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Equality versus equity. An important and thought provoking (and action inducing) talk from my colleague Adrianne Haggins ⁦@NINDSDiversity⁩ #ctmc2019 images.app.goo.gl/6uLczy8UFi4Dgs…

Trump’s dubious claim that hydroxychloroquine could be used to treat COVID-19 has led to hoarding, putting Lupus patients and others at even greater risk. As of Saturday afternoon, Anna Valdez had 27 pills left. That number is now down to 25. propublica.org/article/lupus-…

This is brilliant #RacismInAmerica

NEW from Dr. Adrianne Haggins in the AAMC journal Academic Medicine: To Be Seen, Heard, and Valued: Strategies to Promote a Sense of Belonging for Women and Underrepresented in Medicine Physicians journals.lww.com/academicmedici…

Dani Elle, M.D. my last name isn't Harrison Black In The Ivory Drs. RahmaWarsame MD and Sharonne Hayes MD have done some excellent work on this Mayo Clinic. Their #SAFER model provides an easy to implement 5-step framework. Most important step to me is to directly address the behavior. journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/mayo-c…

Black women are hit hardest by uterine #fibroids, diagnosed roughly three times as frequently as white women and with more severe symptoms. How #Umich researchers are trying to find answers. michmed.org/G2mJJ

Today, as I was about to walk in to see a patient, the nurse yells, “Are you the Interpreter?!” FOR THE ONE HUNDREDTH TIME: NO, I’M NOT THE INTERPRETER. I’M THE DOCTOR. I’m going to start wearing my badge on my forehead from now on. 😒

Dr. Matthew Wixson, @UMichMedicine asst. professor & assoc. chair for diversity in the Dept. of Anesthesiology, reflects on the loss of U-M alumna Dr. Susan Moore after battling #COVID19 & what can be learned from her experiences about racism in medicine. myumi.ch/nb2X3

And in our final segment, we shared the story of Albert Wheeler - the first African-American to hold a tenure-track position at University of Michigan. He taught in the Medical School and was Ann Arbor's first Black mayor. michiganradio.org/post/albert-wh… 5/?

For decades, Wheeler worked tirelessly to diversify the University of Michigan Medical School and the university at large. Today, about 5% of U.S. doctors are Black while Black Americans make up about 13% of the total population. 6/?

Albert Wheeler's push for Black equality at U of M and in Ann Arbor still echoes decades later tinyurl.com/yc3u22q9

Congratulations! So proud of your accomplishments. Proud we UMich EM Residency got to train you (& claim you). Grateful you’re doing what gives you meaning.

thank YOU!! 🙌🏽

Fielding Yost’s racist call against a Black UM football player in 1934, and the fallout in 2021 michiganradio.org/post/fielding-…

"Many EDs have increased functional ED capacity by designating ED hallway space (despite the serious privacy and HIPAA issues that creates). There is no other setting in health care where placing patients in public hallways is considered routinely acceptable. "

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Class of 2026!!! We’re so excited for you all to join us!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more about Michigan Medicine RISE yesterday. It was my pleasure!