MaryEllen Pfeiffer

Mother, Doctor, Disciple. Lover of nature. Patient safety nerd. Hospitalist. Blog on parenting, medical marriage, adoption & infertility. Tweets = my own.

[American Academy of Pediatrics @AmerAcadPeds]

This National Gun Violence Awareness Day, #WearOrange to honor the thousands of children and families in this country whose lives are affected by gun violence every year. #EndGunViolence

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Achieving your goals is not about being more efficient in your tasks. It's about being more selective in your commitments.

More free time in the future is an illusion. You won't be less busy—you'll just be busy with new priorities.

If it's not an enthusiastic yes, it's a no.

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

@celinegounder Incredible. Thanks for sharing.

[Journal of Hospital Medicine @JHospMedicine]

#ThingsWeDoForNoReason #DischargeBeforeNoon 🕛

Instead, #realtime ⌚ care for #hospitalized patients
#TWDFNR

@marishaburden @KenistonAngela @CUDivHospMed @CUDeptMedicine

https://t.co/sXP0tHKeQD

#VisualAbstract by @SuchitaSata

[Selwyn O. Rogers Jr. @selwyn_rogers]

Aren’t You the Valet? Tales of Black American Surgeons | NEJM Today, in the US, it is as if there are 2 different scripts being loudly declaimed trying to drown each other out. The escalating chant “BLM” is countered by … cancel culture & White supremacy. https://t.co/3VKmh4OD5H

[TIME @TIME]

The devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria early Monday, are affecting some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

Here's how you can help https://t.co/PEbyZPFVpm

[Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) @TheIHI]

TOMORROW is the first National #HealthEquity Grand Rounds event! https://t.co/NLvlkD7AMJ

Join us on 2/7 at 2 PM ET for a discussion about the history of racism in US health care and how it contributes to today’s systemic inequities. #MedTwitter #MedEd

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

@dremilym Yeah you should be a stickler in those situations, kindly educate and help them avoid that mistake again

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

@gopiastik @Midwest_MedPeds Agreed; and I believe using these terms perpetuates a kind of explicit bias against such folks

[ADHD Positive @ADHDpositiveuk]

Have faith in your adhd child (and try hold on to your sanity as best you can in the meantime) 💗💗💗

[Carlos A. Rodríguez @CarlosHappyNPO]

Jesus didn’t write the constitution—slave owners did.

[Carlos A. Rodríguez @CarlosHappyNPO]

“I see no color” is not the goal.

“I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better.”

... That’s the goal.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

American exceptionalism
The United States comprises 4% of the world's population
✓ 16% of the world's Covid confirmed deaths
✓ 40% of world's guns
✓ Only industrialized nation in the world with states making abortion illegal

[Sojourners @Sojourners]

"When I see Jeremiah 1:5 written in bubble letters on protest signs, I see a Bible verse that has been stripped of its original meaning." https://t.co/rdkXP3H2xv

[Jacky Hunt-Broersma @therunnerjacky]

How cool is this. My own Lego character🤗. Thank you @BrickRunners_

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

@NCrunnerjacky Wow! So inspiring and incredible! Thanks for sharing and congrats!

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

So unfortunate and entirely within our control. It’s time to walk the talk.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

More than burnout and pay, the Great Resignation is driven by toxic cultures.

What makes a culture toxic: disrespectful, noninclusive, unethical, cutthroat, and abusive behaviors.

If leaders don't take toxicity at least as seriously as performance, Houston, we have a problem.

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

@WrayCharles I agree! It’s not glamorous but it’s teamwork

[MaryEllen Pfeiffer @meepfeiffer]

https://t.co/RJgOv7Hhy0 #authenticity #adoption

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In toxic cultures, people get promoted for results even if they destroy relationships. Abuse is a price to pay for high performance.

In healthy cultures, no level of individual excellence justifies undermining people. You’re not a high performer if you don't elevate others.