“It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then, there are those who see the need and respond.” - Dr. Biden quoting Mister Rogers
#AAPAdvocacy#PutKids1st#Tweetiatrician#MentalHealthMatters
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Be confident in yourself, your abilities and belonging, because that confidence is well-earned.
But not being confident about many clinical impressions or decisions.. that's HEALTHY.
Acknowledge uncertainties. Make a best guess. Seek input. Finalize next steps. Reassess later.
This weekend’s tragic mass shootings, including the racist shooting in Buffalo, remind us all that we must continue to fight racism in all forms and #EndGunViolence now.
Ultimately, boards control entry into the medical profession since you must pass to practice. Until they eliminate some of these esoteric topics, med students will have to learn them. USMLE leadership needs to modernize the exams for the betterment of trainees.
Medical training could be cut by years if we focused on patient care and stopped forcing trainees to learn things not relevant to their ultimate field of practice. This would decrease stress and debt burden immensely. It could even make learning more fun - imagine that! /3
When my oldest was in 2nd grade, we got a personal email from a parent on the first day of school.
It included pictures of their daughter. She had a childhood cancer. They talked about her struggles over the previous 20 months, and how her doctor had finally given them the
Some of the absolute best physicians I have ever encountered have not published any scientific article or research reports.
Being a good doctor is not always equated by the number of papers published.
Update: it passed!! So exciting to see hard work lead to improving the lives of Missourians. Thanks to @MSS_Missouri this is the 4 resolution we have helped to pass in the past 2 years. #advocacy#MedTwitter
Hey #Tweetiatrician's
Anyone has suggestions of online resources for pediatric dermatology?
I always struggle and haven't found a good one to refer to.
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What's the best medical specialty, you ask?
When was the last time was that a patient gave their adult doctor a unicorn headband from their birthday party?
That's what I thought.
I rest my case.
#Tweetiatrician
Please don’t post photos of yourself goofing around while performing surgery on a patient. Please don’t goof around while performing surgery on a patient. Whatever you do during surgery should be something that you would feel comfortable telling the patient after.
She said "If they're going to make that decision, I want to make sure it's an informed one and that they know what symptoms to monitor for should their kiddo get sick. They need to feel comfortable reaching out if there are concerns." #tweetiatrician#FamilyMedicine
We have a large population of unvaccinated children in Springfield, MO from one particular community. Yesterday I experienced an amazing FM Physician have a discussion with parents about vaccines and educate them on the various diseases they protect children for. #tweetiatrician
We have a large population of unvaccinated children in Springfield, MO from one particular community. Yesterday I experienced an amazing FM Physician have a discussion with parents about vaccines and educate them on the various diseases they protect children for. #tweetiatrician
Honestly so disappointing to see so many of those supposed to be "for the people" vote against a bill that would help so many. It's disheartening to see so many patients struggle to pay for a life-saving medication.
We NEED to do better.
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Last year, Democrats passed the Build Back Better Act that would cap insulin at $35/month.
Republicans said they supported the provision but not other parts of the bill.
Today, Democrats brought up a STANDALONE bill to cap insulin at $35/month.
193 Republicans still voted no.