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Tharanika

@TAhillan

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FY3 Doctor and Journalist | @NewsAssociates NCTJ Gold Standard (expected) | Former @UCLMS Student | Interests include Infectious Diseases & Global Health

Joined March 2021
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
5 months
Don’t normally share stuff here but today I found out I somehow got 80/80 on my IMT interview?! So shocked I thought it was a glitch! All the love and thanks to the wonderful people who helped me prep - excited to be able to pick an IMT job with (hopefully) an ID rotation!
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@TAhillan
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3 years
Only fitting that my first tweet is to say that I’m now a doctor! Still doesn’t feel real but so grateful to everyone who supported me along the way and had faith in me even when I didn’t ❤️ @UCLMS @ClinProfSkills @RUMSWFC @RumsUnion #MedTwitter
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
Elective ✅ Aaaannnnddd I've just finished my last day of medical school! Lots of great cases, an even greater team and I've completely fallen in love with the specialty... As if the next time I'm on a ward is when I'm an F1! 😲 #MedStudentTwitter #medtwitter #elective
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
1 year
Excited to announce my first lead-author publication on COVID and homelessness in BMC infectious diseases! Thank you to @DrNeilStone @HTropDis @uclh & @FindandTreat for supporting me during my elective with this project + @BintyRock for supervising.
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
So many years spent unlearning this toxic thought... making it my mission to make sure no one ever feels like this. Dark skin IS beautiful 🌟
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
2 years
Thinking about when our medical school hosted a “Homelessness and Health” session and someone asked people who were formerly homeless what single thing got them a job, good health and security. “A home”. Life expectancy cut by 40 years and the solution really is that simple.
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
I remember a kid with multiple DKA episodes whose dad was struggling with no fridge to store his insulin. How the heck do we have enough money for things like “eat out to help out” and still not solve basic housing healthcare issues like this?
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Abdi Abdullahi MD, MPH
3 years
Recalling a kiddo I saw weeks ago who presented with DKA. I ran through the 5 I's of DKA triggers in my head, ready to figure out his why. Houseless & with no fridge, his insulin was left to go bad in the car. No fancy ddx - just a reminder that housing is healthcare.
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
Turns out in the 5 years between me leaving secondary school and my sister starting it, it’s gone from being v rare that people came out in my year to half of her class being out in year 7 Know there’s still progress to be made in LGBT+ acceptance but still makes me so happy ☺️
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
Sunny mornings make SUCH a difference to 8am morning starts ☀️ (please let this be the start of summer ! 🤞🏾 )
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
2 years
#MedTwitter - Hoping to talk to anyone who did a DTMH in either UK / abroad and particularly if the ones abroad are valid for applications for ID / micro later down the line - thank you in advance 🙏🏾
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
What is it with guys coming up to you randomly in the street and saying “smile”? Like no thank you just let me and my resting b face walk in peace can you?
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
Last year, I was honoured to find @DocAmali and my article in the BMJ's anti-racism resources. But reflecting how, a year on from George Floyd's death, the journey to end racism in healthcare is far from over. @DecolonisingMed #MedTwitter #BLM @UCLMS
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
2 months
Was so much fun to do this interview with @MasterChefUK champion Brin Pirathapan ! #tamil
@TamilGuardian
Tamil Guardian
2 months
📢 INTERVIEW - British Tamil Brin Pirathapan crowned MasterChef Champion 2024 Brin Pirathapan, a British Tamil veterinary surgeon, has claimed the prestigious title of @MasterChefUK Champion 2024, winning the 20th series of UK TV’s biggest cooking competition. In an interview
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
1 year
@DrNeilStone @HTropDis @uclh @FindandTreat @BintyRock Goes without saying that I couldn’t have done this without my incredible co-authors, including my co-first author Matt who was always supportive and optimistic in getting us through all the ups and downs and the amazing @bethan_swift for her statistics wizardry in particular!
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
4 months
#MedTwitter to all those new doctors who now have no control of their own lives because of a random computer-generated number and have to move hundreds of miles away, I'm so sorry. This should not be the system #NHS #DoctorsDeserveBetter #DoctorsTraining
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
2 months
#MedTwitter #NurseTwitter are there any #GeneralPractice or PCNs which have introduced the 'enhanced' nurse role that I could chat to for a piece I'm doing? DM me / comment if so. Thanks! #PrimaryCare #journorequest
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
4 months
TW: suicide Recommend reading this thread to understand just what the system does to doctors and why we need @NHSPracHealth
@SebPillon
Seb
4 months
When I was a CMT1 I was in a godawful post where I ended up driving to a lake to drown myself after work one late night after finishing. The Trust's Occupational Health sole suggestion was that I talk to my non existent supervisor "if I was struggling".
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
10 months
Hi #IDTwitter #MedTwitter . I’m currently doing a DTMH programme but I’m wondering what is the reasoning to sit the ££ DTMH exam from the RCP next year? Is it required for specific organisations (eg MSF), required for specialty applications later on or no added benefit? Thanks!
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
@FernandesIona @UCLMS Congratulations! 🎉💕
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
@esmefg @UCLMS Congrats Esme!! 🎉💕
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
9 months
@seetickets @glastonbury Anyone able to help here? It looks like I’m in then get a blank page … is it because I’m using my mobile?
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
Elective life just seems to be a constant competition of which specialty is the nicest 😂 Gone from “I can’t believe these docs keep buying me coffee” in one team to “I’m having the LOVELIEST time” with another to “I actually can’t fall in love with these doctors any more” ❤️
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
2 years
@medic_cd @HTropDis @ukchagashub I was there for part of my UK-based elective - really great team and super cool cases - you'll have loads of fun!
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
@Tafsir96 Well done Taf! Very proud ! 🎉💕
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
5 months
@Dr_Yarrr Hi Shahr, just wanted to discuss this ... please DM me - thank you!
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
1 year
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
@AnArsenalMinion Congrats Harika! 🎉
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
3 years
@ClaudiaEichen @qvh @UCLMS Congrats Claudia! Very excited for you! 🎉💕
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
5 months
@Thusi_Kumar Hi @Thusi_Kumar I'm interested in writing for you (but can't send a message) so please DM me if that might be a possibility.
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@TAhillan
Tharanika
5 months
#IDtwitter #MedTwitter (UK) hoping you can advise on IMT and beyond - choice is either a long commute (1hr+) for an ID job or a local hospital without an ID job. How much of an advantage is doing an ID job during IMT for reg applications later on (ID/GIM)? Thanks!
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