Savannah C. Walker, MD

PGY3 General Surgery Resident | Boy Mom | 🐾 Dog Oriented | Charcuterie connoisseur

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

Grateful for the opportunity to collaborate on our session "Reducing Adverse Outcomes in Surgeon Mothers and Infants" at #APSA26 with Dr. Julie Monteagudo, Dr. Loren Berman, and Dr. Cristine Velazco @grumpyscalpel on behalf of the Wellness and Advocacy Committees!

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

Wrapping up a wonderful weekend at #AAP2023 and a great first time attending! Lots of amazing work being done in the Section on Surgery and beyond, particularly in advocacy. 10/10 conference experience, even if innocent bystander photography skills 0/10 !

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

Wonderful work out of @IU_Surgery ! Looking forward to having these resources in the Toolkit for Reproductive Rights compiled easily for access and reference to better serve our patients. Job well done!

https://t.co/6DUK3QZ6UA

[Troy Markel @troymarkelmd]

Congrats to Sindhu Mannava for winning the AAP Section on Surgery Chair’s Award for her joint AAP/APSA advocacy committee presentation! @IU_Surgery @IU_PedSurg

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@DrHWoo @AcademicSurgery I had the pleasure of seeing @alastanford speak at #AAP2023 and would argue she inspired every physician in the room and beyond.

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@awsumpowers The time, the trials, the tears will pass. Have faith in yourself and do not compare your journey to anyone else's!

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

"Providers who treat patients for perinatal/postnatal mental health concerns can contact CHAMP for Moms at 601-984-2080. The call line is for non-urgent matters and offers peer-to-peer consultation for providers as well as access to resources and referral options.."

[Children's of Mississippi @childrensofms]

🌈 Exciting News! @UMMCnews is launching CHAMP for Moms, a program addressing perinatal & postnatal mental health challenges. With grants from @HRSAgov and @UHC, this initiative provides vital mental health resources to support mothers across MS. https://t.co/5P6iAmXnSW

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@stephrodMD This! Normalize persistence as well as understanding/grace - Residents and Attendings are human and get caught up with other responsibilities, but it doesn't mean we don't want to help or facilitate!

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@SarahCumber @ummcsurgery Amazing work by our own Dr. Cottrell-Cumber!

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

Incredibly proud of my colleague and friend @SarahCumber for the patients she has impacted and the perspective she adds to the surgical and medical community.

[Sarah Cottrell-Cumber @SarahCumber]

I’m so thankful for my year of HPM training and hope others now know of this exciting training pathway! #surgery #PalliativeCare #hpm #surgpallcare https://t.co/8orIuo3Cvm

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Let this sink in—2 people from UPENN won the #NobelPrize, but while the male researcher was elevated to a full Professor, the female researcher is Adjunct professor & told she was “not of faculty quality”. @Penn & @PennMedicine has never apologized publicly to @kkariko. Sexist?

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@fayetteoriginal @TCBPubHealth @LAWoodwardMD COVID causes a spectrum of syndromes that varies from person to person. It can have "flu-like" symptoms of fevers, chills, congestion, body aches but it is NOT the flu and more people have died during pandemic than in last 5 YEARS from flu.

https://t.co/Uo3ymwmcMS

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

# of employees in system has NOTHING to do with # of ICU trained staff or available hospital beds. It is reductive thinking, and irresponsible of Reeves to not understand. We had -31 beds at UMMC this week. That means that we are FULL+. You have a heart attack? No tertiary bed.

[Jonathan Allen @jallen1985]

Tate demands a fight with @LAWoodwardMD even if she refuses to participate.

If @tatereeves wants to go up against Woodward in the court of public opinion, he should compete with @TCBPubHealth in a beauty contest too. 😂

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@HMhnuey @PatrickKenney7 @JazmynShaw1 @PrometricGlobal The person in question was likely not a medical student, as no one from our program knew who it was and they finished their exam too early in the day for it be a USMLE test. So not sure that applies. Regardless, not a reason to put others in danger or limbo

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@long_cutie Unfortunately, we have to be at the testing center by 7:15am. If we get a cancellation email earlier than that, that seems to be how we will know. Still no one answering phones or any communication to this point.

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

This local @PrometricGlobal site is now ghosting examinees. Students for today were sent a cancellation email 1 hr! before they were supposed to present for exam. Those of us with exams scheduled for tomorrow cannot reach anyone by phone and have received no contact. UNACCEPTABLE

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@anushkagp Take time for yourself! You are about to start a long journey. Do things you love, don't pre-study, and spend time with your friends and family. First year is a challenge, so go in with your cup full. Best of luck!

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

@TheUSMLE needs to address this site and all @PrometricGlobal policies. It is horrific that this was allowed to happen. No temperature checks at the door, and a screening that someone lied through. Dozens of people COVID exposed, and licensure exams cancelled or in limbo.

[Savannah C. Walker, MD @Sav_WalkerMD]

This local @PrometricGlobal site is now ghosting examinees. Students for today were sent a cancellation email 1 hr! before they were supposed to present for exam. Those of us with exams scheduled for tomorrow cannot reach anyone by phone and have received no contact. UNACCEPTABLE