If gun violence and mental illness were linked, we would expect countries with a similar mental health disease burden to also have a similar burden from firearm-related causes. The analysis behind our new Chart of the Week shows this is not the case. bit.ly/2MS8j18

17% say they’ve had to make difficult sacrifices in order to pay health care or insurance costs. Those sacrifices range from cutting back on spending to taking on an extra job or skipping paying other bills. From our partnership poll with Los Angeles Times: bit.ly/2DI1ee0

1/8 Great kickoff to our UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents EDI journal club series, spearheaded by @DrCameronH. For our cardiology block of the outpatient curriculum, three of our stellar residents (Amier Haidar, MD, MPH Jessica Zhang and Dr. Natalie Morgan) discussed three articles:

Thank you RemIX Chiefs!Congratulations 🎉 on a wonderful year, always putting the well being of our residents first! We ❤️ UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents Roshni Bhatnagar, MD @DrCameronH Patrick Holman, MD Rachel Ohman, MD Rachel Sarnoff, MD Brandon C. Smith, MD @GTran_MD Becca Tsevat Yulia Zektser, MD #IMProud #UCLAIM

🙌 Dr. Brandon C. Smith joins #UCLAGI as the 2023-24 GI Quality Improvement Program Scholar. The program is directed by Fola May, MD PhD. He will participate in #QI improvement & health care delivery efforts across the division, Department of Medicine at UCLA Health UCLA Health. 👉Program bit.ly/2Uxxlc2

Huge thanks to our outgoing chief class for all of their hard work this past year!! Best of luck on your future endeavors 🍀 Rachel Ohman, MD Rachel Sarnoff, MD Patrick Holman, MD @GTran_MD Yulia Zektser, MD @DrCameronH Brandon C. Smith, MD Becca Tsevat Roshni Bhatnagar, MD

Patient Navigation Increases Follow-Up after Abnormal FIT Results but Reveals Persistent Barriers to Colonoscopy 🌟Sadie De Silva, MD 👥Jennifer Bocek Brandon C. Smith, MD Sarah Meshkat Chad Villaflores Jayraan Badiee, MPH Fola May, MD PhD 👉Monday, October 23 👉10:30am-4:15pm #ACG2023 #MayLabUCLA

HUGE congrats to Fola May, MD PhD, an amazing mentor, advocate, and innovator! So well-deserved 🌟

🙌Look who's joining #UCLAGI! We are thrilled & know you will thrive under the mentorship of Lin Chang 🌟Preetha Iyengar 🌟Bryan Kim Bryan Kim 🌟Sagar "Arnie" Shah Arnie Shah 🌟Brandon Smith Brandon C. Smith, MD 🌟Ellen Spartz 🌟Farnoosh Vahedi 🌟Sigrid Young Sigrid Young, MD

#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth is just around the corner! Can't wait to kick off the month with UCLA Health and UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology March 1st at Wear Blue Day #GetScreened

Excited to be co-delivering this DOM Grand Rounds tomorrow on #ColorectalCancer leading into #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

#Colorectalcancer crew assembled and ready to spread awareness UCLA Health for #DressinBlueDay 💪🏾

Wow! What a great #DressinBlueDay UCLA Health! Our #UCLAColonChampions educated 100s of people on #colorectalcancer risk and screening. 💪#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth 💪

To Screen or Not to Screen: Why Young People Choose to Participate in #ColorectalCancer Screening 🌟Rebecca Ekeanyanwu, MHS 👥Jayraan Badiee, MPH Sitaram Vangala Brandon C. Smith, MD Artin Galoosian, MD, MA (he/him/his) Fola May, MD PhD ➡️Research Forum 🗓️Saturday, May 18, 5:00 pm, 151B #DDW2024 #MayLabUCLA

Perception of Personal and Health System Adenoma Detection Rates are Variable Among Practicing GIs 🌟Sadie De Silva, MD 👥Brandon C. Smith, MD Jamie O. Yang, MD William Hsu Jayraan Badiee, MPH Fola May, MD PhD et al #MayLabUCLA 🗓️#DDW2024 May 18, 12:30 pm, Hall A

🏆🏆 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Student Abstract & Institute Council Disparities Research Comparison of 4⃣ Pop Health System Approaches to ⬆️ #CRC Screening in Young Adults 🔥Rebecca Ekeanyanwu, MHS 👥Brandon C. Smith, MD Artin Galoosian, MD, MA (he/him/his) Jayraan Badiee, MPH Sadie Fola May, MD PhD #DDW2024 #MayLabUCLA

#UCLAGI 💙 getting together with our alumni, faculty, fellows, researchers and collaborators each year at the Digestive Disease Week! Thank you to everyone who joined us at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Women in the Arts (NMWA)). So fun to catch up at #DDW2024!

Early Implementation Results from a Population Health Intervention to Close #CRC Screening Gaps Using an Electronic Patient Decision Aid 👤Sadie De Silva, MD 👥Brandon C. Smith, MD Anna Dermenchyan, PhD, RN Jayraan Badiee, MPH Fola May, MD PhD et al #MayLabUCLA ➡️#DDW2024 Monday, May 20, 12:30 pm, Hall A

Feasibility of #CRC Screening Decision & Delivered Via the Patient Portal to ⤴️ Screening Participation 🌟Brandon C. Smith, MD 👥Sadie DeSilva Laurie Smith Anna Dermenchyan, PhD, RN Hisae Suekane Chad Villaflores Jayraan Badiee, MPH Christopher Saigal Fola May, MD PhD #MayLabUCLA 🗓️#DDW2024 May 20, 12:30 pm

Celebrating another great poster session at #DDW2024! Congrats to Brandon C. Smith, MD Jessica Tuan Vidhi Singh Timothy Zaki, MD and #SadieDeSilva on your research and posters in #colorectalcancer #screening. Loving the foot traffic over here today Digestive Disease Week! #MayLabUCLA