Zakia Dimassi, MD, MHPE, CHSE

Happy to share with the scientific community at large, and the health professions community in particular, our eye opener piece published in the current issue of PME. #meded #medicaleducation #HPE #scholarship #RepresentationMatters @HalahIbrahimMD

@MohamadAlMourad @khodrelmasri @amanie_geha خوض حرب بحسابات خارجية صرف ما بيهدد أمن البلد آت أول لأن. حِكَم.

@khodrelmasri @amanie_geha ما عندها رأي محايدة 😃

وبتقولو الفنانين ما بيعطو رايهم بالاحداث؟ هياها ملكة الاحساس، اتحسست من وجود مخيمات الناس النازحة بالمناطق والطرقات لي ساكنة فيها مجموعة اللبناني لي عندها افضلية عرقية ولا نريد الحرب وحروب الاخرين على ارضنا، واستشعرت انو هيدا شي بيشكل خطر على الناس 🙂

@Beirutspring Virtual muzzles should be in fashion

People don’t choose to have schadenfreude in their hearts, but they do choose whether or not to share it with the world

💬 Viewpoint: The widespread use of #AI for residency application screening in US graduate medical education programs introduces new legal and ethical concerns, particularly regarding disparate impact discrimination and unvalidated subgroup performance. ja.ma/4sokaEO

American College of Physicians (ACP) got it right. This policy is not about keeping new people out. It is tearing apart the lives of physicians who are already here, already licensed, and already caring for American patients. Many of these doctors have spent 5 to 15 years in the United States. They trained here, paid taxes here, served rural and underserved communities, saved lives, and built their families and futures here. America invested heavily in their training so they could care for patients in need, and they honored that investment through years of service. They followed the law in good faith. They trusted the system. And now they are being told that none of it matters, not because they lacked merit, not because they did anything wrong, and not because of any individual review, but simply because of the country where they were born. That is not merely unfair. It is inhumane and cruel. And the harm does not end with the physicians. Patients lose trusted doctors. Hospitals lose highly trained staff. Rural and underserved communities lose clinicians they cannot easily replace. ACP is right. This is not just an immigration issue. It is a human tragedy and a patient care crisis unfolding in plain sight. A physician exception is urgently needed now, before more doctors are forced out of care and more patients are abandoned in the middle of treatment. #LiftThePause #PhysiciansOnPause #IMG

"بدأ الإسلام غريباً وسيعود غريباً كما بدأ فطوبى للغرباء" - رواه مسلم.

@khodrelmasri @TarekTamo91 ليش بخ السم هيك ليش؟ في أرزاق ناس كتير ممكن تتأثر.

@TarekTamo91 بتعرف كم ألف عيلة و ولد و أهل عايش من ورا هل المصلحة؟ يتعرف انو مناكل و منتعلم و من عالج اهلنا و مدارس ولادنا من ورا هل مصلحة؟ بتعرف فيك تحب او ما تحب بس تتمناش الضرر لغيرك، بيصيبك الله لا يقدر

Another Match Day is in the books. So you already know what time it is. (And if for some reason you didn’t: it’s time to break things down, Winners & Losers style.) 🎥👇

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔: As highlighted earlier, the 2026 Match tells a very clear story: 🔹 Non-U.S. IMG match rates have dropped to a 5-year low, driven by visa uncertainty, travel restrictions, and increasing reluctance of programs to rank visa-requiring applicants. 🔹 In contrast, U.S. IMGs and DO applicants achieved record-high match rates, reflecting a shifting landscape in residency selection. 🔹A stark reminder that policy and logistics, not just merit, continue to shape outcomes in the Match. Key Highlights of the 2026 Match: Record Participation: A total of 53,373 applicants registered, an increase of 1.8% over 2025. Expansion of Positions: The Match offered 44,344 total residency positions across 6,809 program tracks, both all-time highs. High Fill Rate: Nationwide, 93.5% of all positions were filled through the matching algorithm. Total Matched: 38,354 applicants matched to PGY-1 (first-year) positions, while the total number of matched applicants across PGY-1 and PGY-2 reached 41,482. U.S. MD Seniors: Remained the largest group with 20,934 active applicants and a consistent 93.5% match rate. U.S. DO Seniors: Achieved their highest PGY-1 match rate on record at 93.2%, continuing a four-year trend of growth. International Medical Graduates (IMGs): U.S. Citizen IMGs saw a record-high match rate of 70%. Non-U.S. Citizen IMGs saw a decline to 56.4%, a five-year low, largely driven by challenges for those requiring visa sponsorship (54.4% match rate). Specialty Trends: Primary Care: Offered 412 more positions than last year, reflecting a push to meet workforce needs. Psychiatry: Continued to show strength with a 97.4% fill rate and 128 additional positions. Emergency Medicine: Maintained stability with a 95.6% fill rate despite a slight dip from 2025. Summary of Match Rates by Applicant Type: Applicant Type | 2026 PGY-1 Match Rate Trend U.S. MD Seniors | 93.5% | Stable U.S. DO Seniors | 93.2% | Record High U.S. Citizen IMGs | 70.0% | Record High Non-U.S. IMGs | 56.4% | 5-Year Low #Match2026 #Matchday #NRMP

@MKalousian شو هالتمييع السافر! فقدوا كل موجبات المهنية، خلص!

