Alexandra Beem
@BeemAlexandra
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@UChiPritzker M3 | @Wellesley '18 big fan of bike lanes, health equity, and all things Bay Area | she/her š³ļøāš
Chicago, Il
Joined April 2019
RT @WimedicineOrg: Our next pre-conference session: Op-ed Writing āļø with @DrRam95 @lahariv_ @BeemAlexandra .#WIMStrongerTogether #WIMSummiā¦.
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RT @taytumkahl: Happy endometriosis awareness month! Grateful to contribute to spreading awareness by publishing a new op ed via @kevinmd hā¦.
kevinmd.com
Women of color with endometriosis often face misdiagnosis, inadequate treatment, and greater pain due to racial bias in health care.
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And check out some amazing pieces from my @UChiPritzker classmates here:
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Linktree. Make your link do more.
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Proud of this work, and of all of my classmates whose work has been published so far. Big thanks to @DrRam95 @FutureDocs & @ShikaJainMD!. If youāre a med student with a soapbox, your voice matters! @LahariV and I talked about why with the AMA here:
#MedStudents have powerful advocacy voices. After learning #OpEd writing in their #HealthPolicy course, @UChiPritzker MS1s had 22 op-eds published in major outlets in 2 years. Read more about their training, by @DrRam95 @ShikhaJainMD @FutureDocs .
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RT @ProChoiceOH: We're listening to the press conference on the fate of House Bill 68. The governor is explaining that he listened to familā¦.
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RT @taytumkahl: Very excited to publish my second op ed in @MsMagazine on another important issue in womenās health ā Over-the-Counter Naloā¦.
msmagazine.com
Over-the-counter NARCAN will be a game-changer for the millions of Americans affected by the opioid epidemicāmany of whom are women.
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Shoutout to @FutureDocs @DrRam95 @ShikhaJainMD @spaulliver and so many others @UChiPritzker, who are teaching us that advocacy is an essential component of good medicine.
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This op-ed was inspired by @cjstreed's fantastic talk at @UChicagoMed, and highlights this recent paper from the LITE Plus study.
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Trans and gender expansive patients deserve better care than our current medical system can provide. Here's my op-ed explaining why evidence-based care beyond the binary matters, and what clinicians and researchers can do to get there!.
kevinmd.com
Medical providers must recognize that gender-expansive individuals make up a growing share of their practice, and that current diagnostic tools like the ASCVD risk calculator, which is based on...
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If you live in IL, send our reps a nudge about this issue here: If you donāt, look into your own stateās policy here: .
prisonpolicy.org
Most states get failing grades. Where does your state rank?
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India writes: ."Change will come when the wider community becomes more invested in learning, caring, and advocating alongside those who are incarcerated." . She's right.
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ICYMI: Fantastic piece by India Hilty, my Pritzker classmate and constant inspiration, about the injustice of Illinoisā lack of parole. Give it a read, and check out @ParoleIllinois to learn more!.
Commentary: Illinoisā lack of parole is not only inhumane, but it also perpetuates existing health inequities in the United States.
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RT @UChiPritzker: M1s at Pritzker have been making their voices heard locally and nationally with an impressive series of op-eds on a rangeā¦.
pritzker.uchicago.edu
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huge shoutout to the authors featured, and to my co-editor in chief @lahariv_ whose op-ed on childcare and the tripledemic is changing hearts and minds in the Tribune as we speak:.
chicagotribune.com
An exhausted mother of four brought in her youngest child, not even 6 months old, to the doctorās office where I was working for a barking, unending cough. The baby struggled to catch her breā¦
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Need a conversation-starter for your next call to your local/state/federal reps??. We've got you covered. Check out the Pritzker Health Policy Review's Winter 2023 issue here:.
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Soapbox: if youāre living in DC you have a responsibility to engage in local politics. Itās easy and fun! Start here.
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