Absolutely incredible journey by absolutely amazing people.

A true pleasure collaborating with this great team. Such wonderful insights to be gained when physicians and economists team up to explore questions about health-related decision making!

Important work from former Penn/PAIR Center post-doc Deepa Ramadurai, with excellent mentorship from Joanna Hart Meeta Prasad Kerlin

Really insightful & authoritative comments from Gary Weissman (@PennMedicine PAIR Center) about ChatGPT in health care in recent The Wall Street Journal interview. Also includes smart and measured perspectives from I. Glenn Cohen & James Zou. wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgp…

Agree, nice editorial. But Eric Widera, MD, I know you can do better than simplistic (mis)characterizations of trials as either positive or negative... Kate Courtright

Karma: first time on twitter in almost a year, and I find this. My heart is full. I've been telling mentees precisely this for >10 years, but always with caveat that reviewers may ding them wrongly. Thanks Miguel Hernán for wisdom to publish it, & Michael McWilliams for sharing.

Beautiful. Must-read for anyone concerned about lingering tolls of the pandemic and future of being a clinician (i.e., should be must-read for everyone). Even if Cameron were a worse doctor (he's not), he'd still be at the very top of the list I'd want caring for my loved ones.

So grateful for The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute support for this essential work. More about our trial here: pcori.org/research-resul…

Also a GREAT example of catalytic effects of institutional research investment - none of this would be possible if not for Penn Medicine investment in PAIR Center years ago

So thrilled you're here, Vinny! And how will we ever achieve the goals you espouse of breaking barriers to gender equity in medicine if we can't at very least be flexible in timing our grand rounds series to accommodate family commitments?!?!

Undoubtedly one of the easiest decisions of the year for Penn's provost. So richly deserved - and I take a small amount of pride in teaching you 'Do, or do not - there is no try' :)

Opportunity:
Are you interested in a new post doc role with full benefits for two years? Do you want to reduce cardiovascular disparities? Have you personally experienced racial injustice?
If you answered 'Yes' to ALL q's, please visit our job post:

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Success = when our funders are as thrilled about our research and impact as we are and share great appreciation for patient stories! Thank you The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for acknowledging the Healthy Lungs study PAIR Center and our fantastic participants.
Post here:
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My endorsement of this view goes WAY beyond the signature I was happy to provide. American Thoracic Society (ATS) needs to act on this quickly. Race correction of PFTs cannot be justified conceptually, and evidence is mounting, including more coming soon, of just how big a problem this is.

a provocative parallel today in our polarized world
(courtesy of Nate Silver 538 politics)

Incredible panel at #aharesearchacademy on creating and maximizing diversity, including Fatima Rodriguez & Eldrin Lewis speaking about formative roles of U of Penn & Penn Medicine on their career development. #PennProud

I seriously can't wait to learn from this AMAZING group of scholars, including Katie Auriemma, MD, MS Deidra Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, MACP Lauren Ferrante Tyson Brown Romain Pirracchio Karen Joynt Maddox @briewsf.

So thrilled that Steve Joffe has officially been appointed Chair of Penn Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy. He's done such an admirable job as interim for past 3 years (no small feat given world events) and will lead PennMEHP to even greater heights in years to come.

'Work with people you like, or even love.' - J Randall Curtis. So grateful to American Thoracic Society (ATS) for organizing special symposium for this special man. (with Mitchell Levy, gordon rubenfeld, doug white)

Once again a proud PD as 2 former fellows win Penn DOM Holmes Early Stage Faculty Awards. Congratulations to Maria C. Basil and Kate Courtright. 2 amazing women adding so much to the field of pulmonary medicine already. PennPulmonaryFellowship Penn Medicine

Link to Katie Auriemma, MD, MS's revealing and provocative work here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

In case anyone was still - 50 years later - thinking that traditional advance directives were useful...