Hi
#MedBookClub
! Weโre taking a break from our monthly reads and discussions for a bit.
Weโll still be bringing you all the other content you love like
#BookGiveaways
, weekend
#WhatAreYouReading
threads, and so much more! Thanks for being part of our
#MedBookClub
community โบ๏ธ๐
Hi
#MedTwitter
! Weโre excited to share our list of books about race/ism and medicine. We hope to be a space for collective learning and growth, and look forward to having you join us for a meaningful discussion about Medical Apartheid at the end of June
#MedTwitterBookClub
Hi
@medgradwishlist
participants!
Do you have books on your wishlist? Comment below with the books on your list (and a link to the rest of your list!) so we can help amplify and support ๐โบ๏ธ
#MGWL22
Hi
#MedBookClub
! In recognition of
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
we are so excited to be reading โLong Walk Out of the Woodsโ by Dr. Adam Hill
@Adamhill1212
Stop by your local bookstore or library to pick up a copy today!
Discussion date: Thursday May 26th
Our book for June will be Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington
@haw95
. Weโll host a chat to discuss during the last week of the month.
We โค๏ธ independent books stores and libraries, so bonus points if you shop local or borrow!
#MedTwitterBookClub
#MedStudentsWhoRead
Hi
#MedBookClub
! Weโre thrilled to announce that our first read of 2022 will be โEvery Deep-Drawn Breathโ by Dr. Wes Ely
@WesElyMD
Tentative discussion date: Thursday January 27th.
We know so many of you have already read and loved this book, and we canโt wait to discuss it!
Hi! We're so excited to have you join us for this discussion of "In Shock" by Dr. Rana Awdish, featuring special guest Dr. Adwish!
@RanaAwdish
Let's start by introducing ourselves - include your name, where you are joining from, and one thing you are looking forward to in 2021
๐จBIG NEWS ๐จ
Physician, author, speaker, and human extraordinaire Dr. Rana Awdish
@RanaAwdish
will be joining us for our discussion of her book, โIn Shock,โ this Thursday, January 28th 8PM EST AND WE ARE SO EXCITED!! Get your questions ready!
#MedBookClub
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We just wanted to say thanks for helping us reach 5๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ followers! Weโre so proud of what this community has grown into and couldnโt do it without you.
So weโre giving away some books! Tag a friend who you think should join us, and youโll be entered to win!
Please join
#MedBookClub
and special co-host Dr. Avital O'Glasser
@aoglasser
for a discussion of 'Lessons in Chemistry' by
@BonnieGarmus
Thursday, June 1st, 2023. Discussion questions will be posted on our page throughout the day. Happy reading!
Please join us for our Twitter chat discussion of
@haw95
Harriet Washingtonโs Medical Apartheid on Thursday July 2nd at 8pm EST. Have a topic or theme you would like us to discuss? DM us!
#MedStudentsWhoRead
#DocsWhoRead
Please join
#MedBookClub
for our discussion of 'In Shock' by Dr. Rana Awdish
@ranaawdish
on Thursday, January 28th 8pm EST. Discussion will be in the form of a Twitter chat on this page. Happy Reading!
In honor and recognition of
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
, please join
#MedBookClub
for a discussion of 'Long Walk Out of the Woods' by Dr. Adam B. Hill
@adamhill1212
Thursday, May 26th. Discussion questions will be posted on our Twitter page throughout the day
Hi
#MedBookClub
! You voted and chose โThe Beauty in Breakingโ by Dr. Michele Harper as our book for March! We are thrilled to be honoring
#WomensHistoryMonth
with this selection, and are excited to read with you! Tentative discussion date Thursday April 1
Hi
#MedBookClub
! Weโre excited to announce our July read: โWith The End in Mindโ by Dr. Kathryn Mannix!
@drkathrynmannix
Tentative discussion date: Thursday July 29th
Tag someone you would like to read and discuss this book with!
Q4: Dr. Awdish writes, โwe aren't trained to see our patients, we are trained to see pathology.โ Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
#MedBookClub
Thank you so much for joining us for tonight's discussion with
@SNMA
! If you are looking for further reading recs, check out the titles below
๐ Killing The Black Body by
@DorothyERoberts
๐ Reproduction on the Reservation by
@Bri_Theobald
๐ Race After Technology by
@ruha9
@BHWilliamsMD
We recently complied a list of books about race/ism and medicine, which includes many of previously mentioned titles. Medical Apartheid is our book for June, and we will be discussing at the end of the month!
#MedTwitterBookClub
Hi
#MedBookClub
, we are so excited to present our first ever Zoom discussion!
Join us on Wednesday, Jan 26th at 7pm CST with
@WesElyMD
to discuss his new book, critical care in the time of Covid-19, and humanism in medicine.
