The NBME/NMF Scholarship Fund application is closing soon! ⏰ Est. in 2023 by NBME, this award will provide a $10k #Scholarship to 10 students. Learn more and apply here: nmf.smapply.io by Monday, 6/12/2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET! #MedTwitter #SNMA

Applications are now open! blackgirlwhitecoat.org/scholarship

Story after story after story. It's my life's work, my purpose and my passion, but sometimes, i just can't read another... Your fitness, your notariety, your income, your education and still at risk #maternalhealth #healthdisparities #preeclampsia usatoday.com/story/sports/o…

🌈 RUSH Copley Medical Center staff members and their families marched in Aurora's Pride Parade on Sunday, spreading the message that RUSH leads with love. rush.edu/lead-love #PrideMonth

We are still accepting mentors to join our #BGWC Mentorship Network! Follow the link to our site to learn more. #bgwc #mentorship #bgwcmentors #URM #underrepresentedminorities

We need the help of all in continuing to advocate for Medicaid expansion for 12 months postpartum in all 50 states. States with some of the highest levels of mortality and morbidity do not have Medicaid expansion for 12 mo postpartum. kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Let’s talk about Black physicians (5% of all physicians). We have statistically lower MCAT and Step scores. However, Black physicians taking care of Black patients decreases mortality. If we let less Black applicants into medical school, more patients will die. Period.

Meanwhile, I went to an Ivy-League school with kids who had entire buildings named after someone in their family. Yeeeah…Guess who doesn’t have access to generational wealth like that… Slave-descended Black people like me. We are 400 years behind you. You are 400 years

I, too, sing America... Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America. ~Langston Hughes

Antiracism is not a trend. It is not a fad. It is not an exercise about feeling good about yourself or better than other people. It is about building a new and better world brick by brick. It is standing up with people of every color who believe it and saying “Enough is

On this day in 1920, Henrietta Lacks was born. Her cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 (HeLa cells) and became one of the most important tools in medicine. They became vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, vitro fertilization & more A THREAD

I’ve had to pronounce too many kids dead on arrival from gun violence. We need a leader from the frontlines who will stand up to the gun lobby and MAGA Republicans. We need Democrats in Congress who will be relentless in the fight for what’s right, even when it’s hard. #TX32

Eating breakfast before school with my 12yo daughter today: D: Do you like running for Congress? Me: Yes, but some of my friends are really mad at me for saying I want to keep kids like you safe from gun violence. Without hesitation she says emphatically, "Then they're not

If you want to help this dad get to Congress, make a donation today 👇🏿 secure.actblue.com/donate/bw-vid-…

It's publication day! Hardcover books are already in the hands of many readers, and today e-books and audiobooks are available. Join me at 925E/825C on Morning Joe to discuss the release of #TheBodiesKeepComing

Join us for our Seeding Excellence session on Wed, Oct. 25, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT, feat. NMF's YLC president & a surgery resident at NYU Langone Health, Dr. Tania Gennell, and YLC treasurer & an M4 MD/MPH student at Stritch School of Medicine Loyola Chicago, Caylon Pettis. 😀 Register now: bit.ly/48xgQOl

Peace 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 #IsraelPalestineConflict #PeaceForAll

NMF is grateful for the inaugural mentors of #TheJourneyMatters series! Over the past year, #NMFAlumni have shared their experiences with scholars, shaping the next generation of diverse health care leaders. Join us on 11/9 with Dr. Anya Bazzell: bit.ly/46Oxnfh

#NMFScholars 📣 Join the conversation at our next #TheJourneyMatters session on 11/9 from 7 - 8 p.m. EDT. Hear from #NMFAlumna, Dr. Anya Bazzell, Family Health Resident at Mount Sinai Health System, as she shares her journey through the medical field. Register: bit.ly/3Mixk3p