George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm.

Primary Care Physician | Entrepreneurial Scholar | First-gen | Unapologetically Scrappy @ScrappyDocs | @HgiConcepts & @stepuhp | Alum @HarvardMed | @YaleIMed

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

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Sign up and let's fix this - Paid2Play!
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[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

3️⃣ Objective: One punchy sentence, on study's big mission? 🎯
4️⃣ Specific Aims: Keep 'em focused. 2-3 max. Hit the bullseye! 🎯
5️⃣ Methods & Approach: Granular who, what, where, how (even how much)?💰
6️⃣ Outcome: How does your work ripple through the field, careers, ...?🌟

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[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Struggling to present your research ideas in a winning proposal? Follow these steps:

1️⃣ Define the gap you're filling; impact the world? 🌍

2️⃣ Hypothesis: Nail your assumptions! What are you here to prove/disprove? Ignore this, risky move! 🤔

#ScrappyTips
@ScrappyDocs
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[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

It’s getting really, REAL!

Join @bandexwin and me this Friday afternoon at the #ScholarsTable! https://t.co/uvho1Xoy4k

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Are Black & Brown bodies/minds ever so dispensable and disposable?

Do not be quick to deny that before you ponder what the #scotus decision on #affirmativeaction, especially its military exemptions and nuanced exceptions“

If you do not realize it’s mea…https://t.co/EcdrSsqdWx

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

"Show them how much their authentic being matters to your core values and the bottom line, and honor that with your pay, benefits, support that is commensurate and transparent."

Authenticity comes with prerequisites.
For many folks with margi via @_Glasp
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[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Say that louder for those in the front rows of performative and reactive DEI ecosystems to hear/be better, Arthur Chan. To those in #education, #healthcare, and #workforcesolutions!

“Show, don’t tell” your employees to be authentic where they cannot guar…https://t.co/emEvqwHQrY

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

@MaxJordan_N Ha!
You found [the] one, bro!
There are so many self-funded, prestigious jobs/titles in [our] academia ... they just don't sell 'em so obviously with alerts like this.

They should learn from "brand-name" institutions/cities that sell trainees prestigious brands.
Buyer beware!

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

"Behind every success lies a trail of failed attempts. Embrace them as learning opportunities and keep pushing forward!” 🚀

I have failed in ways that remind me of the following:

That I am no superhuman. 🦸‍♂️

That I am worthy of growth. 🪴

That my wo…https://t.co/TxgBTkuQYl

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Here’s the joke of my life.

Rejected from medical school in Ghana only to take a second chance in the US.
- gained admission to Harvard Medical School, after almost 7 long years of life as a first-Gen immigrant and college grad
- Earned my Harvard MD w…https://t.co/zxHtXFxN1o

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

So special and powerfully written, Sanjay and Margaret! No better way to debrief after your boards than challenge the @ABIMFoundation and @MKSAP to catch up on mounting evidence about lifesaving tools for curbing the opioid epidemic.
Way to go, friends!

[Sanjay Kishore, MD @sanjaykishore31]

After taking the Medicine boards, Margaret Hayden & I were saddened by the lack of focus on addiction. Overdoses rising yet too few OK to rx buprenorphine for OUD. With X-waiver gone, @ABIMFoundation and @mksap2022 can change this - now in @JournalGIM https://t.co/NuI8xGITYP

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Powerful insights from Paul Azunre, the AI expert with a “soft spot for Low-Resource Languages…”!

In summary:
🗑️“Garbage in, garbage out.”
🤔 Irresponsible and dangerous data in, useless/dangerous and hyped AI models out.

Right from the man who has…https://t.co/C6fH6gyzRG

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

As a primary care physician who is just about to step out into this reality, I am alarmed by the dwindling proportions of black PCPs, especially black male (“men”) physicians, that match/go into primary care training/practice. There are entrenched problem…https://t.co/ooYapASAHz

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Wow! This is deep and true!

Every young doctor must read this post by Dr. Lilly Owusu Frimpong. In fact, its for all early-career professionals, especially those in healthcare, who doubt their worth in this insatiable industries that burn out the ideals…https://t.co/lP6GY9hnKM

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Shadrack Osei Frimpong “is the first charcoal seller’s son to attain a unique set of three(3) doctor titles - a PhD, an Honorary Doctorate and soon a medical doctor”!

And we all know that he is creating generational opportunities to make life better at…https://t.co/zbA7VNQNLq

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Do you feel like you're falling short of achieving your goals? Do you struggle with limiting beliefs? As a trainee, researcher, father, I face those doubts firsthand, and I am here to share how I deal with them.

I often receive messages from aspiring med…https://t.co/XcWwV5ZwZC

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Mba for taking on the mantle as Vice Chair, DEI, for Yale Department of Internal Medicine!

Onward to more diverse, inclusive, and equitable solutions to the challenges that ultimately influence the quality of our science,…https://t.co/vHS4VMsm3d

[George Agyapong MD, MS, B Pharm. @GeAgya]

@adapperprof Check out the folks at Algorithmic Justice League: https://t.co/yXdG0oliM2