Register at
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We are so incredibly excited to be collaborating with
@LatinasInMed
for
#HispanicHeritageMonth
!
Weโre reading โI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughterโ by Erika Sanchez, and will have a joint discussion on Oct 15. Happy reading! ๐๐
Weโve got another fantastic
#BookGiveaway
!
๐ Every Deep-Drawn Breath
๐
@WesElyMD
Dr. Elyโs mission is to prevent patients from being inadvertently harmed by the technology keeping them alive
โHow have you seen technology help & harm patients?
Responses = Entries to win!
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We are delighted to share that our first read of 2023 will be โBody and Soul: The Black Panther Party and The Fight Against Medical Discriminationโ by Alonda Nelson
@alondra
Tentative discussion date: Thursday February 9th
Happy reading! โบ๏ธ๐
๐ฃ HAPPENING TOMORROW!
Join us for our discussion of โIn Shockโ by Dr. Rana Awdish with special guest (wait for it.....)
๐ DR. RANA AWDISH! ๐
@RanaAwdish
Hi! We're so excited for this first
#MedTwitterBookClub
discussion! This community has grown so much over the last month, and we can't wait to learn from you all. Let's start by introducing ourselves in the comments below. Remember to use
#MedTwitterBookClub
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We're so excited to have you join us for our discussion of "Lessons in Chemistry" by
@BonnieGarmus
, with special co-host and avid reader Dr. Avital O'Glasser!
@aoglasser
Hi, and welcome to our page! We've gotten some new followers recently and figured now would be a great time to re-introduce ourselves ๐
#MedBookClub
is an international community of health professionals and students who enjoy connecting over a shared love of books
Okay, weโre excited to try something new! This month, weโre launching our
#MedBookClub
Mentorship Book Share! Our goal is to build community amongst our readers in the offline setting. Please read the form for instructions
Registration deadline: Dec 10!
Happy Pride Month! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ We are working on compiling a list of books relating to the LGBTQ+ community & medicine and we would really appreciate your recs! Please drop them in the comments ๐Thank you!
@MSPA_National
@medicine_queer
Hi new followers ๐ welcome to our page!
We are
#MedBookClub
, a literary community for everyone who interacts with medicine ๐๐ฉบ
We read 1๏ธโฃ ๐ each month, and host then host a Twitter chat discussion. We are currently reading โWith The End In Mindโ by
@drkathrynmannix
1/5
Thank you for your suggestions and votes. Our next read will be โWhen Breath Becomes Airโ by Paul Kalanithi
@ParsOpercularis
We โค๏ธ independent bookstores, so let us know where youโll be picking up your copy in the comments ๐ Happy reading!
#MedBookClub
Hi
#MedBookClub
!
The calendar year is coming to an end and we want to hear about your ๐BEST๐ reads of 2022 ๐๐
Drop covers and titles below! ๐
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We're so excited to have you join us for our discussion of 'Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of A Life Interrupted' by
@suleikajaouad
!
Let's start by introducing ourselves - include your name, where you are joining from, and your favorite childhood summer memory
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We are so excited to be collaborating with
@SNMA
for
#BlackHistoryMonth
We are reading โReproducing Raceโ by Khiara Bridges, so hit up your favorite local bookstore or library, grab your copy and start reading!
Thank you for all your votes!
We are SO EXCITED to announce that our March
#WomensHistoryMonth
book is โOn Rotationโ by Dr. Shirlene Obuobi!
@shirleneobuobi
Discussion date will be posted soon. In the meantime, pick up โOn Rotationโ from your local library/bookstore today!
Hi,
#MedBookClub
! Thank you so much for all your suggestions. Please help us select our read for
#WomensHistoryMonth
. Vote below ๐
As always, you can find full titles, authors, and
@goodreads
reviews in the comments
We are delighted to share that our last read of 2020 will be The Scalpel and The Silver Bear by Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord
@lori_alvord
happy reading!
#MedBookClub
Hi
#MedBookClub
! We're so excited to have you join us for our discussion of 'Long Walk Out of the Woods' by Dr. Adam B. Hill!
@Adamhill1212
We are looking forward to a meaningful discussion today in honor and recognition of
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Found this book thanks to
@BarackObama
โs 2020 book list and I am so thankful. This book is the perfect way to spend a
#COVID19
vacation. Wow & thank you,
@HopeJahren
. โค๏ธ
Hi
#MedBookClub
! To honor and celebrate
#PrideMonth
, weโre thrilled to be collaborating with
@MSPA_National
to read โThe Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Healthcareโ edited by Zena Sherman
@zenasharman
.
Tentative discussion date: Thur June 24 8p EST
Happy reading!
Hi
#MedBookClub
!
