Time to get on with the week 1 #LIMHispanicHeritageMonth challenge! Open from today to Friday 9/20! First prompt is post about your favorite traditional food! Me first: I love patacones con huevitos fritos, porotos negros y aguacate. If its accompanied by chicha de lemon I win.

Reminder! the #LIMHispanincHeritageMonthChallenge is still happening! Send in your responses for a #LatinasInMedicine mug! Raffle closes Friday for challenge 1 #sippingthetea

Attention preventive medicine residents and medical students! Don’t miss the chance to apply for scholarships from our generous members to support your travel to PM2025. The application closes January 10. View requirements & criteria for consideration: bit.ly/4fShVUl

Ok who’s ready for another #LIMinterview? Catch #LatinasInMedicine interview Dra Claudia Tejera, MD on X Oct 1 at 8pm EST! #mujeresenmedicina #intrevistaready

medicina.uchile.cl/agenda/220760/… Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM GERO Facultad de Medicina ISTAART Claire Sexton Unidad de Memoria LAC-CD ReDLat Dementia COPRAD Chile #chilenoteolvida Hospital Del Salvador

Enter any last minute responses to receive an #LatinasInMedicine mug!💙

Last week of the #LatinasInMedicine #HispanicHeritageMonthChallenge! DM or respond below to receive a #LIM mug🍵

October is Global Diversity Month! 🌍 In the U.S., only 13.5% of medical graduates report as URM, with Hispanic and Latino graduates at just 6.2%. Increasing diversity in medicine is crucial for better patient care and health outcomes. #6%isnotenough #youmakeadifference

Humbled to highlight Francisco Lopera's legacy in Nature Aging with Randall Bateman  & Hernando Santamaría-García. A great ReDLat Dementia researcher, friend, and unique human being. Learn more about him here ▶️ nature.com/articles/s4358… COLNE - Colegio Colombiano de Neurociencias 🧠🇨🇴 Universidad de Antioquia Alzheimer's Association ISTAART

In honor of October's theme: Global Diversity Month, we would like to share some information about one of our paper's this year that focused on capturing the experiences of Latinas in medicine. Take a 👀 #6%isnotenough #DEIisimportant #latinasinmed

Latino Health researchers, here's a tenure track faculty position a colleague shared with me, in case you're interested. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28869

We've discussed our #LatinasInMedicine paper on increasing diversity in medicine. To support our points, here are some resources from the AAMC, which offers excellent suggestions for enhancing DEI efforts at individual, organizational, and community levels. Check it out👇

Our new study at British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM): The “Weekend Warrior” exercise pattern (1-2 times/week) reduces the risk of dementia & cognitive impairment in Latin America. Even with limited exe. time, risk was reduced by an average of 15%. Congrats Gary O'Donovan et al ▶️doi.org/10.1136/bjspor…

Francisco Javier Lopera The Lancet⁩ | ⁦Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia⁩ ⁦MAPP: Multicultural Alz Prev Prog⁩ thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Congratulations to Dr. Luke Funk (Luke Funk, MD, MPH), Professor in UW Minimally Invasive Surgery, for receiving the 2024-2025 James IV Traveling Fellowship award. This fellowship is designed to promote communication and collaboration in the surgical community. Read more: go.wisc.edu/9s372t

Reminder that WISCONSIN HAS SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION so if you need to, you can register at your polling place.

#ElectionDay

Join us at #AAICAdvancements Exploring Equity in Diagnosis, Nov. 18-19 in Chicago and online! Be a part of the conversation around addressing disparities in an era of modernizing diagnosis for Alzheimer’s and other dementias. #ExploringEquity24 alz.org/exploringequity

Thinking about all the people who at this moment are living in existential fear. Making plans to transfer custody of their children. Thinking about the moment when ICE appears. It’s amazing how people forgot when this first started in 2017. More