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Alec Calac

@ajcalac

Luiseño | @ANAMS1975 Immediate Past President | @NMQF 40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health | MD/PhD Candidate @UCSanDiegoSPH @UCSDMedSchool | views mine

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linkhttps://www.anamstudents.org/leadership calendar_today05-03-2017 22:28:15

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Join us Saturday, April 27 (4-8pm) at The Conrad in La Jolla when we celebrate our Scientist of the Year - Dr. Terry Sejnowski – along with from our academic partners – UC San Diego San Diego State University University of San Diego Nursing Scripps Research. Still time to register!
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Join us Saturday, April 27 (4-8pm) at The Conrad in La Jolla when we celebrate our Scientist of the Year - Dr. Terry Sejnowski – along with #ARCSScholars from our academic partners – @UCSanDiego @SDSU @NursingUSD @scrippsresearch. Still time to register! san-diego.arcsfoundation.org/2024-SOY-Celeb…
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Missed my reunion with @DomNeuro, but Meagan Chriswell and I had a blast at the APSA Joint Meeting in Chicago, IL! 'Being a Good Relative: Advancing Indigenous Health Equity Through [AMA] Policy' – MD/PhDers do it all!!

Missed my #Wildcat reunion with @DomNeuro, but @MeaganChriswell and I had a blast at the @A_P_S_A Joint Meeting in Chicago, IL! 'Being a Good Relative: Advancing Indigenous Health Equity Through [@AmerMedicalAssn] Policy' – MD/PhDers do it all!!
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Great to be in conversation with Andrea Wiglesworth (she/her) and others this morning on Native America Calling (@180099native) discussing litigation against social media companies over Native youth suicides.

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Quinault Indian Nation wellness courts replace punishment with empowerment. The system focuses on individual healing from addiction, instead of criminalization and punishment. ictnews.org/news/quinault-…

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Honored to be the recipient of this year's 2024 Social Mission Alliance (formerly Beyond Flexner) Fitzhugh Mullan Rising Star Award. I am only here because of my family, friends, and mentors. They saw potential in me when I did not always see it in myself. With love.

Honored to be the recipient of this year's 2024 @SocialMissionEd Fitzhugh Mullan Rising Star Award. I am only here because of my family, friends, and mentors. They saw potential in me when I did not always see it in myself. With love.
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Honored to learn that I am the recipient of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Racial Justice in Medicine Award, honoring an individual who has done unparalleled work towards mitigating health disparities. I am happy to be at an institution that values and supports my advocacy. UCSD SOM Diversity & Community Partnerships ❤️

Honored to learn that I am the recipient of the @AMSANational Racial Justice in Medicine Award, honoring an individual who has done unparalleled work towards mitigating health disparities. I am happy to be at an institution that values and supports my advocacy. @UCSD_DCP ❤️
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Association of American Indian Physicians(@aaipdocs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Walking Two Paths: Medical School and Cultural Resilience'
Wednesday, March 21, 2024
2pm ET | 1pm CT | 12pm MT | 11am PT
REGISTRATION: forms.gle/1GbTdbGtTizs4X…

'Walking Two Paths: Medical School and Cultural Resilience' Wednesday, March 21, 2024 2pm ET | 1pm CT | 12pm MT | 11am PT REGISTRATION: forms.gle/1GbTdbGtTizs4X…
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Quynh P. Nguyen, PhD (she/her)(@quynhtissential) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My ID mentor, the brilliant Darcy Wooten she/her, wrote a beautiful piece asking us all (ID physicians especially) to figure out our why in our daily work. So inspired and grateful to join the ID community ❤️

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A water heater next to electrical equipment in a clinic on the Crow Reservation. A pipe dumping sewage into a pharmacy. 'Obsolete' optometry tech at a Northern Cheyenne clinic.

These are some of the findings revealed in a report on Indian Health Service. missoulian.com/news/local/ind…

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Since 2021, there have been more than 81 cases of congenital syphilis in South Dakota. What exactly are you fantastic at? Doing nothing?

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Of all the classroom visits the author Tommy Orange has made since “There There” came out in 2018, the one at a Bronx high school earlier this month was “the most intense connection I’ve ever experienced.” nyti.ms/4cjjxoy

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This is why the Indian Child Welfare Act is just as important as it was in 1978. 🤦🏻‍♂️

'Had she considered or was she even aware of the cultural background of the birth family and child whom she was recommending permanently separating? (The case involved a baby girl of multiracial…

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🎉Thrilled to welcome the newest cohort of trainees to the UCSD Physician Scientist Training Program! Here's to groundbreaking discoveries and advancing healthcare together. UCSD Internal Medicine Residency UC San Diego Health Sciences

🎉Thrilled to welcome the newest cohort of trainees to the UCSD Physician Scientist Training Program! Here's to groundbreaking discoveries and advancing healthcare together. #UCSDPSTP #FutureLeadersInMedicine @ucsdim @UCSDHealthSci
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Great to see my letter with Drs. @Swain_WillMD and Luis Gasca Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Rochester published in NEJM. We highlight the importance of cultural safety and coordinating medical care with traditional healers to improve Native American health outcomes. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

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Congrats to UC San Diego School of Medicine MSTP Student Alec Calac Alec Calac on receiving the Fitzhugh Mullan Rising Star Award by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education! Milken Institute SPH

publichealth.gwu.edu/milken-institu…

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