Been gone for a minute but I’m back! #newbeginnings #medtwitter #PEMtwitter

1 week s/p Peds board exam and this weekend is American Academy of Pediatrics national convention and Howard homecoming! My return to outside couldn’t be more epic! #pediatrician #feminpem #HBCUalum #d9

The section on Minority Health, Equity and Inclusion (SOMHEI) optimizes the equity lens of the work of the AAP. Come check us out today in Marquis Salon Rm 12-13! #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition

The priorities of the section are focused on engagement, policy and advocacy. #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition

Our fearless leader, our new chair, Dr. Nate Jones (Nate Jones)! #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition

Want to get involved? Here are some amazing ways to engage with our section! #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition

Session 1: #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition

“If we don’t offer timely and trustworthy information, misinformation will fill the gap” - Adrien Matadi #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition

Culturally-specific designed materials should also consider specific colors and words/phrases that certain communities prefer in their health education and promotion materials #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

“Languages of lesser diffusion” refer to languages with a large global presence but that may be less frequently spoken in a specific geographic region #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

Consider culturally sensitive ways to ask families about a child’s country of birth. Here are some great resources for how: health.state.mn.us/communities/ri… #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

Session 2: an exploration of culturally sensitive and equitable strategies for improving health literacy brought to us by Dr. Elyse Portillo @ElysePortillo #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

2.5 million children live in linguistically isolated households — where all parents and guardians only speak a language other than English #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

Session 3: #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

Congratulations to Dr. Shawnese Clark Shawnese, MD, MPH one of our selected abstract presenters! #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

Congratulations to the future Dr. Yewande Dada, 4th year medical student and our 2nd selected abstract presenter! Yewande Dada #HBCUdocs #SOMHEILeads #AAP2023

Pro-tip for the fellowship bound: as you are curating your rank list, go to a program with an “everybody wins” mentality; faculty who will push you into spaces and places bigger than your wildest dreams but right where you belong! #pedsmatch24 #Fellowship #MedTwitter

Random thought: those of you who take pre-workout every day…do you also recreationally do coke? No judgment but v curious how anyone builds a tolerance for this high that frequently 😅

My copy just came in the mail! Too excited to get into it!