We are looking ahead to our March read for
#WomensHistoryMonth
and looking for recommendations of books by or about women in healthcare, medicine, and healing. Drop your recs below! ๐
Please join
#MedBookClub
for our discussion of
'Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of A Life Interrupted' by
@suleikajaouad
Thursday, August 25th. Discussion questions will be posted on our page throughout the day. We hope to see you there!
Please join
#MedBookClub
for a discussion of our
#WomensHistoryMonth
read, 'On Rotation' by Dr. Shirlene Obuobi!
@shirleneobuobi
The discussion will be on Thursday, April 13th, and discussion questions will be posted on our page throughout the day. Happy reading!
Hi
#MedBookClub
, weโve got another
#BookGiveaway
!
๐Breath Taking
โ๏ธ
@phillydocwriter
โ
#BreathTaking
is a biography of the lungs. What can we do as a society to ensure a healthy breath for all?
Answers = entries to win!
We have TEN ๐๐ copies to give away!
Hi
#MedBookClub
, weโre so excited that you chose โWhat My Bones Knowโ by
@stephaniefoooo
as our next read! Stop by your local library or bookstore to pick up a copy today โบ๏ธ
Tentative discussion date is Thursday July 20th
Please join
#MedBookClub
for our last discussion of 2022! We'll be chatting about 'The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, A Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice' by Dr. Benjamin Gilmer.
Thursday, December 15, 2022. Discussion questions will be posted on our page throughout the day
Check out our new profile picture! We couldn't be happier about it. Thanks to the brilliant and talented
@lark_meghan
for her illustration! Check out some of her other work below :)
Hi
#MedBookClub
, we're so excited to have you join us for our discussion of 'On Rotation' by
@shirleneobuobi
! Let's start by introducing ourselves - include your name, where you are joining from, and something that is bringing you joy this Spring ๐บ
#OnRotation
Hi
#MedBookClub
! This month is our 1-year
#Twitterversary
! It's been a unique and challenging year, to say the least, and we're so grateful to have had this community to help us through it.
We want to take some time to reflect on how much we've grown over the last year ๐
Hi
#MedBookClub
! Weโre gearing up to select our June read for
#pridemonth2022
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ and weโre looking for books related to LGBTQIA+ history, culture, and experiences. Books do not need to be explicitly related to medicine. Drop your recs below! ๐
Hi
#MedBookClub
! Weโre gearing up to select our book for August and we need your recommendations! What do you want to read and discuss next month? Weโre looking for suggestions in all genres that relate to medicine in some way. Drop your recs below! ๐
Thank you so much for joining us for this lovely discussion tonight. An extra big thank you to our distinguished guest and author, Dr. Rana Awdish!
@RanaAwdish
If you enjoyed "In Shock," please check out our recommendations for further reading below. Thank you!
Today we witnessed a terrorist attack on the US Capitol. This is preceded by centuries of colonialism, white supremacy, American exceptionalism, etc. Engaging with our troubled past is more important than ever. What books have helped you learn or recontextualize American history?
Hi
#MedBookClub
, we're delighted to introduce our next
#FeaturedWriter
, Dr. Rana Awdish!
@RanaAwdish
She is a critical care physician, a faculty member at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, and the author of our book for this month, โIn Shockโ.
On this last day of 2023, we want to know your โof the yearโ book recs!
Best? Funniest? Most memorable? Most poignant? Feel free to invent your own categories and tell us about your 2023 favorites below! ๐
Thank you for joining us for tonight's chat! Looking for more physician memoirs? We recommend:
๐ In Shock by Rana Awdish
@RanaAwdish
๐ Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers by Vanessa Grubbs
@thenephrologist
๐ Long Walk Out of the Woods by Adam Hill
@Adamhill1212
#MedBookClub
Q7: Dr. Ely writes, โAs physicians, we generally think we are most likely to harm our patients with an errant scalpel, a central line placement gone awry, or a medication error, but sometimes we cause more harm by blindly accepting usual practice as best.โ Do you agree?
Hi
#MedBookClub
, weโve got another
#BookGiveaway
!
๐Wonder Drug
โ๏ธ
@jvanderbes
โWhat conditions was thalidomide used to treat when the drug was first released in the 1950s/60s?
Answers = entries to win!
We have FIVE ๐๏ธ copies to give away!
Hi
#MedBookClub
- We need your recommendations!
For our next book, weโre looking for suggestions of books related to medicine/health written by non-physician authors.
Drop your recs for books written by historians, anthropologists, nurses, patients, and more! ๐๐
Hi
#MedBookClub
!
The calendar year is coming to an end, and we've been reflecting on all the reading & learning & chatting & connecting that we've done over the last year.
This year we read.... (a ๐งต)
Please join
#MedBookClub
for our discussion of "With The End in Mind"
by Dr. Kathryn Mannix!
@drkathrynmannix
Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 29th!