Stories Behind The Mask

Stories from the healthcare community: sharing hope and shedding light in the battle against COVID-19 and racism. Email [email protected]

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As we close out the year, Dr. Wynter looks back to a dark time, and brings us two stories of hope. Jamila Wynter, MD is a @MountSinaiGI Fellow at @MountSinaiNYC.

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Up next, a message of hope from Jamila Wynter, MD, Gastroenterology Fellow at Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

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In the COVID era, many things are bleak, but @MphStanley
shares a story of a patient who gave him hope. @BrighamWomens, @BWHNeurology, @MGHNeurology, @harvardneuroround, @MassGenBrigham,@NatlHumanities

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We're back! In our upcoming video, physician @MphStanley tells a story with a plot twist: where a patient cares for the doctor. @BrighamWomens, @BWHNeurology, @MGHNeurology, @harvardneuroround, @MassGenBrigham,@NatlHumanities

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A good reminder that medicine isn't just about physical disease, but the bigger picture:

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Treating Covid-19 requires seeing the bigger picture. @davidasanchezmd, internal medicine resident at @BrighamWomens discusses how he and @AyrenneAdamsMD worked with the BWH Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce to tackle inequities in medicine. @DrWilfredoM @BrighamChiefs @HowardU

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This is one of our favorite stories

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In this heartwarming story, @bina_tweets shares how seeing a pregnant Covid patient leave the ICU and recover gives her hope. Bina is a a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow at @BrighamWomens. @danielalamasmd @cdambrosio2 @ColumbiaMedRes @Stanfordmed

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In this video, physician and psychiatrist Cynthia He shares her experiences. Multiple racisms can coexist, but healing is built on being able to connect with patients, no matter what they, or the caregiver, looks like.

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Cynthia He, MD and PhD Psychiatry resident at @UCSF shared this piece of insight, " What we're all trying to do is to be able to connect with our patients, no matter what they look like or what we look like." Tune in tomorrow for her video message!

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After witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Amani Jambhekar discusses how herself and others took the lessons learned and applied it to today's pandemic. https://t.co/tZfi96okAJ
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Tomorrow we have an amazing story from Dr. Amani Jambhekar, who was a pre-med student in New Orleans when Katrina hit and took action to give back, and is doing so again during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Your level of care should NOT be determined by your place in society.

Today, @BeccaLichtin shares her story and reminds us that everyone deserves to be cared for.

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Every patient deserves the highest level of care.

Tomorrow, we share a story from @BeccaLichtin about the tough choices healthcare workers have been faced with during the pandemic.

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Healthcare workers on the frontlines don't only take care of their patients, they also take care of each other.

@joshualangpl shares how the aid of a fellow frontline worker helped him get his bearings while in the COVID unit.

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Teamwork makes the dream work, especially during a pandemic. Tomorrow, @joshualangpl shares how someone in the community looking out for him went a long way.

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Today, @haleythun shares about a program that started early during the COVID-19 pandemic which has helped hundreds of at-risk people.

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As Chaplain at @BrighamWomens, Peg Newman has seen a lot of families in their darkest hours.

We hope today's story from Peg warms your hearts as much as it warmed ours.

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As Chaplain at @BrighamWomens, Peg Newman sees families through some of their toughest times. Check back later today for a story from Peg that is sure to touch your heart.

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Tomorrow Dr. Haley Thun (@haleythun)shares an inspiring story about how a partnership created early during the pandemic has grown to help over 800 of the most vulnerable patients find safe shelter.

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EM Resident Sheri-Ann Kaltiso (@sher_livvi) shares the hope she finds from @choo_ek and the changing times in our country.

It is up to us to speak out against racism so we can begin to destroy it.

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From Sherri-Ann Kaltiso, "To see a non-Black physician call out implicit bias gives me hope that we all will start to recognize implicit biases and racism." Tune in tomorrow for the full video.