Latino physicians to improving the well-being of individuals and communities. Learn about #Latinx doctors making a difference and why we need more in the U.S. workforce: https://t.co/mEw2Jeb6xf

[Pilar Ortega @pilarortegamd]

An absolute honor to have spent #NationalLatinxPhysicianDay with the supportive and impressive medical students, residents, faculty, staff, and leadership at @UCSFHospitals @UCSFMedicine @UCSFHospitals Mil gracias for the warm welcome! ❤️

[John Davis Rodriguez @Doc_JDR_]

Been a busy day, and here’s my highlight from #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay #NLPD with our featured guest @pilarortegamd

[Michael Galvez, MD @MichaelGalvezMD]

We are very grateful for this letter from @cagovernor for @nationallatinophysicianday

Thank you all for a wonderful day of awareness and advocacy for our mission. Our NLPD movement. ¡Si se puede y si podemos juntos!

To address the Latino physician shortage crisis, the mission of National Latino Physician Day is to improve the quality of care for the United States Latino patient population by increasing the number of Latino physicians who provide culturally and linguistically concordant care.

Thank you @asmarambula and @casurgeongeneral !!!

#nationallatinophysicianday #nationallatinaphysicianday #nationallatinxphysicianday #latinomedicine #latinoexcellence #nlpd2024 #doctorshortagecrisis #physicianshortagecrisis #medtwitter

[Carina Marquez @carina_marquez]

It was so great to start National Latino Physicians Day with a talk from Dr Pilar Ortega @UCSF @pilarortegamd @dra_urbina_ #nlpd 6% is not enough!

[JP Sanchez MD, MPH @BNGAP_JPS]

As we celebrate National Latina/o/x/e Physician Day check out EL Informe! A National Newsletter to Guide, Develop and Honor LMSA Advisors - https://t.co/Nl2y9KLiN7

[Michael Galvez, MD @MichaelGalvezMD]

Check out our NLPD playlist! Play before, during and after NLPD! Play it during your live event! 🎶

Spotify: https://t.co/4T7SM42ycu

Apple: https://t.co/CI1fpsSu5z

#Nationallatinophysicianday #nationallatinaphysicianday #nationallatinxphysicianday #nlpdplaylist #latinomedicine #latinoexcellence #nlpd2024 #doctorshortagecrisis #physicianshortagecrisis

[John Davis Rodriguez @Doc_JDR_]

@BonuraErin @OHSU_ID @IDSAMedEdCOP @IDSAInfo @Armstrws @CarlosdelRio7 @lstrnad5 @BSchwartzinSF @EmilyBlumbergMD @josh_nosanchuk @kBraselDazzle @PaulPottingerMD @DrJeanneM Very late to the party here (though I hope it's *still* going...). Congrats on the hard-earned recognition here!! 🎉👏

[John Davis Rodriguez @Doc_JDR_]

@cjstreed Absolutely! Txt for a copious list. 😉

[Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS @CMangurian]

So I have some news to share....

I'm truly honored to be part of the @UCSFMedicine leadership team! What a privilege to serve such incredible faculty!!

[Adi @IDdocAdi]

Middle author https://t.co/5iIkEJ2VcM

[John Davis Rodriguez @Doc_JDR_]

Time to have backup plans! Not a regular poster here, but I've enjoyed the company nonetheless.

Migrating over to #mastodon with others...anyone who likes is welcome to follow me there. #MedEd #IDmastodon #LGBTQMedMastodon

https://t.co/aLHP1I6Mx1

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

At least 19 children in the Columbus OH area have come down with #measles --- #vaccination rates fell during #COVID19 lockdowns, and too many kids are unprotected.

[Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC @TraumaDocSF]

Great to have a mentoring session with the first and second year class. @UCSFMedicine, @UCSFSurgery, @UCSFODO, @VCdiversityucsf, @rosnydaniel, & Dr Denise Davis.

[Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc @TimLaheyMD]

Medical schools should join Yale Law School & ditch US News & World Report rankings

Prestige is not what matters in medicine

#MedEd #bioethics #SDoH

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