Amelia Mercado

MSc @ Oxford; MD student @ BCM

[Chris Said @Chris_Said]

New blog post: The case for criminalizing scientific misconduct.

If misconduct delayed treatments for Alzheimer’s by just 1 year, it would have cost us 36 million QALYs (Quality Adjusted Life Years), more than Americans lost in World War II. https://t.co/6uixvCAvvV
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[SAFE - Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic @SafeStand]

SAFE is at the White House, supporting the great efforts of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. @WHOGVP46

[Amelia Mercado @ameliamercado00]

Honored to have attended this event hosted by the @WhiteHouse on #GunViolenceAwarenessDay Excited to bring this energy back to @bcmhouston and continue working to prevent gun violence!

[Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP @RealCedricDark]

Finally got my hands on the real thing!
#UnderTheGunBook
Available in stores August 13, 2024

[Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP @RealCedricDark]

August 13, 2024

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Racial and ethnic disparities were observed for almost all leading causes of injury and disease that were associated with recent increases in youth mortality. https://t.co/vlfSUNxIRH

[Sophie L. Schott @MyBestSchott]

Post-Roe, "We argue that the inclusion of vulnerable groups in research can be a pathway to affirming the rights of all people to partake in social life, public expression, and bodily freedom." Read our new pub here: https://t.co/RiDsc7EgkC

[Sophie L. Schott @MyBestSchott]

"While policies surrounding interpersonal violence may be debated, teaching students how to better care for patients shouldn't be contentious. Lives depend on it." Read the rest of our response to @ameliamercado00 and @studentdoctaims in @bmj_latest here: https://t.co/rIci52dEpr

[Amelia Mercado @ameliamercado00]

Fantastic rapid response to our @bmj_latest piece, highlighting the intersection between firearm injury prevention and interpersonal violence.
Written by my friend @MyBestSchott at @BCMEthics @bcmhouston
https://t.co/JyCIxVPLHx

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Healthcare consultations are an opportune moment for counseling on safe gun storage, but most US medical schools don't teach students this.

@ameliamercado00 and @studentdoctaims say students need more education on #FirearmInjury #prevention @BMJStudent
https://t.co/FkbctALHDN

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

About a third of Americans own a gun and 4.6 million children live in homes with loaded and unlocked guns.

Prevention should start with counseling on safe gun storage and medical schools need to teach this skill, say @ameliamercado00 and @studentdoctaims
https://t.co/FkbctALHDN

[Policy Prescriptions ® @PolicyRx]

A call to action from @bcmhouston medical students about teaching firearm injury prevention in medical school curricula

https://t.co/HXeWMG5ACq

[Taimur Siddiqui @studentdoctaims]

Encouraging other med students to drive change at their institutions with firearm safety. Thanks for giving us a platform @bmj_company! Co-authored with @ameliamercado00

https://t.co/gzkrT1U4qM

[Sophie L. Schott @MyBestSchott]

Check out this fantastic article in @bmj_company by @ameliamercado00 and Taimur Siddiqui!

[Amelia Mercado @ameliamercado00]

Great work done by my friend, Sophie, and her colleagues! Check it out in @hastingscenter below:

[Sophie L. Schott @MyBestSchott]

What qualifies as ethical, just, & respectful use of archival materials? Our essay in the Hastings Center Forum considers this question, among others, following the release of new documents from the USPHS Syphilis Study @FaithEFletcher @VirginiaABrown https://t.co/ZRcZp7bKBJ

[The Hastings Center for Bioethics @hastingscenter]

Now is the time to reframe the narrative. @FaithEFletcher @MyBestSchott @VirginiaABrown
https://t.co/cLmXdNiWzl

[Chris Hendel @chrishendel]

"Gun violence has cost the health of many communities and requires healthcare professionals to intervene, but we need training and support from medical schools to do this work."

by Amelia Mercado and Taimur Siddiqui, 2nd yr med students at @bcmhouston 👏
https://t.co/ngy1meYcDI

[Amelia Mercado @ameliamercado00]

Wrote something in @bmj_company, check it out!:
US medical schools should teach students how to counsel patients on firearm injury prevention https://t.co/ybpa5Ars3G

[BCM Ethics & Policy @BCMEthics]

🎙️ Dive into medical student insurance on a new episode of @statnews First Opinion Podcast! 🌐💬 Join our Dr. Wes Boyd and med student Amelia Mercado as they unpack access to mental health care #Healthcare #InsuranceInsights #STATFirstOpinion

https://t.co/DKBDB94oHX

[STAT @statnews]

The true costs of mediocre insurance plans for medical students. https://t.co/enPNmURKZJ