The rock and engine of
@HopkinsOrtho
and probably everybody's Role Model. Thank you
@dlaport1
for leading with an iron fist in a velvet glove, and paving the way so graciously.
Proof that Superwoman exists, in the flesh.
#OrthoTwitter
Humbled by the opportunity to join
@HopkinsMedicine
@HopkinsOrtho
as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma under the mentorship of the impressive Dr Babar Shafiq
@bikelephant
, MD, MSPT, FAAOS. Excited is an understatement!
#13RoadToOrtho
Honored and mostly humbled to announce that our chapter has been awarded the “2020-2021 Best New Chapter” by the
@WomenSurgeons
.
Happy to take the lead and commit, with as much passion as dedication, to our mission of empowering women in surgical fields.
#Surgery
#13RoadToMD
@clinicengine
are super proud of our innovation strategy lead Diane Ghanem
@DianeGhanem
who has been appointed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma!
@JohnsHopkins
For 3 years now, I’ve been volunteering to spend every other Saturday in the hospital, at
#HEAL
’s student-run free clinic, to provide healthcare services to the underserved communities in Lebanon.
My first 1st-author publication with the amazing Dr
@BabarShafiqMD
at
@HopkinsOrtho
has been "accepted without revisions" to the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma! What a ⭐️t!
Work couldn't have been possible without colleagues and friends Oscar and Andy!
#GoTrauma
#13RoadToOrtho
Un honneur d’avoir eu l’occasion de présenter le super travail de mon équipe à ma première
#SOFCOT
lors de la journée des spécialités.
Merci à tous et à toutes, c’était un plaisir.
#Ortho
#OrthoTwitter
#13RoadToMD
Forever grateful for the opportunity to represent
@HopkinsOrtho
at the
@AAOS1
meeting in SF.
Heart is full after reconnecting with brilliant minds and meeting new ones.
Thank you all - you inspire me to do better, one meeting at a time.
#Ortho
#OrthoTwitter
#13RoadToOrtho
Is it always "please admit to medicine"?
Our recent
@jbjs
publication establishes a step-by-step protocol for the implementation of a hospitalist comanagement service in orthopaedic surgery.
Read more on
#Comanagement
#OrthoTwitter
#13RoadToOrtho
• opportunities are like shooting stars, blink and you might miss them
• stand your ground, even if it means standing alone
• be humble and honest
• statistics apply to populations not to individuals
• if it's yours, it will find you
#13RoadToOrtho
Heard about
@PerryInitiative
all the way back in Lebanon. Little did I know that I would, one day, be able to contribute and inspire young outstanding women to be leaders in
#Orthopaedics
and
#Engineering
. Grateful and humbled to be a part of an initiative that will outlast us.
@Janetbirdope
Sjogren Syndrome with increased risk for B-cell lymphoma, as suggested by unilateral enlargement of the parotid gland, which reflects relatively late presentation.
Honored and humbled to be acting as the youngest board member of the Lebanese Association of Medical Services for Addiction alongside such brilliant members.
#LAMSA
, from the youth for the youth towards a healthier life.
@AUBMC_Official
@AUB_Lebanon
#13RoadToMD
Diane is a third year medical student at AUBMC.
@DianeGhanem
graduated with a major in Psychology & a minor in Biology, with distinction, whilst being an active student-athlete advocating for change and empowering people wherever she went.
#MeetTheBoard
#MedicalSchool
#LAMSA
Un honneur d'avoir eu l'opportunité de présenter les travaux de
@HopkinsOrtho
🇺🇸 et de l'HDF 🇱🇧 lors de la
#SOFCOT23
. Quel bonheur de revoir des visages familiers et de faire de nouvelles rencontres.
Merci à tous, c’était un plaisir.
#Ortho
#OrthoTwitter
#13RoadToOrtho
Mentor’s words on Monday morning: “You swim against the current and you have your way of doing things. I see a bright future and career ahead. Chin up, be proud and keep going.”
To those who need it, read again PRN
#13RoadToMD
@_shadiam
Dr E. J. Corey, father of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis (retrosynthetic analysis), was also born to Lebanese immigrants. His surname was anglicized from the arabic “Khoury”!
Credits to professor
@BilalRKaafarani
for telling us about this 6 years ago.
«[...] I’ve had early mornings recovering, late nights studying, a sore body, torn ligaments, recurrent ankle sprains… Being a
#StudentAthlete
is challenging but it’s also worth it.» || 🇱🇧 | Representing our beautiful country | 📷: NT training game
#13NeverStops
“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Mark Anthony
#StudentAthlete
#Medicine
#RoadToMD
#13NeverStops
So how did I get here? Told you it took a village!
From teaching moments to words of encouragement to keep going, onwards and upwards. Grateful for every encounter, every critical feedback, every pat on the back, and everything in between. Even across borders...
#13RoadToOrtho
Proud to be a collaborating author alongside amazing
#WomenInMedicine
&
#HeForShe
.
@theMJA
’s asked: “Is there
#GenderEquity
in
#Medicine
and medical leadership?”
Our team of 35 gender equity activists replied “no”.
The one word manuscript was rejected.
But we insisted.
Une super expérience à ma première
#SOFCOT
, pleine d’échanges enrichissants et de projets prometteurs.
