If you’re a program director, dept chair, dean, etc., will you reward
#diversity
, outreach, or
#antiracism
initiatives the same way you reward publications and “traditional” metrics? This work takes ALL of us, not just the diversity rep in your group.
It finally happened today… my attending told me to choose the OR music 😱
So obviously I chose early 2000s hip hop and R&B.
And did we both catch each other dancing at least once during the case? Yep!
WE MATCHED! Please join us in welcoming our new categorical interns: Baylee Bakkila, Serena Bidwell, Paulina Gutkin, Reine-Marcelle Ibala, Grace Klaris, David Krist, James McDermott, and Kevin Nee 🎉
#match2024
After being told by my pre-health advisor to consider other careers, retaking the MCAT, and doubting myself nearly every day during preclinical year, it *finally* feels worth it.
Cherishing this first week of working with patients surrounded by the best team ✨
A graduation on Friday & Sweet Sixteen victory on Saturday kind of weekend 💙💛
#GoBlue
Nothing better than getting to support the one who has been supporting me for so long.
Earlier this week, a surgeon thanked me for lightening the mood when a patient was crying.
As med students, we don’t always know the best treatment options or all the anatomy of an operation.
But we know how to be kind & empathetic, and that counts for something.
#MedTwitter
Honored to have represented
@UMichMedSchool
in today’s commencement ceremony in the Big House.
This school has given me so much - from undergrad through medical school. 💙💛
@UMich
@michiganalumni
Crazy to attend my first
@SAGES_Updates
conference after so many years of my mom attending when I was in elementary school.
She would come home and tell me about the exciting new robots being used in surgery. Maybe one day I’ll be operating with those robots.
#SAGES2023
A high school student recently asked if a C in one of her classes means she can’t be a doctor... How do we better talk about, and normalize, our failures? If not for our own humility and growth perhaps we can do it for the younger generation.
#MedStudentTwitter
Immensely grateful to our
@UMichSurgery
mentors who continuously support our dreams of becoming academic surgeons. And so proud of my peers for rocking their presentations throughout all of
#ASC2024
What a privilege to be surrounded such superstars 🤩
@amhider_
#CamiSpeyer
I don't often talk about how my pursuit of medicine and education stems so deeply from my parents and their backgrounds, but I'm so thankful to
@umichmedicine
for giving me the chance to share this piece of my story.
@UMichMedSchool
@MichiganRoss
happy
#LovingDay
to all the interracial couples out there 💕 especially my parents whose love was and remains stronger than everybody who told them not to get married 30+ years ago
@lovingday
Seems only fitting that the day I’m submitting my residency application I’m also preparing a workshop for my undergrad mentees applying to med school.
So many mentors got me here, can’t wait to pay it forward. ✨
#MedTwitter
Couldn’t have imagined a better month on my surgery sub-i ☺️ and sending a huge thank you to this incredible team (including those not pictured) 🤍
Feeling so grateful for breakfast chats about finding meaning in our work w/
@Fil_Bednar
and OR Cardi B w/
@WhatsUrHari
Just read a letter I wrote to myself at the start of med school (an excerpt is typed below)
Thanks for holding onto this gem
@UMichMedSchool
💙💛 Feeling a lot of the same feelings as I head into intern year.
I hope I become the resident that med students are excited to have
because I’ve had some pretty wonderful residents (shoutout
@UMUroResidency
and
@UMichSurgery
), and it makes a world of difference ⭐️
Just a group of soon-to-be gen surg interns forming friendships at the AAMC RISE leadership weekend 🤩
Thanks to our med schools for sponsoring us and to
@AAMCtoday
for equipping us with the skills to thrive in residency ⭐️
@matthew_linz
@ThisboyRo
@MayaVasser
@angela_arata
The interview release time can be stressful for fourth year medical students, but I’m so grateful to have friends like
@jessiemdalman
who showed up at my doorstep with endless treats from
@zingermans
💛💛 Thanks for this friendship
@UMichMedSchool
feeling all the feels on my last first day of a new semester as a Michigan student 💙💛
from undergrad
@umichLSA
and my MPH
@umichsph
to my MD/MBA
@UMichMedSchool
@MichiganRoss
, this University has given me so much and prepared me for my path ahead.
