Thank you/mil gracias to everyone who has been part of the CoNECTaR journey! Today marks a major milestone of 100 shows! We could not have done it without each and every one of our speakers and media partners. #gratitude

This is my mom. She was an asylum seeker. She slept in a church b/c she had nowhere else to go. She is a housekeeper & a waitress. She is my hero. These degrees are for her. Harvard Medical School, M.D. ✅ Harvard Business School, M.B.A. ✅ Harvard Kennedy School of Government,

And we did it, mommy. Dr. LaShyra Nolen, MD, MPP Cum Laude Harvard Medical School Harvard Kennedy School #DrNolen #FromComptontotheWorld

DEI in medicine is under attack. California's medical board faces litigation over implicit bias policies, health systems are pausing DEI training, & far-right legislators seek to prevent med schools from teaching about structural racism & more. This is bad news for anyone who

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unnecessary death among the children of mothers who were either forced into sex work from a young age themselves or who have found themselves with no choice but to turn to sex work in a desperate attempt to feed their children and survive. @WHO @UNICEF

These children are exposed daily to adverse childhood experiences that shape them and leave them vulnerable to future polyvictimization if they survive to adulthood. It is a health and moral imperative that the world not turn a blind eye to the suffering and

No matter the age of the child or the cause of death, these children are living in brothels or homes where they are chronically exposed to the economic hardship, psychosocial stress, and violence of the sex work trade. @globalhlthprom @JGLOBHEALTH

Today we honor the memory of all the brave souls we lost 22 years ago. May we always remember their stories, the courage of our first responders, and the sacrifices our troops made to protect us in the years that followed.

Mass General Neurologist @DrNicteMejia, MD, MPH, FAAN, has been selected as a '23-'24 #ObamaLeader by the @ObamaFoundation. The inaugural cohort is composed of changemakers like Dr. Mejia, dedicated to creating a more sustainable and inclusive world. https://t.co/0rWH5CUwCk

Doctors have their own diagnosis: 'Moral distress' from an inhumane health system

Equity work often gets siloed, and many leaders in racial equity face burnout, vicarious trauma, and lack of career advancement despite the extra roles they play. A few weeks ago we centered around community to build a therapeutic space for healing. 🤝❤️‍🩹 https://t.co/BSzwkn6OPQ

More than a little excited to announce that I’ll be starting as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine @UCSF. Dreams for this little #chicana from #Texas do come true. 🤘🏼

Affirmative action was never a complete answer in the drive towards a more just society. But for generations of students who had been systematically excluded from most of America’s key institutions—it gave us the chance to show we more than deserved a seat at the table. In the

Oh you’re going to a teaching hospital in July? Well get ready… for the most compassionate care from extremely empathetic interns along with their vigilant supervising attendings. Hope you like open ended questions and doctors listening to you bc you’re gonna drown in it.

So excited to have my newest publication out! This is an important topic we need to address!! #MedTwitter @SAEMonline #racism @ErikHessMD @WMaciasK @dr_shamapatel #DiversityandInclusion https://t.co/dDdOO12W9L

"Access to safer injection equipment among people who inject drugs utilizing medical services in an urban hospital in the United States" by @Dinahlew, Susan Regan, @kdonelan339, @WMaciasK, @DawnWil04548237, @drlaurakehoe, Christopher Shaw, & @DrSarahWakeman #accepted

Timed to #HumanRightsDay, The Lancet's special issue: Advancing racial and ethnic equity in science, medicine, and global health https://t.co/pkUG7haaFN

We knew COVID, even « mild » COVID could cause clots, heart attacks, strokes, and ultimately death since 2020. Seeing a lot more cases of clots in the last few weeks. Here’s a real quick 🧵