Who wrote this title??? 😵‍💫

لا تسل عني ولا عن ألمي فلقد جل الأسى عن كلمي وتعايا صوتي المجروح في عنفوان الألم المضطرم ضقت بالصمت وضاق الصمت بي بعد ما ضاقت عروقي بدمي فدع التسآل عما بي فقد ألجمت هيمنة الصمت فمي عبد الله البردوني

#AUB_proud @AUB_Lebanon @AUB_FM

Offline is the new luxury

بيروت يا بيروت! بحمى الرحمن الرحيم ❤️

@Ess_Eff_ Hurmoz time

I ordered dry shampoo from Amazon and I forgot that I can't order sprays by plane. Anyway, my bottle of dry shampoo will arrive by sea in 3.5 months 🙏

@MiaAtoui @Bissan_Fakih @embrace_lebanon @NMHPLebanon @mophleb @OliviaLock61309 @WorldBankGroup @UNOCHA بس ❤️

Here's what a few hours in the life of Lebanon's National Lifeline for Suicide Prevention (1564) sound like during #war time: - A 23-year-old displaced mother from South Lebanon (Khyem) calling from inside a car in Saida (now known as the transit city) - where she is living with her 3 young children because shelters are full. - An 88-year-old man displaced from Southern #Beirut calling to ask for basic assistance - A young man calling from Southern Beirut, currently under attack, calling because he and his mother had nowhere safe to go. - Another caller described feeling “مخنوق” — suffocated by the density, the noise, the uncertainty created by war. And in the middle of all of this: - A 16-year-old girl who attempted suicide - A 23-year-old struggling with addiction after a suicide attempt yesterday - A mother with cancer caring for a child with epilepsy while seeking help for her suicidal daughter - A man who was about to end his life with shattered glass before picking up the phone This is the daily reality of answering Lebanon’s National Lifeline (1564), where every call reflects the collision of our crises: war, displacement, poverty, chronic illness, addiction, and the silent toll on mental health. In contexts like #Lebanon, a crisis hotline is much more than an emotional support line. It becomes a first point of access to the entire health and social protection system. In a single shift today, our team provided: - suicide intervention and safety planning - emotional support during acute distress - referrals for psychiatric care and medication - shelter and humanitarian assistance referrals - support for displaced families - guidance for parents responding to suicide attempts - connection to emergency services and NGOs Behind each call is a trained responder, a volunteer, holding space for someone who may have nowhere else to turn, while silently living many of the same struggles themselves. In times of war, mental health emergencies do not pause. They multiply, and set the stage for the long term psychological consequences that follow conflict. Lebanon’s National Lifeline continues to operate 24/7, responding to hundreds of calls each month from people facing the most difficult moments of their lives. Every call our volunteers answer, is a proof of why this Lifeline is essential to our national infrastructure, and must be protected and sustained.

@MohamadAlMourad يعني اللي الله بالقرآن محلل إلنا ناكل لحم مش حلال إذا مضطرين، حيحرم علينا مأوى بظروف قاهرة عند ناس لأن في ببيوتهم كحول؟ هيدا اللي بياخد من الدين قشوره مش اللب.

شيخ هل يجوز للشيعة النازحيين يناموا ببيوت المسيحين عإعتبار البيوت فيها خمر؟ هل يجوز لهم النوم في الكنائس؟ هل بجوز لهم النزوح في القرى المسيحية؟ وما هو حكم سماع صوت اجراس الكنائس؟ الله يلعن يلي بيفهم فيكم اذا انوجد

I stopped asking "how are you". I pause and my mind lingers as my fingers reluctantly type "I trust you are well". They all sound detached, disconnected, tone deaf. So much agony, helplessly watching my people massacred and homeland decimated. #Lebanon 🇱🇧💔

@iHady_ كارثة. إذا ما في ضوابط يعطيك العافية

التعليم الإلكتروني بزمن ال ChatGPT فجأة حسب ما قال لي ابني كل رفقاته بالصف صاروا اذكياء ويجاوبوا بسرعة 😀.

Anyone's @instagram is down? #instagram #instagramdown

اللهم احفظنا بحفظك، واكفنا شرّ ما نخاف ونحذر. اللهم إنّا نستودعك أهلنا وبيوتنا وبلادنا، فاحفظها بعينك التي لا تنام. اللهم الطف بنا فيما جرت به المقادير، واصرف عنا البلاء. اللهم اجعل هذا الليل سلامًا وأمانًا على وطننا وأهله اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام، فأنزل علينا سلامك وأمانك.