Our sub-i is the greatest and has carried all of us new interns on her back for the last 1.5 weeks, but today she offered to let me borrow her shoes when I unexpectedly had a chance to scrub a case (I was in clinic), raising the bar to a frankly unattainable level
@SerenaBidwell
My first day back as a clinical med student after a year off for a dual degree is tomorrow.
I am nervous. I am excited. And I feel so extremely supported by my team - shoutout to the 3 residents and 2 attendings who reached out to help prep me
#WhyUmichSurgery
Feels absolutely surreal that I’ll have my first ever patient tomorrow 😱 Starting off clinical year on internal med and couldn’t be more excited to learn the art of medicine from so many wonderful teachers.
Any advice from
#medtwitter
to calm these nerves?
Absolutely thrilled that Mitch Mead was accepted to
@UMichMedAdmiss
and that
@AndrewMIbrahim
and I got to share the good news! 💙💛 Can’t wait to see all that he accomplishes during medical school and beyond 🥼🩺
I really love my med school class 💛
These people inspire me, laugh with me, celebrate triumphs with me, go the extra mile with me. They’re going to make the best doctors in a couple short years, and I’m so lucky to know them. Great job
@UMichMedAdmiss
you picked some good ones.
in the past 48 hours, I’ve had conversations with 3 med students in 3 different states about developing pipeline programs. love the passion and enthusiasm for this work!
don’t sleep on med students - we have big dreams and even bigger hearts. 💛
Happy mother’s day to all the moms in medicine 💕 and special shout-out to my own mom who, 30 years ago, published this piece about having kids during a surgical residency. Thanks for paving the way for me.
Mentor. Role model. Visionary. Inspiration.
There simply are not enough words of praise to capture all that
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
is and does for this community. Thank you for shining your light on those around you.
@UMichSurgery
is special because of people like you.
Shoutout to our administration and Student Council VP Cameron Pawlik for helping to make this happen 🤩 Our class is so excited for our graduation ceremony
We are excited to announce that Dr. William Flanary,
@DGlaucomflecken
, will deliver the 2024 commencement address for our med students. Flanary is an ophthalmologist, comedian + competitive Ultimate Frisbee player.
#MGoGrad
#GoBlueMed
My non-twitter mom will never see this, but today is her birthday 🎉. As a daughter of 2 immigrants, she battled more than I can imagine to become a surgeon scientist. She paved the way for
#WomenInMedicine
and I couldn’t be prouder to be following in her footsteps. 💕
surgical ICU rotation ✅
what a tough month, but I’ve never felt more supported by the
@UMichAnesthesia
and
@UMichSurgery
residents and fellows on my team 💛💙
Just wrapped up my Family Medicine rotation, and one of the greatest moments was watching a patient sign to
@philipzazove
that he finally feels seen and safe in a medical facility.
@umfamilymed
really goes above and beyond to make care accessible for everyone 💙💛
Ya girl really went from passing out in the OR multiple times before med school (ask
@RickOhyeMD
) to staying late and scrubbing for 1 extra case on my last day of clinical year.
✨what a difference a year makes ✨
Business school is great and challenging me i new ways, but I’m feeling revived after scrubbing into a few cases this week 🤍
Thank you to
@MichaelaBamdad
and the incredible HPB team for letting me sneak in some OR time.
@UMichSurgery
#whyumichsurgery
Feeling so lucky to have been part of the Michigan Medicine Youth Summit 💙💛
Nothing gave me more joy than watching these students’ faces light up while working on our laparoscopic surgery module - the future of surgery is bright ✨
#MMYouthSummit
@ALLSAFE_Lap
@UMichSurgery
In Feb., we celebrated National Women Physicians Day, created to commemorate Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell who was the first woman in the U.S. to earn her M.D. Several
@UMich
physicians talk about how mentorship has been transformative in their careers.
