Jen Hamilton MD PhD

Family physician, cyclist, bricoleuse. Views are my own (though I'm happy to share!) & not medical advice. Likes are interest, not agreement. she-her

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@JortsTheCat I've got what seems like good news! I got an email from a mailing list associated with my job title (but not my boss or anyone like that) that said, "Whaddya think about unions? Up for a union?" They didn't have a "hell, yeah!" button so I just said yes.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@BeschlossDC I was a doctor in the Labor & Delivery dept. We could tell which patients had family in NYC by watching the fetal heart rate monitors: if the fetal heart rate skyrocketed, mom was worried about someone in particular.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@BeschlossDC Then all the TV stations went to static. Someone realized that the transmitters for all the local (NYC) stations were on top of World Trade. We switched to Telemundo, in Newark NJ instead of NYC, to find out the tower had fallen.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@jtrebach After I studied for my first anatomy quiz in med school, family & friends staged an intervention. "We want to introduce you to... 'B'. B is for badass. B is for board games, bedtime, and brunch. 'B' is better than 'A'. A is for Anxiety. A is Alone. A is for Alimony."

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@jbullockruns It may be dependent on the specialty. Residencies exist as training programs to get someone board certified in a particular specialty, and if night shifts are required by that board, an individual residency can't exempt someone.

[Philadelphia Public Health @PHLPublicHealth]

LAST CALL! Free COVID-19 tests are still available through the federal government until May 31, 2023!

Each household can order up to eight free tests. Order yours today by calling 1-800-232-0233 or visiting https://t.co/u3Sk81IIVS.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

I was fortunate enough, 3 decades ago, to buy a page of the original drawing for #Zot issue 33.
@scottmccloud stood against #homophobia and other prejudices in a moving issue. Yesterday I got it back from the frame shop.

Happy #Pride, y'all.

[NEJM @NEJM]

This week’s most viewed article: Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States https://t.co/CC470FTtuf

#GunViolence

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@Basedeyeballs Your apparently much-needed reminder that women are people.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

.@JortsTheCat, I know you're not from Philadelphia so you may have missed this: the biggest new union in Philly in 50+ years! Beginning doctors at a big hospital voted to join the CIR! @cirseiu
https://t.co/Yogt4UHGj1

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

Piggybacking off of this -- I was a Family Medicine resident at a unionized hospital. The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), part of the SEIU. 4th year students: check which residencies are unionized as you decide where to apply. https://t.co/7JzcBoLDq5

[MDJ | Danielle Jones, MD, FACOG @MamaDoctorJones]

All that to say…

US residents…

!!!!UNIONIZE. !!!!

US residents…you are the backbone of our System.

You hold the power.
Everything crumbles without you. Join together.

[KC Davis @KCDavisSays]

If you are a parent of little kids I cannot recommend enough having an ER go-bag. The first few times I found myself in the ER w/ a sick kid I didn’t have anything but the shirt on my back & a purse and realized just how awful it is. Here is what I suggest: 🧵

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

We totally agree with this.

Please RT if you do too.

[JWeiland @JPWeiland]

According to wastewater data from https://t.co/BDwnbGcDaH, US infections are the lowest they've been in over a year.

Out of the past 85 weeks, only 6 weeks had lower rates than today.

Enjoy the lul while it lasts!

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

Just found a @FiveThirtyEight piece from March, showing how far someone would need to travel to get an abortion -- and how busy the nearest clinics would be:
https://t.co/YpO16q798A
#AbortionIsHealthcare

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@eatonhamilton @JehanneIDubrow The British Medical Journal published an article in 2013 in which new mothers, in hospital, in the labor and delivery floor, were asked if they were virgins. 0.5% said "yes". https://t.co/iBjJWEY6eC

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@bmj_latest I must take issue with the methodology: 240 ml, steeping for 60 seconds? 2% fat milk ("low-fat", in American terms?) I can't generalize to my 360 ml, steeped for 4 minutes, with whole milk practice based on this study.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@UrsulaV Left ventricular assist device. The things really exist, and since they whirr the blood instead of pumping it -- no pulse.

[Jen Hamilton MD PhD @jeneralist1]

@RepTarik @TarikforPA !!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I remember this past summer when you left a neighborhood party early to make sure you could get some time in on your dissertation.

!!!YOU GO!!