Taimur Siddiqui

Baylor College of Medicine Class of 2026, Ex-Consultant of Product Strategy

[Sophie L. Schott @MyBestSchott]

"While policies surrounding interpersonal violence may be debated, teaching students how to better care for patients shouldn't be contentious. Lives depend on it." Read the rest of our response to @ameliamercado00 and @studentdoctaims in @bmj_latest here: https://t.co/rIci52dEpr

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

About a third of Americans own a gun and 4.6 million children live in homes with loaded and unlocked guns.

Prevention should start with counseling on safe gun storage and medical schools need to teach this skill, say @ameliamercado00 and @studentdoctaims
https://t.co/FkbctALHDN

[Amelia Mercado @ameliamercado00]

Wrote something in @bmj_company, check it out!:
US medical schools should teach students how to counsel patients on firearm injury prevention https://t.co/ybpa5Ars3G

[Chris Hendel @chrishendel]

"Gun violence has cost the health of many communities and requires healthcare professionals to intervene, but we need training and support from medical schools to do this work."

by Amelia Mercado and Taimur Siddiqui, 2nd yr med students at @bcmhouston 👏
https://t.co/ngy1meYcDI

[Taimur Siddiqui @studentdoctaims]

Encouraging other med students to drive change at their institutions with firearm safety. Thanks for giving us a platform @bmj_company! Co-authored with @ameliamercado00

https://t.co/gzkrT1U4qM

[Taimur Siddiqui @studentdoctaims]

@ameliamercado00 @harrishealth @minjunkim508 @RealCedricDark @bcmhouston thank you to the faculty and administration who supported this idea from the beginning. Only the start!

[Amelia Mercado @ameliamercado00]

Gave out 600+ free gun locks this morning at Ben Taub! All thanks to a partnership with Project ChildSafe. Glad we could make this happen! @harrishealth

[Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP @RealCedricDark]

I want to applaud the @bcmhouston medical students & ⁦@harrishealth⁩ for making this happen.

Ben Taub Hospital to give away gun locks for firearm safety

TODAY 9am-11am
https://t.co/3nCSm7Hyqs