Alva Powell, MD
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Alva Powell, MD
@DrPowellLoading
Georgia 🍑 | Anesthesiology Resident | *tweets are my own*

Getting that free Happy Hour email then sending the mass text to the gang lol





TW: suicide There is an empty corner desk in a resident workroom at GW. Now forever engraved in my mind, that desk is a harrowing reminder of the cost of medical training. In his final words, Dr. William West said that he was simply out of gas, that he had nothing left to give.

Health care disparities and disparities in society are still pervasive. Drs. @RobertWhiteMD, @DrPowellLoading , Adesuwa Carlton, and Adesuwa Carlton write about what is needed to achieve lasting, widespread change. ow.ly/lKjs50Qe9n2

Memorial resolution introduced at #AMAmtg for Nakita Mortimer, MD


This is my dear friend, Nakita. Nakita and I were medical school classmates and both interns in New York City. Nakita tragically took her own life on May 26. She is such a beautiful soul. She was so fun to be around. She was intelligent, charismatic, and confident. (1/x)

This is my dear friend, Nakita. Nakita and I were medical school classmates and both interns in New York City. Nakita tragically took her own life on May 26. She is such a beautiful soul. She was so fun to be around. She was intelligent, charismatic, and confident. (1/x)

TW: Suicide. A #NYC resident died by suicide this past week. Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Nakita Mortimer, who was an Anesthesia Resident. We must do a better job caring for medical trainees and discussing their mental health. cc: @drjessigold




I am at a loss for words. How many more residents, physicians, humans need to take their own lives before people start to listen? Dr. Nakita Mortimer, you deserved more.








