Rachel Appelbaum, MD
@AppelbaumMD
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Trauma surgeon @VUMCTrauma. Former @WakeACS SCC/AAST fellow. Research interests in QI and guideline development.
Joined November 2020
In honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we wear orange to honor the lives lost and forever changed by this epidemic. Together we can work towards a safer future. #WearOrange #EndGunViolence
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RT @msmith_rn: We are so happy to celebrate our Trauma Survivors on #TraumaSurvivorsDay @VUMChealth #NTSD2025
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RT @TraumaDawg: Ensuring adequate trauma care across the state is an issue everyone can support. Happy to represent @VUMChealth and TN Publ….
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RT @TSACO_AAST: Today's #FollowFriday is @EAST_TRAUMA President-elect, Dr. Mayur Patel (@PatelTrauma) 📣📢 #east2025. Congratulations from TS….
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Vanderbilt Section of Surgical Sciences Community Outreach at Second Harvest Food Bank @VUMCSurgery @VUMCSurgRes @VUMCTrauma
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Incredible Grand Rounds from Drs.Streams and Beyene! REBOA pro con debate. @JCRStreams @ViennawithaB @VUMCTrauma @VUMCSurgery
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RT @JSurgEduc: Teaching Residents Patient-Centered Communication:.A Call for Standardized Programming .#communication #SurgeryResidency #pr….
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RT @JTraumAcuteSurg: We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current data on handoffs and transitions of care in ACS patien….
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RT @JTraumAcuteSurg: Wellness is a systems issue - the solution should be treated as such. We review wellness from a systems perspective t….
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Review of wellness literature to provide a framework for an acute care surgery system that works for our provider #SystemWellness @EAST_TRAUMA Dale Butler, Joseph Stirparo @JJcolemanMD @traumamom4 @TraumaMPH.
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The health care industry has recognized wellness’s patient safety and financial impact, recently applying research and resources to identify sustainable solutions. We reviewed the wellness literature...
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RT @TSACO_AAST: Next up in the newest guidelines from the AAST Critical Care Committee:. Antibiotic prophylaxis in injury: a AAST Critical….
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RT @TSACO_AAST: Now available (and open-access):. There are 3 important new guidelines from the @AAST Critical Care Committee. The first o….
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RT @traumadoctorsam: June is Gun violence Awareness Month. Last year people and institutions from all over the country participated in ra….
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Five years ago this week, my co-resident took his own life. My heart still aches and always will to know he was hurting and we didn’t know. Instead of planning our chief year, we made other arrangements. #SuicidePrevention #NotJustAMonth #PhysicianWellness #SystemWellness.
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AAST Women in Trauma Surgery March session, incredible perspective and reflection on building your tribe. Determining your “why” and how to support one another. Thank you to our panel @JJcolemanMD @KLKaups @scrubbedin and attendees! @traumadoctors @traumadoctorsam
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RT @TSACO_AAST: @AppelbaumMD @PCORI @AnnaNewcombPhD @rochelleami9 @elliotthaut @SteinSister @NatTrauma @TheHAVI @ATSTrauma Thank you for sh….
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Engaging trauma survivors and caregivers to assure research is meaningful and respectful #IREP @PCORI @AppelbaumMD @AnnaNewcombPhD @rochelleami9 @elliotthaut @SteinSister @NatTrauma @TheHAVI @ATSTrauma @TSACO_AAST .
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Introduction Engaging trauma survivors/caregivers results in research findings that are more relevant to patients’ needs and priorities. Although their perspectives increase research significance,...
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RT @FutureIsNOWNash: Today marks our 4th Future is NOW Nashville session! The children learned about the musculoskeletal system from Dr.And….
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