Rafa Ifthikhar

Incoming PGY1 @UCSD_ObGyn | Pitt Med MS4 & Social Medicine Fellow | @NorthwesternU alumna | she/hers

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

Hmm so the government can make Juneteenth a holiday but election day is still not a federal holiday? 🤔🤔 #juneteenth

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

New data from @KFF showing more and more people of color are being vaccinated in community health centers.

Meet people (with vaccines) where they are…in their own communities.
It’s a simple concept that actually works.

[Jamila Perritt MD MPH @Reprorightsdoc]

Understand that police violence is a #reproductivejustice issue. It is a #birthjustice issue. It is a #humanrights issue. Mothering a Black child under the constant threat of state sanctioned violence means that when I see #DaunteWright I see my child. Why don’t you? #BMHW21

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

Last night's shooting & the appalling rise of anti-Asian violence stem frm a sick society where nationalism has again been stoked & normalized. Anti-Black & anti-Asian racism & violence run in tandem in the U.S. Both grps were brought here for labor but never meant to be citizens

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

@DrigoMunoz Hello! So excited to join the best speciality 🤗🤗

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

So grateful to have @tweebui as a role model and mentor! Dr. Bui is truly the most dedicated and empathetic community-engaged physician-advocate-educator #NationalWomensPhysicianDay

[pittmed_ghhs @PittmedG]

For our first #humanismhighlight, we are celebrating our very own Dr. Bui, a Physician-Leader @PittHealthSci and @UPMC, and trail-blazer in fighting for health-equity and underserved populations.

[Headliner Clip Caption @HeadlinerClip]

@_CooLDP 👋 we updated @jasminerocha’s voice tweet to include *automatic* captions…

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

Finding it really ironic that I spent most of my childhood telling Americans that not all Muslims are terrorists and now have to tell relatives abroad not to worry and explain that not all Americans are violent white supremacists 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ #CoupAttempt #ImpeachTrump

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

#MedTwitter

[Take Medicine Back @TakeMedBack]

“UPMC is refusing to vaccinate trainees (all healthcare students) and asking them to be pulled off of clinical services because they “don’t have enough” vaccine yet there are dozens of accounts of them vaccinating their full time stay home admin staff.

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

White privilege is on display like never before in the U.S. Capitol.

If these people were Black. . .well, we all know what would be happening right now to them.

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

For the next four years Democrats need to pay attention to the Black voters who gave them their victories in 2020/21. This means centering and prioritizing Black Americans in federal policies and programs for the next 4 years and beyond #BLM #blackvotersmatter #GARunnoff

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

More of this headline please!! Let’s get the narrative straight, Black voters will yet again save America from itself #BlackVotersDidThat #GARunnoff #BLM

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A surge in turnout from Georgia’s Black voters has powered the fortunes of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, putting the Democrats within reach of flipping two Senate seats and winning control of the chamber.
https://t.co/QqMyzFH8G1

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

@trololola_ I respectfully disagree !!!!

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

THIS + having to convince people that qualitative methods are legitimate and rigorous when that’s just assumed with quantitative studies

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

Incredible lecture today by leaders in the field! 🙌 Learned so much about #histmed of pandemics with a #healthequity and #SDH lens @PittMedStudents @PittHealthSci

[Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD @TheLakshmiK]

What a pleasure to share space with my friend & colleague @UREssien discussing #histmed #healthequity in the PittSOM "Racism and Medicine" course.

Thanks for the invitation! What an engaged and thoughtful group of young @PittMedMag @PittHealthSci colleagues.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

To our friends across the country: You can help us mobilize voters and raise the resources we need from where you are. As a start, please go to https://t.co/bqQFTB4mRL to help @fairfightaction, @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff, and share https://t.co/bqQFTB4mRL with friends. #gapol

[Rafa Ifthikhar @rafaifthikhar]

YES! If you mention GA in conversation y’all better talk about @staceyabrams too, give her the credit and recognition she deserves #2020Election

[Rebecca Traister @rtraister]

I don't know what's going to happen in Georgia, but fact that it's close is a testament to work @staceyabrams has been doing for years and years. Here she was describing Georgia's path forward to me four years ago: https://t.co/j97FHAMJJ8

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

When this is all said and done, we’ll have to discuss how traumatizing this week has been, particularly for Black Americans. As if the trauma of the pandemic and police killings wasn’t enough, half of this country has clearly signaled that they don’t give a damn about us.