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DESPITE MAJOR SCIENTIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS We continue to prescribe, in huge numbers, overactive bladder medications known to cause dementia in women Because the broken insurance system won't pay for the safer option. journals.lww.com/fpmrs/Abstract…

I braided a patients hair before her c section today and it was such a radical act the nurse wrote me up for a shout out.

When you erase trans men and non-binary people in conversations, you forget them. This has downstream effects. You forget them in policy. You forget them in access to care. You forget them in protections. This is dangerous.

Taking it further I do my part training the next generation of OB/GYN residents and fellows to provide the same level of care. The decision to not continue a pregnancy is gut wrenching, should only be made by the patient & their doctor. The reason is none of your damn business!

To my colleagues in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri who are on call this weekend—I will be crying for you when that bleeding and septic miscarriage, previable PEC/PPROM comes in, ectopics etc. My friends are choosing between jail and leaving a woman to die.

Roe v Wade is dead. It is no coincidence that we are watching abortion rights fall the same year the most anti-trans/lgbt laws have been passed in history. These are two sides of the same coin in the same fight and the same people are fighting with the same justifications.

HPV vaccination is cancer prevention. Ask your healthcare provider about the HPV vaccine when your child turns 9. When given at the recommended ages, this vaccine can prevent more than 90% of HPV cancers. Learn more vaccinateyourfamily.org/which-vaccines…

A 20-year-old patient presents to your ER with vomiting. They tell you they drank pennyroyal tea to induce an abortion because they did not have access to any safe/legal options. A brief thread on ☠️PENNYROYAL TOXICITY☠️ and its management 🧵:

@gc_theresa @studentdrdemon A lot of people matriculate AT LEAST 2 years after graduating from college, (myself included). Med schools recognize and appreciate the maturity and insight you gain from following the path that works best for YOU!

It took 18 rejections, 3 MCATs, 2 app cycles, 2 years in research, 1 master’s degree, 1 year as a scribe, 1 year as a medical assistant, and 1 interview offer over the course of 5 years for me to get into med school. Don’t give up if you can’t see yourself doing anything else 🩺

Advice for my M4s going on sub -Is soon!! 1. Be as helpful as you can (nothing trumps a 4th year that can get a task done efficiently and correctly). Ask how you can be of assistance and predict what materials are necessary for bedside procedures, consults etc. 🧵

Poorly designed slides can destroy your presentation. Here are 9 must follow rules to create slides that pop and keep your audience engaged:🧵👇

@jfitzgeraldMD @razzz_med THIS!!

I would challenge every med student who shows up to their OB/GYN rotation to ask themselves what their preconceived notions are of being in a high-stakes, predominantly female environment before deciding if it’s truly hostile or not in an evaluation.

@WegnerWippelMD @Gabby_Brauner27 How many weeks did you give yourself for step 2 studying?

@Gabby_Brauner27 UW + online MedEd + Anki A perfect and efficient study day for me would look like: Morning: 40 UW q random + review them Afternoon: watch some OME videos (by subject) Do some Anki cards Exercise/rest 20 UW q of the specific subject I was studying that day + review them

Everyone I ask about step 2 studying says “don’t do what I did” and then I hear just UW and the NBME forms. Does anyone have any advice/tips?

Pediatricians are being told (warned) to stay in our own lane and not weigh in on the toll of gun violence on children. If preventable death isn’t “our lane,” I’d like to know what is. Child advocacy is as integral as otitis treatment to the practice of pediatrics.

7 year old: what are we doing on this trip? Me: you’re gonna watch me give a commencement address tomorrow 7 year old: are we doing anything fun?

Yes, you should in fact call your child's doctor if you are in a situation where you truly can't find formula to feed your baby. There are ways we can help. 🧵

if this is my fully developed prefrontal cortex then god help us all

No one is born racist. This young man was molded and shaped. While politicians were busy talking about how antiracism is what’s poisoning our public life.

@sad_neutrophil How do people even study for step 2? There is So. Much. Info about step 1 prep but very little about step 2.

the step 2 first aid book is actual garbage

Folks, I need more med-student-friendly recipes for my repertoire (ie. cheap, quick, and filling with leftovers potential). This is part of my meal prep for the week: one-pot achiote rice and beans with veggies and quinoa. What is your go-to?