Wow, I just got into medical school!!!!! I can’t even begin to thank my family and mentors enough for believing in me when sometimes I struggled to believe in myself. I’m going to be a doctor 😭😭❤️ Today has been a dream come true @NarjustDumaMD #LatinasInMedicine
The Bread of Healing Clinic is far more than just a health care provider—it’s a sanctuary of hope, compassion, and healing for the city’s most vulnerable residents. https://t.co/oX9hvKxgku
Check out our new publication! This is the qualitative analysis that we performed on the data generated from the Latinas in Medicine survey/study. We need to continue to find ways to support our Latina medical trainees!
Exciting news!
Our stories are being heard! 🌟 @florezlab’s latest publication in Cancer highlights the experiences of Latinas in Medicine—our journeys, challenges, and triumphs in healthcare. 🩺✨
We’re so proud to see this work shining a light on representation and resilience.
🚨 ALERT ALERT! Big news from @florezlab! 🌟 Our new publication just dropped, and it’s 🔥!
This article dives into the experiences of @LatinasInMed, shedding light on their journeys through medicine. 🩺🩺 A must-read!
Published in Cancer—check it out!
@LatinasInMed representation 🚨. @geiger_gaby was invited to speak in the Medical Education Grand Rounds at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai! She spoke about our @LatinasInMed study, further highlighting our experiences in medicine. Amazing job Gaby!!!👏👏
Florez Laboratory at @DanaFarber launches International Pregnancy and Lung Cancer Registry. Guest editorial by @NarjustFlorezMD, Lauren Kiel, Rebekah Kaufman, and Oyepeju Abioye-Akintola.
https://t.co/zTtuzPr82l
🚨More than half of #LatinasinMedicine surveyed reported negative ethnicity-based interactions from patients and/or families, and most reported negative interactions from others in the medical field. @geiger_gaby@NarjustFlorezMD
Read more 👇
https://t.co/8xzL4oJPUw
📌#LatinasinMedicine continue to face incredibly high rates of discrimination, anxiety, depression, burnout and imposter syndrome.
📌Results from the #LatinasinMedicine study in the video below ⏬
📌Read OPEN ACCESS article‼️:
https://t.co/luelJxChdk
What #majorfindings did this study show among #LatinasinMedicine❓
📈54.5% had negative interactions with patients/families
📈71.8% had negative interactions with others in the medical field
📈76.2% experienced depression
More findings ⏬
The effect of limited healthcare access on poor outcomes among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Honduras: A single center cohort study:@HeliyonJournal https://t.co/PYONylxDP4
📣 This 📚represents, the largest 👨🔬of in-hospital 🏥COVID-19 cases in Central America @DaltonNorwood@ogarnerccm@JulioCZuniga1
The findings of our Latinas in medicine study have officially been published. The results are heart breaking, Latinas in medical training are facing staggeringly high rates of discrimination, depression, anxiety, burnout and imposter syndrome. @Florez_Lab@LatinasInMed
Dra. Tellez-Giron’s commitment and passion for advocating for her patients, her community, and her mentees is incredibly inspiring. I am so grateful that she saw something in me back in undergrad and took me under her wing. Learning from her has been the biggest blessing.
i’ll never forget the first time a peer told me i was just the #AffirmativeAction admit, occupying spaces where i didn’t belong or deserved to be a part of.
sentiment still persists to this day & how my journey has been dictated by my race, ethnicity, & minoritized status.
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Cervical cancer remains a major health problem in Latin America and the Caribbean despite declining trends in incidence over the past decade #GlobOnc#CervicalCancer#HPV#VaccineWorks
https://t.co/4dLqoQEl4n