Join us next Friday, 4/23, 7:30-9PM MST for our first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel! Our goal is to help #LGBTQ+ people in medicine at all stages of training; allies are also welcome! Registration is required: tinyurl.com/deipanel1 #DEI #MedTwitter

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Contrary to mainstream belief, Black history does not start with slavery.

I hate the term “special needs”. I annoy fellow #tweetiatrician s by not using it. #Disability is community. Disability is identity. Disability is history. Data shows disabled young adults who identify with the disability community have higher self esteem. Use the word. 1/2

Help support the India Cultural Center Of Utah to support recent COVID-19 relief efforts. Donate here: paypal.com/donate/?hosted…

To my fellow Black people, please be vocal about speaking out against Asian Hate. To my Asian friends and colleagues, please be vocal about speaking out against anti-Black racism. That's the tweet! #TogetherStronger #AAPIHeritageMonth

Excited to share a model for bidirectional exchange in #globalhealth to include career development opportunities for GH educators from LMICs. Article written by members of the APPD GH learning community and published in Academic Peds Assoc. Liz Keating Texas Children’s Global Health

Excited to hear more on how national global health organizations are working to build career development opportunities that center partnering faculty and trainees! APPD

Happy #PRIDE Month Salt Lake City! Raising the Pride flag to fly above City Hall is a favorite tradition and I’m so glad Pride Week is here to support the valuable programs of the Utah Pride Center, which are critical to our 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQIA🏳️‍⚧️ community #utpol

The Utah Pediatrics Residency stands on the shoulders of giants. Our team is excited to learn and become an inclusive space for amazing opportunities like these. Stay tuned!

So excited about this! Had a great time collaborating with this amazing group of global health educators. Thank you to our two dedicated medical students, Amira & Mary Ann, and most importantly our partners who shared their valuable perspectives and insights! 👊🏽🧡ASTMH

Facts: - Kids < 12 cannot get vaccine - Masks prevent spread, CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend it - Covid is ⬆️ - When kids are out of classroom sick, parents miss work. Major implications for #HCW If masking is not adopted in schools, the only winner is COVID.

Important commentary in Hospital Pediatrics AAP Journals The Time is Now: Equity and Inclusion in Newborn #QualityImprovement. We need contextualized, participatory #QI that focuses on #healthequity. Andrew Beck MeganFanta Division of Hospital MedicineFellows @CincyPHM AAP Neonatal @CinciNeofellows

COVID vaccines are available for children 6 months and older, and pediatricians are here to answer families' questions. #CallYourPediatrician to learn more about COVID vaccination.

1/ July 1, 1996 Her: “This one looks straightforward. Ran out of meds, feels short-winded.” *stares at index card* “Vitals underwhelming.” I stared at her trying to look cool. Although cool is not what I felt. Her: “You know where the Red Zone is, right?”

Something has been bothering me all week. I don't really write threads so bear with me. Some surgical societies & medical ctrs have had mixed feelings about the RoevWade ruling last week - is it our business? Is it politics? Etc. And yet... 1/

Looking forward to sharing about #globalhealth opportunities at Utah Pediatrics Residency! #PedsGH2023 AAP Peds Trainees Jeff Robison Liz Keating Raisa Uddin