Kristin M. Collier, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine @umich. Director of the @umichmedschool Program on Health Spirituality & Religion. views are my own

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

have you ever asked yourself —what is medicine for?

my latest piece in @BMJLeader #MedTwitter https://t.co/GjEVFS4Utv

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

💬 Viewpoint: Integration of #AI in medicine risks “never skilling” for trainees; deliberate design—such as commit-then-compare, AI coaching, and AI-free zones—is needed to support clinical expertise development. https://t.co/TFrw5vSgHH

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@kathrynlopez Similar to how I saw @RyanTAnd at the restaurant I was walking through yesterday at lunch and we just had time to wave to each other!

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

in DC giving my last talk of the academic year.

In Roosevelt’s D day speech, he asked for our nation to “devote themselves in continuance of prayer.”

We were reminded tonight that there was no expiration date on this request

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@Dirtdragonmom 👀👀

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@ElwellAbbee Thank you! It was so fun to be with everyone

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@theWesleyJSmith Someone once told me that the only reason that physician assisted suicide isn’t legal yet in Michigan is because of a (fading) residual cultural memory of Kevorkian. So for that to change either he has to be forgotten or reframed as a civil rights hero

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

in the spring edition of Medicine at Michigan in response to the last issue featuring Kevorkian

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

Professor Lyons and I have words in the @michigandaily today about “Dr Death” Jack Kevorkian be hailed as a “leader and best.”

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@SpikingTDs @chezaristote don’t have to boil noodles first—they soften when you boil them simmer everything for 20 min

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

interesting study on prayer published in @AnnFamMed

“Proximal intercessory prayer was safe, effective, and well-received as complementary treatment for pain and anxiety.”

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

why would you buy new clothes when there are so many beautiful vintage ones out there for pennies

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

this is a slide I use when talking about why we have dignity, as human beings, made in God’s image

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Deep inner suffering inevitably arises when the human person is reduced to performance, consumption, or a statistical datum. Many young people today live under the yoke of expectations to perform, immersed in an exasperated competitiveness that generates anxiety, fear of not measuring up, and disorientation.

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

my mom’s irises wish you a good evening

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

my irises wish you a good evening

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

my mind always bends a little bit when I remember how to braid a six strand challah

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@gretchemaben ♥️♥️🔥🔥

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

A young woman said to me (about my natural, unpainted, un-dipped, un-acrylic nails) “I like what you’re doing with your nails”

nature is healing

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

one minute you’re driving home from the hospital with your newborn son in the backseat, and the next you’re driving to meet him for brunch with his girlfriend who might be your future daughter in law

[Kristin M. Collier, MD @HSRdirector]

@drerincallaghan “ever ancient, ever new”

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Deep inner suffering inevitably arises when the human person is reduced to performance, consumption, or a statistical datum. Many young people today live under the yoke of expectations to perform, immersed in an exasperated competitiveness that generates anxiety, fear of not measuring up, and disorientation.

[Back in Time West London @OldLondonW14]

The patients of St Bartholomew’s Hospital were regularly wheeled outside to aid their recovery.