How to make #PROMs work - our latest article is out now describing how top-level centers in the US have implemented PROMs in clinical practice. Thank you to the team for a tremendous effort! Danny Mou, MD MPH Claire Sokas Azan Virji, MPH ANDREA PUSIC #vbhc #PROs

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Attending med school in the US as an international student comes with unique challenges.

Ghazal Aghagoli and I, int’l med students The Warren Alpert Medical School, wrote in Academic Medicine on the value of institution-based peer mentorship for people like us. #medtwitter

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Hot off the press! Understanding why hospital leaders invest in #patientreportedoutcomes is critical to enabling their meaningful implementation. Christer Mjåset Claire Sokas Azan Virji, MPH Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her) Marilyn Heng Rachel C. Sisodia MD ANDREA PUSIC Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e…

In JAMA, Amol Navathe, Chris Chen, & I argue that shifting FQHCs to value-based payment is a major opportunity to advance equity in the safety net.

How can we get there? Develop FQHC-specific payment models that explicitly incentivize equity 👇🏾

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It's a strange sensation when all your med school classmates are on clinical electives/sub-internships during the same month...

Calling consults just got a whole lot more fun!

You don't need to page me your number cos I already have it saved on my phone 😂📱

White supremacy has made it so that Black people are not safe in any of the below spaces:

Church.
Bedroom.
Coffee shop.
Living room.
Personal vehicle.
Sidewalk.
And now, Supermarket.

Black folks are terrorized in every aspect of 'American' life, and I'm exhausted.

As someone interested in ID, it was only a matter of time before I found the field of dermatology

So I made a not-so-rash decision to do a derm rotation

And I absolutely LOVED it! ♥️

Here's a commemorative pic of me with my baby dermatoscope! 🔍

Excited for more SebKs 🪨

The U.S. relies on docs and nurses from elsewhere yet things remain incredibly difficult for international med students. Listen to what Azan Virji, MPH and F1 Doctors are doing about it. bit.ly/azan_virji
Bonus: a hip-hop song by Azan! STAR Scholars Network The EdUp Experience Tafadzwa Muguwe, MD