Amanda Shepherd
@AmandaKShep
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Mom of two kids and a dog | Hospitalist and POCUS fan | Advocate of Bedside Rounding | And cheese | Views are my own
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2013
Please read our letter about @VertexPharma's decision to drastically cut copayment assistance. Changing the copay assistance program is akin to denying access to CFTR modulators and will lead to the deterioration of health in people with @cysticfibrosis
https://t.co/w3nKhmSTyT
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as a canadian, i’ll always have a hard time understanding how an 18 year old can purchase assault weapons unfettered in texas but the same 18 year old has to fight for reproductive rights and you call this freedom.
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Allegedly, the Uvalde school shooter *legally* purchased two guns on his 18th birthday. Sadly this is fairly *typical* of school shooters. We are comfortable with a national drinking age. Imagine how many kids could be saved by raising the age of legal firearm ownership to 25.
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It’s amazing to see our program administrators from @uwimrp sharing their innovations, developing a monthly DEI newsletter and nat’l survey of residency administrators. Fantastic work from our entire team #gevellecullen #andreacampbell #whitneyharper #AAIMW22 @AAIMOnline #ghitku
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Abortion is health care. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Parenting little children as a #HCW in a pandemic: You must make 2 schedules: 1. If everything goes ok 2. If/when ur #childcare falls thru the cracks q2-3weeks
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As July 1st approaches just a friendly reminder that when people are calling for a consult it is b/c they need your help. So help them. Teach them. And be kind, interns have it hard enough. #medtwitter #MedEd
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The Anti-Asian Hate Bill has passed overwhelmingly in the Senate despite these racist f**ks: Tom Cotton, AR Ted Cruz, TX Josh Hawley, MO Roger Marshall, KS Rand Paul, KY Tommy Tuberville, AL Boycott any business that donates to these disgraceful douchecanoes. #StopAsianHate
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38,000 gun deaths a year in US: who needs gun control? 2 cases of voter fraud in 2020: let’s pass 253 new voter suppression laws
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This is basically a support group and an alarm bell in one package. https://t.co/NZOWuGPN2d
nytimes.com
A series that examines the pandemic’s effect on working mothers in America.
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We've been expecting this The variant can't magically penetrate masks or jump long distances. We know how to fight this! @UWVirology @uwmnewsroom Thanks to UW virology for your incredible work during this pandemic. Mask up WA! https://t.co/MT9AodIW29 via @seattletimes
seattletimes.com
The U.K. variant of coronavirus has reached Washington state, health officials say. As of Friday, there were 195 detections of this variant in 22 states, including Oregon.
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Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.
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"We're speaking." ~ 74,847,834 Americans and counting.
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This race is closer than Donald and Ivanka at a father-daughter dance
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Out of all states, you’d think Nevada would be faster at counting
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Joe Biden is going to win. But what people of color have long understood should be clear to everyone now: Donald Trump is not an aberration, he’s a mirror. And that ugliness we see in him is America’s.
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Why has the United States handled this pandemic so badly? The Editors note that although we came into this crisis with enormous advantages, our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent.
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Shh don’t tell the Republicans, but at Walter Reed they have socialized medicine.
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