“I was at my PCP office and my BP was 180/100, so they sent me here immediately for you to lower it”

Asymptomatic hypertension IN THE ED

Me:

Me thinking about the rest of my career

Happy trans day of visibility. Let’s see how many followers I gain/lose by being an out and proud trans physician. #TDOV #TransDayOfVisability

Happy Trans Day of Visibility from the nations First Openly Trans Bangladeshi American Doctor 🏥💊👨🏽‍⚕️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
#tdov #transgender #physician #RepresentationMatters

“Drag is inherently sexual” and it’s just Clarabelle Cow dancing.

Some friends of his, have created a GoFundMe to alleviate some of his financial burden. Any help is appreciated.

Beyond that, please consider sharing Kevin’s story and supporting this future neurologist. 🧠

gofund.me/febcff4a

Congratulations to Taylor Chiang for matching into General Surgery at University of Chicago! We've so enjoyed having you as part of the Marketing & Design Team this year! #MedPride #Match2024 #MatchLGBTQ #MSPA

TW: suicide
There is an empty corner desk in a resident workroom at GW. Now forever engraved in my mind, that desk is a harrowing reminder of the cost of medical training. In his final words, Dr. William West said that he was simply out of gas, that he had nothing left to give.

there should be statues of Dr. Wong-Staal across the world and i’ve never been more serious.

This is a travesty.

Today may be sad
Tomorrow may be sadder
But at least you don’t currently have

House Bill 257 has just passed in Utah. It will go back to the House for a concurrence.

It will ban trans youth from bathrooms, trans adults from changing rooms, and would end legal recognition for trans people in much of law.

A sad day for Utah trans people.

My name is E and I’m a queer trans doctor. I post stuff about life in the ER, lgbtq health advocacy, and reflections on being a new attending. Can I get some RT and new followers to reach 30k by the end of 2024? #LGBT #MedEd #emergencymedicine #MedTwitter

Type in “Thank my Amazon driver” to your Amazon search bar and they’ll give your last delivery driver an additional $5 at no cost to you!

Happy holidays!

My residency program Mount Sinai Downtown Family Medicine has been defunded by Mount Sinai Health System. This is clearly driven by profit as our patients are under and uninsured. This program is vital to the primary care landscape in NYC and must be saved. Please sign and share docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Awesome work by Catie Havemann, MD and team.

Emergency Department team managing chronic disease presentations

(video from @LuisValLe )

From the Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO):

“Our young World Health Organization (WHO)oPt colleague Dima Alhaj was tragically killed alongside her 6 month old baby, her husband and 2 brothers. Reportedly 55 family members sheltering in the same house were also killed.”

#CeasefireForGazaNOW

Written boards: passed. Eagles: 9-1. Victory Tuesday