Full-time Internal Medicine resident. Part-time cookie connoisseur. Opinions are my own.
Joined March 2020
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#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
I’m so grateful to every single person who joined today. We came together from medical school, anesthesiology, OB/GYN, urology, family medicine, and internal medicine to remember #GeorgeFloyd. It’s time to break the culture of silence.
#MedTwitter
As we headed to the Philadelphia Airport this past Sunday, we struggled to imagine how we could help in one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time. The toys and snacks we had gathered seemed just as inadequate as the point of care medical interventions we could provide.
"For extraordinary diseases, with extraordinary measures and extraordinary means, there are ways to treat illness. If you are Rohingya, there is nothing."
theintima.org/vicious-by-tim…
#RohingyaGenocide
Erected by the Commonweatlh of Pennsylvania in honor of Her Colored Soldiers
#BadThingsHappenInPhiladelphia
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-Wildflowers cascading down from train tracks
-Rust-winged hawk looking sovereign on an iron crossbeam
-A man sitting on warehouse steps, tie finally loosened from his uniform shirt, playing saxophone for no one in particular
Vibrancy on a gray ride through North Philly
#mindful
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Man down in the middle of the street.
I stop by to help.
“Oh cool, we got a nurse here”
#okaythen
#WomenInMedicine #MedTwitter
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Next up: lantern fly in ascending colon?
An Unusual Finding of a Ladybug on Screening Colonoscopy : ACG Case Reports Journal journals.lww.com/acgcr/Fullt…
#MedTwitter
“My name is Danielle. I’m the doctor taking care of you tonight.”
I struggled to find the right way to introduce myself.
“Dr. Verghese” felt too formal, like I was already creating distance between my patient and myself.
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The impending interview season is giving me flashbacks.
For those who, like me, struggle to pretend they had time for hobbies in med school, consider the following:
- creative highlighting
- artisanal flashcards
- culinary arts: a study in enlivening ramen
#MedStudentTwitter
#TIL that “POBA” stands for “plain old balloon angioplasty”
Definitely a contender for best (official) medical acronym.
#CardiologyTwitter #MedTwitter
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Microaggressions are only microscopic to those of us privileged enough to go through our days unencumbered by daily reminders that we don’t belong.
Thank you @DrPowerHays @JoytotheOR @DrKMSimon @jmjafrx for educating us on your experience being #BlackintheIvory
Here to listen
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In working with our MS3s, I’ve heard a lot of #Step1 stressing.
I get it. 3 years ago, I was in the same boat, anxiously awaiting a number that would dominate my career prospects.
My only advice is to approach your score with honesty and self-reflection.
#MedStudentTwitter
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Back when I was stressing over #Step1 studying, my mom would go out to her garden and pick out a “study flower” to bring me peace while I worked.
Now as a newly-minted PGY-2, I still find study flowers popping up in my workspace.
It’s the little things
#residencyreflected
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This past week, I was pleasantly surprised by texts from two of my former med students. Both thanked me for taking the extra time to help them through their IM rotations.
They reminded me how important it is to treat our learners with encouragement and empathy
#MedTwitter #MedEd
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Having recently graced the bottom of of the totem pole myself, I remember how important it is to offer positive reinforcement. The few words you spare for your learners can reinvigorate them and affirm their efforts. As an #intern, it meant the world to me
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So excited to hear more from our Black Voices in Healthcare. Thank you @thenocturnists for making this happen!
#medhumanism #humanisminmedicine
*Tuesday June 30th* is the launch date for our new audio documentary project, Black Voices in Healthcare, hosted by @ash_mcmullenMD, and exec produced by @gradydoctor. GET EXCITED and consider adding your voice here: bit.ly/30euG7s #BlackMedTwitter
To my brown MDs out there, anyone else burn their fingers while flipping a hot roti, and wonder if you’ll ever be able to detect a pulse again? My ABG skills were only just improving...
@nikdes13 @irinasanj @kvadaketh @VRaoMD @nephronDO @AlishaMaity @elianahempel
This project is open to all comers! We’ve got a great response from intern contributors, but could certainly some help with content editing, web design, graphics, and social media.
#MedStudentTwitter, this might be a great way for you to get involved!
Introducing The Intern Project! This project will follow daily diary entries from #interns as they travel through their first year of residency. Entries will be logged on a dynamic website that offers a longitudinal perspective of one of the most storied chapters in training.
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That incredible moment when @thenocturnists broadcast your project...
We’ve seen intern year captured in House of God and Intern by @sjauhar. Now we’re looking to learn about your experience.
All you need to do is record a thought-a-day!
Details at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Calling all interns! Budding #medhum leader @DanielleVMD is launching a multimedia documentary project about intern year, and is looking for participants. Learn more below 👇 #MedTwitter