@IU_Surgery
General Surgery PGY5(R3) | Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow |
@UCincyMedicine
Class of 2020 | Advocate for Improving Diversity in Medicine | AKA💕
My Framed Certificate for the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society has arrived! So grateful to be elected for membership into such a prestigious society!
#AOA
This week, the love of my life asked me to be his wife🥹🥰 and my first thought (after I said YES) was “I need to buy a chain necklace for my ring so I can wear it in the OR” lol🤣 Life of a
#WomanSurgeon
#Engaged
3.5 yrs ago I graduated from medical school in the middle of a global pandemic. I never walked the stage. I had match day in my living room. And my degree was mailed to me in a tube as proof of this accomplishment. Today, My Dad had my degree finally framed! 🥹
#Classof2020
Excited to be attending the
@Surg_Education
Annual Meeting! I’ll be presenting about the evolution of our Resident DEI Committee at tonight’s Candlelight Session!
Here at the Howard University Residency Fair representing
@IU_Surgery
!!! We have so much swag for you! Also our residents can teach you how to do laparoscopic surgery on our trainers!
#HUResidencyFair
Wishing the best to all of those in the
#PediatricSurgeryMatch
today! As an aspiring Pediatric Surgeon, you all inspire me immensely! It takes courage to dedicate your life to the most vulnerable population on this planet; children.
#PedSurgBestSurg
Officially Inducted into the Indiana Chapter of the
@AOA_society
!!! As a 2020 graduate, I never got to walk the stage when I became a doctor, so this moment was even more magical than I could have imagined! Grateful to be a member of this prestigious society!
#AOA
My First time at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress!!! Optimistic that I’ll return next year to present the work I’ve started in my dedicated research time!
#ACSCC23
#SurgeonsUnited
@SocietyofBAS
is different from so many other medical conferences, because yes we are colleagues in medicine, but culturally we are family! We are brothers and sisters! And that makes all the difference!
#SBASUmich2023
Presentation
#2
for
@DocKmano
! She discusses our lab’s continued research into the therapeutic benefits of chondroitin sulfate in the treatment of NEC!
#ASC2024
#MarkelLab
Today was our first
@IU_Surgery
Disparity M&M conference of the academic year discussing disparities in Pediatric Trauma patients. Thank you to our panelists Dr Landman
@IU_PedSurg
, The Honorable Judge Geoffrey Gaither, and Ms Karis Reid MSW from Child Services.
#PediatricTrauma
Currently in an insightful panel session on understanding new anti-DEI legislation and how to respond and pivot to continue the goals of diversifying the surgical workforce and promoting health equity.
#SEW2024
@Surg_Education
Founders Lecture by the ACS President Dr
@HenriFordMD
! I’m so inspired as he discusses inclusive excellence in the AAS! As a proud African American surgeon and a future pediatric surgeon, I am so grateful to Dr Ford for paving the way!
#ASC2024
Impactful presentation by
@IU_Surgery
Resident and
@IUSMGME
Housestaff Chair
@SigneBraafladt
She discussed a QI project for increasing meal card funds for trainees! Prioritizing trainee nutrition is necessary work and I am so appreciative of her dedication to this cause!
#SAW2024
Dr. Krishna Manohar presenting on Chondroitin Sulfate therapy in Necrotizing Enterocolitis and it’s effects on the Gut-Brain Axis at
#ACSCC23
#MarkelLab
Excited to serve this Thursday on a panel to help answer questions from the
@IUMedSchool
DEI Coalition students! The M4s will begin interviewing all over the country here soon! I wish them the best in their journey, but I will always endorse STAYING AT IU!!!
#ProudHoosier
Outstanding work by
@IU_Surgery
Resident Dr Madeline Blackwell Krusing! As someone passionate about holistic recruitment, I am optimistic about this assessment of applicants and hopeful that it will diversify our program in a myriad of ways!
#SEW2024
@Surg_Education
Insightful Candlelight Session By
@DocKmano
on building a service learning project for M4s interested in leading surgical disparities education sessions!
