Some folks are in my mentions saying they don’t care what color their doctor is and all they want is a qualified doctor. BUT, the data shows for Black patients, the race of our health professionals does INDEED make a difference in the care we receive. Sad, but reality. THREAD.

I remember my kids once arguing over Legos after their grandparents had bought each of them the same exact set. My older son had been handed down tons of Lego sets so added the new set to them to build an entire city. His brother had started with nothing. Equality isn’t equity.

Paul Williams (definitely not on another site) When you meet a new pt. Start by getting to know them. Always ask ‘what do you do for fun’. If they cannot answer, screen for depression. If they answer make a note and ask them about it at each visit

Attention medical students and IM residents interested in cardiology: please join us tomorrow as we answer your questions about how to be competitive for cardiology fellowships. Thanks to the Association of Black Cardiologists Association of Black Cardiologists for putting this together.

13 years ago this month, my son was diagnosed with brain cancer. I promised him that I would do everything I could to help kids with #ChildhoodCancer. It’s the only thing he asked us to do. Not to help him, but to help others. I would be grateful for a follow or a RT to spread

Come learn about our residency program and meet some of our incredible residents at our virtual Q&A session on Wednesday, September 13th at 7pm EDT. Details below!

Come learn about what makes Bayview so incredible from some of the residents that make it so special! If issues with the QR code, please use the below link: jhjhm.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Congrats to Hopkins Bayview IM Residency #PrimaryCare Residency Grad and Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology Fellowship Grad, Dr. David Hurwitz David Hurwitz, MD, MBA, for being named Medical Director of the Beachem Center for Geriatric Medicine! #BayviewLove

Thanks to Cal Burton mentored by Carl G Streed Jr (no longer here) the care of older adults is about to get better. Ryan Chippendale MD Jessica Colburn, MD Kristine Swartz MD agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Most Latino and Black college students attend / start at community college in California Dr. Michael Galvez + myself are both medical subspecialists + community college grads from the Bay Area, CA Medical schools CAN consider community college as a strategy to diversify

Welcome to Mfon Effiong Umoh, MD, PhD, from Johns Hopkins Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology to the HSOR for Aging Populations T32 Training Program located at the JHSPH Lipitz Center! Learn more about her background and research: bit.ly/T32trainees

🚨 For DV survivors or any other at risk folks: Safety phones might be detected during an upcoming test. If your abuser isn't aware of your phone, TURN IT OFF (not just silenced) for the full 30 mins to prevent any sound or notifications. Protect your privacy. #SafetyFirst 📵🔇

#AgeismAwareness day is coming up this weekend on 10/7. We're so happy to host the recording of colleen christmas's Geriatrics Grand Rounds talk on #Ageism on our YouTube channel. Please do give it look/listen, and feel free to check out other great talks on our channel.

Medicine and Society: Antiracist Documentation Practices — Shaping Clinical Encounters and Decision Making nej.md/3PuSBrh

📣Sat., 11/18 from 8:30am to 2pm "Journey to Hope"--A #Free Conference for #Caregivers ☑️New Treatments for #Alzheimers w/Paul B. Rosenberg ☑️Coordinating Care Panel ☑️An "Ask the Expert" session w/Constantine Lyketsos In-person JohnsHopkinsBayview OR virtual Info/register📞888-702-4970

This framing is important. The primary care shortage didn’t “just happen”. It’s the result of 3 decades of neglect, financial starvation and policy choices. These historic mistakes can be corrected and this is our opportunity.

The smartest and most righteous people I know do #geriatrics & #gerontology #ThisIsGeriatrics #WeLoveGeriatrics ⁦Jessica Colburn, MD⁩ ⁦ACP Maryland⁩ ⁦@MLRobertsonMD⁩ ⁦Cynthia Boyd⁩ ⁦Esther S. Oh⁩ ⁦Alicia I Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD⁩ ⁦shell⁩ ⁦Thomas Cudjoe⁩

Congratulations to our very own med-ed & primary care rockstar faculty Paul O'Rourke for being appointed as one of the assistant deans for medical student affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine! #starfishproud #GIMproud Hopkins Bayview IM Residency JohnsHopkinsBayview

Oh dear heavens does this feel familiar. Important study on stereotype threat in medical education