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#InternReflections, Day 1 of 7*
Him: "Where was medical school?"
Me: "Meharry."
Him: "Oh--wait. Where is Ma-Hahry again?"
Me: "Um. Oh. Meharry? It's in Nashville."
Him: "That's right. I knew a guy who went there. He was nice."
Me: *awkward smile*
*names/details changed
#InternReflections, Day 1 of 7*
Him: "Where was medical school?"
Me: "Meharry."
Him: "Oh--wait. Where is Ma-Hahry again?"
Me: "Um. Oh. Meharry? It's in Nashville."
Him: "That's right. I knew a guy who went there. He was nice."
Me: *awkward smile*
*names/details changed
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My attending looked to the other intern on my team.
Him: "And Mick--you went to Michigan, right?"
Mick: "Go Blue."
Him: "Don't say that too loud in Ohio!"
*laughter*
Him: "I almost went there. But I knew my parents would disown me so I changed my mind."
Mick: *smiles*
My attending looked to the other intern on my team.
Him: "And Mick--you went to Michigan, right?"
Mick: "Go Blue."
Him: "Don't say that too loud in Ohio!"
*laughter*
Him: "I almost went there. But I knew my parents would disown me so I changed my mind."
Mick: *smiles*
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Him: "Do you know *names of several people at Michigan*?"
Mick: "Oh yeah! *One of the people* retired this year."
Him: "Really? He's one of my heroes."
Mick: "Totally. And *other person I never heard of* was my attending for my sub-I."
Him: "Lucky you."
*knowing nods*
Him: "Do you know *names of several people at Michigan*?"
Mick: "Oh yeah! *One of the people* retired this year."
Him: "Really? He's one of my heroes."
Mick: "Totally. And *other person I never heard of* was my attending for my sub-I."
Him: "Lucky you."
*knowing nods*
1/ BREAKING from #AMAmtg: AMA HOD just adopted a report by the @AmerMedicalAssn's Council on Medical Education which aims to begin redressing the harms of the #FlexnerReport.
As a Councilor on CME who is invested in health justice, this is a report I am jazzed about. 🧵
As a Councilor on CME who is invested in health justice, this is a report I am jazzed about. 🧵
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I learned about CME's role as a sponsor of the Flexner Report well before joining the Council, bc the downstream consequences have been huge.
The Report closed 5/7 Black medical colleges, diminishing the projected # of Black docs today by >35k 👇🏽
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
I learned about CME's role as a sponsor of the Flexner Report well before joining the Council, bc the downstream consequences have been huge.
The Report closed 5/7 Black medical colleges, diminishing the projected # of Black docs today by >35k 👇🏽
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
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When CME began our report on pathway programs & workforce diversity, it was clear we needed to address our history. As we (@DrAlethaMaybank @FaithCrittenden @glass_heff_full) wrote in @Health_Affairs, this was a chance to go beyond declarative advocacy.
healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…
When CME began our report on pathway programs & workforce diversity, it was clear we needed to address our history. As we (@DrAlethaMaybank @FaithCrittenden @glass_heff_full) wrote in @Health_Affairs, this was a chance to go beyond declarative advocacy.
healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…
