“The White House has taken a first step towards reducing the US’ shamefully high maternal mortality rate, but Congress must take this over the finish line,” write Zoe Jacoby and Reshma Ramachandran cnn.com/2022/04/21/opi…

Amazing session led by Dr. Aisha Terry Aisha Terry with Senator Tammy Baldwin during ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference #LAC22 #ACEP @ACEPNow ACEP Advocacy DC_ACEP GW EM Residency GW MFA GWEMFEM GW SMHS

Such an honor to have Adm. Rachel L. Levine, MD as the keynote speaker at ACEP #LAC22 !! 🙌 #acep @ACEPNow

"Maternal Mortality Is Rising in the U.S. As It Declines Elsewhere" (2017)

Senator Tim Kaine speaking at ACEP #LAC22 on the successful passage of the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act 👏👏👏 #acep @ACEPNow Tim Kaine

Sooo…it appears the Supreme Court believes their opinions have a fundamental right to privacy…

Tomorrow is #ClinicalTrialsDay & today I am proud to introduce the NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act. This bill will strengthen scientific outcomes by enhancing the inclusion of women, racially & ethnically diverse people & people of all ages in all NIH-funded clinical trials.

The percentage of physicians who are Black men was the same in 2018 as it was in 1940. 2.6% Let that sink in.

In January, MedPage Today & Genevieve Friedman published a call for docs to speak out on rising drug costs. As Congress considers reconciliation & spending bills this summer, our group responded by highlighting the merit of 'adjacent possible' Rx drug $ reform: medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

As emergency physicians, we stand in support of access to the full spectrum of comprehensive reproductive health care, including access to safe and legal abortion. We stand with patients who deserve equitable access to safe, high quality reproductive care: bit.ly/3OWw4BZ

The clinic staff spent Friday canceling the appointments of 60-70 patients scheduled for abortions in the coming weeks. “Some patients broke down and could not speak through their sobbing. Some patients were stunned and didn't know what to say. Some patients did not understand.”

For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us. And while we may be devastated by this injustice, we will not be silent. We will not sit back as the progress we have already won slips away.

.Mayor Muriel Bowser & Council of DC have ignored migrants being bused to DC for almost 3 months, so the DMV community had to do their job for them. Step up and meet our demands Charles Allen Phil Mendelson Robert White Elissa Silverman Anita Bonds Christina Henderson! bit.ly/migrantsupport…

Yep, there is also this - a baby is born in the United States and immediately has it's own deductible. Happy birthday!

Absolutely thrilled and so happy for Aisha Terry becoming the new ACEP President-Elect! So well deserved!! 👏👏👏 DC_ACEP is so proud and thankful for your inspirational leadership locally and excited for your expanded national leadership in the future! GW SMHS GWHospital

This one’s for the EMTALA nerds

Terrified for my specialty #EmergencyMedicine #EMTALA #SupremeCourt rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/04/24/im-…