Hâte de voir ce que réserve la suite de ce congrès.
#OrthoTwitter
#Ortho
#13RoadToMD
• be proactive
• don't delay doing the right thing
• ask for help when in need
• whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly
• seek progress
• don't settle for the mediocre majority
• keep learning
#13RoadToMD
🗒
Super proud of my favorite artist Irene Ghanem for exhibiting her work at "Kaf Gallery" for the month of October. Make sure to check it out if you're in Beirut 🇱🇧 and send me pics!
• greet everyone you meet
• thank the staff
• collaborate instead of competing
• listen to your senior; experience often beats theory
• seek what genuinely interests you
• be curious
• we all have 24 hours, it’s how we use them that makes the difference
#13RoadToMD
🗒
Always a great time supporting our local state orthopaedic association
#MOA2024
in Linthicum Heights, MD. Yet another successful annual meeting in the books!
Next stop: San Francisco!
@AAOS1
See you there 🏄🏻♀️
#Ortho
#OrthoTwitter
#13RoadToOrtho
• do not resist the flow
• follow your heart
• go with your gut
• add grit and discipline to talent
• pour your soul into what you do
• run hard, risk heartbreak; do it anyway, reap the rewards
• pass it on
#13RoadToOrtho
#13NeverStops
• build the right habits
• choose your people & stick to them
• if it's meant for you, it will be yours
• trust the process but keep working
• communicate openly and honestly
• let your actions match your words and vice versa – in other words, walk the talk
#13RoadToOrtho
To our students, faculty and staff of
@AUB_Lebanon
participating in the national protests: we are proud of your activism and courage. Please avoid all provocation and stay safe. You are critical for the future of this country and the region. Our thoughts are always with you.
Today’s webinar marked the first session of a new educational Sports Medicine x Engineering series in collaboration with the
@clinicengine
.
“The Blade Runner” covered running prosthetics and their biomechanics.
#13RoadToMD
Excellent session given yesterday by the Bone Health TeleECHO,
@AUBMC_Official
about the “Current Concepts for the Assessment of Osteoporosis”
#13RoadToMD
It’s only been three days since I started my surgical elective and I’m falling more and more in love every day... one nail at a time.
#13RoadToMD
#OrthoTwitter
#Surgery
#Sports
x
#MentalHealth
| Honored and forever humbled by the opportunity to motivate others to partake in
#PhysicalActivities
(despite busy schedules) and engage in a healthy lifestyle.
Here are 13 Ways to Change Your Game 👇
Gotta love that EM rotation: sutured, stapled, put two splints with the ortho OGs, put a cast, wrapped a sprained ankle, counseled athletes, checked DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis with US, reviewed normal knee anatomy on US… Too good!
#13RoadToMD
Forever grateful for the medical training received at
@AUBMC_Official
@AUB_Lebanon
and the constant support from the staff & faculty, friends, and family throughout this rollercoaster ride.
More than ever driven to make AUB and our beloved Lebanon proud 🇱🇧
“Notice from the Psychiatric Association:
Dear citizens,
During the quarantine, it is considered normal to talk to your walls, plants and pots.
Kindly contact us only if they reply.”
#COVID19
• generosity is a trait that prevails across settings
• passion is the effortlessly generous pursuit of what you love
• love is the care you still give despite the challenges
• challenges will make you you - and that's the beauty of the struggle
#13NeverStops
#13RoadToOrtho
My heart goes out to the amazing nurses, staff, employees and friends who became family, for they had to be the victims of such an unfortunate tragedy.
@AUB_Lebanon
will never be the same without you ❤️
Seeing patients in the clinic, listening to their stories, providing comfort, reassurance, and relief - whatever kind it may be -, will always bring back the humility and gratitude for being able to pursue the most fulfilling profession in the world.
#13RoadToOrtho
• bone is home
• don't judge a wound by its cover
• read, read, read
• know your legacy
• creative ideas are the product of the intersection of different life domains, explore them
• know what to prioritize and when
• keep a Gestalt view
#13RoadToOrtho
• sometimes you win, sometimes you learn
• you shall either find a way or make one
• you don't need to keep pushing, as long as you keep doing
• life is what you make of it
• keep on keeping on
• let(s) go
#13NeverStops
#13RoadToOrtho
A month ago we inaugurated the
#SportsMedicine
x
#Engineering
series with the Blade Runner webinar.
The replay is now available on
Make sure to check it out!
10.08.2020
8:00pm
@AUBMC_Official
In solidarity with all hospitals, healthcare workers, staff, patients and families affected by the explosion in
#Beirut
.
May the souls of the deceased rest in peace, may the wounded heal, and may we always find light even in the darkest places.
• you are exactly where you're supposed to be
• things go the way they want to go
• comparison is the thief of joy
• hard work will help you get by, heart will make you win
• you're doing great; keep running
#13RoadToOrtho
honestly no one knows the self-control it takes for athletes not to cheer like crazy every time their friends get up to present at a conference or grand rounds
#13NeverStops
#13RoadToOrtho
Today, as we were rounding, one of my favorite attendings approached the patient, still sleepy and confused, and draped him, putting his gown back on.
She’d wondered how long the patient was left that way, then she added, “he’s somebody’s Dad”.
#PatientCare
always.