@IU_Surgery
#SAW2024
Our amazing team of residents and faculty are at the Howard Residency Fair today showcasing our GME wide training programs - if you are at the fair make sure to stop by our booth
@IUMedSchool
@IUSMGME
@jenchoi_iu
Amazing presentation by
@DocKmano
on the surgical disparities curriculum for medical students! All IU med students now learn about surgical disparities during their surgery rotation! Educating culturally competent current and future doctors is a priority at
@IU_Surgery
!
Today, we had an insightful Surgical Disparity M&M addressing the topic of LGBTQ+ Health disparities and barriers in gender affirming care. We are grateful to our panelists for their valuable contributions and for facilitating an enlightening discussion.
#LGBTQHealth
#GenderCare
Today we had our 2nd
@IU_Surgery
Disparity M&M of the academic year! We had a great discussion on obesity Bias and issues with access to care in our patients with obesity.
Thank you
@drwooda
for your vulnerability! Thank you for being unapologetically yourself and sharing your personal stories! Resources provided by DEI efforts are crucial for equity in this space!
#SEW2024
@Surg_Education
@UWSurgery
⭐BIG News! IU Surgery’s Pediatric Surgery (
@iupedsurg
) fellowship program now has approval from the
ACGME and ABS for a certified fellow rotation in Kijabe, Kenya.
This makes
#IUSurgery
the only Pediatric
fellowship with an approved international rotation in the USA!
Our
Ended
#BlackHistoryMonth
educating young students from the Rawls Scholars Medicine Initiative! This pipeline program for underrepresented high school students was named in honor of the late Dr. George H. Rawls who was a pioneer for Black surgeons in the Indianapolis Community!
Update: Both Drs Manohar and Braafladt pictured with me below won awards for their oral presentations yesterday!!! So proud of them!!!
@DocKmano
@SigneBraafladt
Earlier this week, the White House celebrated the 33rd Americans with Disabilities Act and the 50th Rehabilitation Act anniversaries. Pictured in Yellow is my wonderful step mom, the CEO of the National Epilepsy Foundation!
#ProudDaughter
🥰
So grateful to have trailblazers and ceiling shatterers like Dr Stanford in the amazing field of pediatric surgery! Cannot wait to get my hands on this book! 🥹
#AspiringPediatricSurgeon
#pedssurgbestsurg
Just got back in town from our first in- person meeting of the year for the Resident Diversity Leadership Program put on by the
@AmerMedicalAssn
! I am definitely inspired as I continue to work towards a career as a Physician Leader.
#AMA
#Leadership
Happy
#BlackHistoryMonth
! Dr. Daniel H Williams MD is one of the FIRST Black surgeons in America! He also founded the FIRST Black-owned hospital and performed one of the first successful heart surgeries! Thank you Dr Williams for paving the way!
#BlackPioneersinMedicine
Incredibly cool project by medical student Yannet Daniel about pairing braiding skills and surgical knot tying at
@Surg_Education
’s thinking out of the box session👏👏
#SEW2024
Hey Twitter! Today is my first day in the lab as a research resident! Excited to network, collaborate, and learn over these next 2 years! New to the
#MedTwitter
Community!
🗣️Registration is now OPEN for the 33rd Annual SBAS Meeting which will be hosted by
@UMichSurgery
from September 28th-30th!
Early registration ends 9/1/23! We’re ALL IN and can’t wait to see you there!
Don’t miss this!
#SBASUMich2023
Register here:
@That1MedStudent
You have to think more of the degree you are earning and what that degree means once you hold it. You are not earning a doctor of X specialty, you are earning a doctor of medicine or DO, for that prestigious accomplishment you are expected to learn medicine and it’s breadth.
🕊️It is with great sadness that we share the passing of an esteemed colleague, surgeon, and academic mentor and teacher, Dr. Dale Rouch.
Dr. Rouch was an integral part of the medical community for over 35 years. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, especially his