Jessica Faiz, MD, MS
@im_jesssayinn
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Jersey raised, proud Brunonian, Bronx made, @BMC_EM trained. Assistant Clinical Professor @UCLA sharing musings, mainly abt racism, health equity & diversity.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2011
In the face of potential bans on affirmative action, our ⚡️new publication⚡️in @JAMAHealthForum shows why race-conscious med school admissions are essential to diversifying the physician workforce. A thread🧵 1/.
jamanetwork.com
This cross-sectional study of Medical College Admission Test examinees assesses potential racial and ethnic barriers for those interested in a medical career and the association of these barriers...
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RT @UCLAEMRes: Just 21 NIH diversity supplements over 10 yrs in EM across 7 sites & 14 grants. A clear call to action: we need intentional….
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Day 1! Looking forward to the collaboration and knowledge this “Systems Science for Social Impact”course will bring @cphsswustl #SSSI2025
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Trader Joe’s cottage cheese shortages are definitely a thing.
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Come say hi! 👋🏽.
Attending the 2025 SGIM Annual Meeting? Interested in health services research and health policy training after residency? Come to the NCSP reception on May 15! RSVP to admin@nationalcsp.org #ApplyNCSP .@NCSP_UCLA @NCSP_UCSF @ncspMICHIGAN @NCSP_PENN @NCSP_Yale @NCSP_DUKE
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RT @NationalCSP: Questions about NCSP or the application process? Join our virtual info session with current faculty and scholars on May 15….
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Written with people I love and borne from our personal experiences - proud of this piece and hope it informs and pushes training programs moving forward! 🙌🏽@BMC_EM @UCLAEMRes @RosieBDiaz @AMLandryMD @EMDocTanB @SandraJCoker .
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
A diverse workforce in emergency medicine (EM) aims to improve patient care by addressing racism in health care, increasing representation in medicine, and improving the quality of training for all...
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Can’t wait to work with this group! 💪🏽💪🏽.
We are so happy to welcome the #Classof2029 to the @UCLAHealth/@UCLAEMRes family 🥳🎉 #ReadyForAnything
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We loved having @MaxJordan_N for @UCLAEMRes grand rounds! Shared important evidence for racial bias in acute pain management, historical perspectives on OUD treatment disparities rooted in racism, and empowered us to rx buprenorphine in the ED #BlackHistoryMonth.
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RT @UCLAEMRes: Attending Region I #RMEC this year? Make sure you say hi to some of our residents who will be present at the recruitment fai….
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RT @UCLAEMRes: 🗣️ROTATION ALERT‼️ Want to rotate with UCLA/Olive View Emergency Medicine? Our 2025-2026 EM Clerkship rotations start this M….
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You know you’re being lazy when your ride app actually alerts you that your pick up and destination are rly close and asks “are you sure”.
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Strong words from new leader of @AcademyHealth Dr Aaron Carroll. We must:. Reimagine what we define as success - not just abt publishing. Ask hard qs - how & why do we fail, who benefits & who gets left behind?. Speed up the process w/o sacrificing quality or equity. #DIScience24.
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En route to DC for my first @AcademyHealth Dissemination & Implementation conference! Agenda is looking 🔥 for implementation science and health equity topics.
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We aim to promote equitable care for this important population by scaling up use of hearing assistive devices in the ED 😊Excited about our multidisciplinary team!.
Kudos to @im_jesssayinn for her recently awarded grant “Enhancing Care Equity for Hard of Hearing Veterans in the Emergency Department” from the VA office of health equity. @UCLAEMRes.
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Checking out at TJ is always a funny game of are you flirting with me or are you just being a chatty TJ cashier.
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RT @cioronce: 🚨 New in @JAMANetworkOpen, co-led by myself and @TrishaSantosMD, examining #AsianAmerican representation in medicine! .https:….
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This cross-sectional study assesses representation by Asian race and disaggregated subgroups in the US allopathic medical school workforce using data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Funny to be going away on vacation to get some rain instead of sun.
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