For any given operation, there is a window in which one has performed enough of them to feel confidence in doing them, but not enough to have seen the rarer complications. In other words, the confidence comes before the fear; this is why we talk about these things a lot.

X needs this.. 😊

No offense to surgeons. But a surgery resident who rotated with me this week. He used a good silence after giving very bad news. He asked, "What does he enjoy?" "What makes him happy?" before talking about options. I was just ecstatic. Columbia Surgery

Me: "If it's an allergy to red dye 40, then yes they could be allergic to a specific Benadryl pill" Resident: "How do you know that? How do you know a specific number?" Me: "doesn't everyone know about red 40?"

Shout out to the two University of Maryland medical students who spent an hour or so in my dad’s hospital room chatting with him yesterday. He broke his hip and is getting better, but it’s depressing sitting in bed away from home. He can’t stop talking about the visit from these

Trauma surgeons unite Is this the mascot ?

I attended first as an MS4, then resident, and now attending. Every time it gets better. Sad to miss this year but highly recommend! #MedTwitter #ACSCC24 #ILookLikeASurgeon

Please join us for the incredible talk by Melina Kibbe at the Assoc4AcademicSurgery fall course in San Francisco UVA Surgery American College of Surgeons

AMWA congratulates the new president-elect, secretary, and three members-at-large on their election to the 2025 – 2026 Board of Directors. amwa-doc.org/2025-26-electi… #WomenInMedicine Paulette Cazares @VidhyaPrakashIL #GloriaWu CS Tse, MD #OctaviaCannon

#MedTwitter it is still free for med students to sign up. It was my first conference back in.... gulp... 2004.

To all the first born daughters… How’s your career in healthcare going?

What is working well for you right now? 🤔 Let's share some good news. #SaturdayMotivation #Positivity #Mindset #SaturdayThoughts #weekendvibes #goodnews

Black women have higher mortality from breast cancer 😢Early screening can help address health inequities😊The Emory AAWC beg of U 2talk 2 your doctor about starting mammograms at age 40, or sooner if you are at high risk❤️ #breastcancerawareness ##womeninmedicine Emory School of Medicine

Early voting site near me opened at 10am. I got in line at 10 13. Parking lot was full, finally got to cast my ballot at 11 40. Line still out the door. Go #Democracy ! #Vote

A little late for #Caturday but couldn't resist tail end of her season.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO READ A CT SCAN? Understand the basics with Patrick Georgoff, MD 📽️ app.behindtheknife.org/video/behind-t…

Aw jeez, not this again. According to this consultant, hospitals now *lose* an average of $304,312 per physician per year. 🤦🏻 Guess it’s time for another thread on Budgetary Gerrymandering.

Really #MedTwitter ? xcretion? I miss tweets.

FWIW no one knows what day it is when we are in the post Christmas pre New Year purgatory. Find another way to check for orientation #Trauma ##MedTwitter