We are not minorities, we have been minoritized. We are not underrepresented, we have been historically excluded. Language matters.

Government service was never part of my plans. But every doctor knows that when a patient is coding, your plans don’t matter. You run to the code. And when a nation is coding—if you are called to serve, you serve.

With the U.S. bracing for a post-Christmas surge in Covid cases and the U.K. battling with harsh lockdown restrictions, life in the West feels far from normal. Meanwhile, to put it bluntly, life in Taiwan this year has been ridiculously normal trib.al/CdXi0Tc

Just got the first dose of the COVID vaccine! Please get yours when it's available to you!

I went to 4 years of college, 5 years of med school, 4 years of Gyn/Ob residency, and 3 years of FPMRS fellowship. At various times I use them all. But, the education that informs me daily as a surgeon scientist is my bachelor of science Women’s Studies degree from Penn State.

Today was my final interview for FM residency programs! It has been an incredible journey meeting future colleagues who also view medicine as a tool to ameliorate disparities and advance social justice.

As much as I will agonize about my rank list in the upcoming weeks, I find peace in the fact that this is not about me. We are still in the throes of the biggest public health threat in recent memory. It is an honor and privilege to contribute my part.

Excited to moderate/learn from Monica Hahn MD MPH AAHIVS (ig/bsky: MonicaHahnMD) & @MeeshLough's session on "Practicing Anti-Racism, Recognizing Anti-Blackness in AAPI Communities" at APAMSA's National Conference! #APAMSANC2021

If I, a #MedPeds trained Black woman residency PD was enduring something like this? I’d want other #MedPeds trained Black women residency program directors to stand with me in solidarity. And so I do. This makes me so sad. #DrDennar courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…