Had a great time at
#ACSCC2023
✨
From helping with
@ALLSAFE_Lap
in the exhibition hall to cheering on my
@UMichMedSchool
&
@UMichSurgery
colleagues and presenting for our hernia lab, it was an incredible conference!
Loved reconnecting with past mentors and exploring Boston
big congratulations to
@erikaanewman
and
@Okanlami
on the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Awards 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 cannot wait to continue learning and growing under your mentorship 💙💛 you make the
@umichmedicine
community better in so many ways!
med school is such a crazy adventure - you take your friends to a pottery class after a shelf exam and when the bowl caves in it’s a *free wall rupture*
can we normalize rest in medicine? real rest - not anki over holidays or data analysis after family dinners or meetings on new year’s day.
#MedStudentTwitter
My previously anxious & fearful foster puppy was adopted to his forever home today. Though crushing for me, I’m so proud of his growth & resilience.
It’s a reminder that our environments matter, and that we have the power to cultivate better environments for those in most need.
Loving the vulnerability and authenticity of the incredible women surgeons at
#MWSC2023
& I’m so appreciative of those who have shattered glass ceilings. You’ve carved the path for us and mentored us, and the next generation of female surgeons will continue to carry the torch.
Today in business school, I asked how we factor in patient care and clinical outcomes to the performance measures of a medical tech company case.
The response I received from the professor and classmates: “we don’t care”
This is when I miss medical school.
Serena Bidwell is pursuing a joint MD and MBA at
@UMichMedSchool
with a special interest in global health and educational outreach. CEW+ celebrates Serena’s exceptional drive to improve lives and names her a Simson Family Graduate Fellow.
Is there anything better than watching two patients on your service become friends?? Every morning during rounds, one rides her tricycle to the other’s room to say hi before their treatments. 🥺🥺
#PedsTwitter
#PedsHemeOnc
@MottChildren
So excited to welcome our largest ever
@DoT_UMMS
9th grade cohort! A virtual program will surely be challenging and different, but I’m loving this silver lining of accepting more students.
🤩🤩
@DanaTelem
welcomed me to the OR on the first day of my surgery clerkship. With an all female team (including
@Emily_CBarrett
), we talked about increasing women in leadership roles.
Congratulations & thanks for being a role model for the next generation of female surgeons!
When your love for global surgery meets your passion for youth outreach 💕
Big thank you to
@3amazinggrace
for believing in the power of a simple cardboard box to bring people together
@ALLSAFE_Lap
@medchioma
@amhider_
1 month left of clinical year, and I really, really love being with patients - on the wards, in clinic, and in the OR.
so glad to be where I am after many years of doubt & so thankful for the amazing teachers at
@umichmedicine
who have supported my learning all year. 💛
A high school student just said “appreciate your leadership” and that may be the greatest compliment I’ve ever received 🥰
#Mentorship
isn’t always easy, but it’s often about showing up, and that’s something we’re all capable of.
Hello
#MedTwitter
Physicians willing to chat w/ Detroit area high schoolers about your academic journey & why you love your specialty please sign up here:
@DoT_UMMS
is organizing virtual physician chats to support the next generation of ✨DIVERSE✨ leaders
✨proud daughter moment✨
my mom - who was raised by immigrants, who began her career as a music major, and who paved the way for me to dream about a career in medicine - just published in
@NatureComms
@CCLRI
@CleClinicNews
@ClevelandClinic
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the upcoming
#superbowl
, here’s my mom in a super bowl ad last year 🤩🤩
#WomenInScience
Amazing turnout for the
@umichmedicine
Office of Health Equity and Inclusion DEI Symposium!
I’m grateful for the opportunity to share student initiatives across education, activism, and outreach from
@umms_sdco
with friend
@_SanayaI_
💙💛
Just finished my last shift on my last clinical rotation as a med student and diagnosed a pediatric surgery case from the emergency room… is this foreshadowing my future? 🤔
@perrone_erin
@erikaanewman
@SamirGadepalli
Resources for
#mentalhealth
and
#wellness
in medical professions are like implicit bias training for systemic racism - it’s good; it’s a start; it’s necessary.
But it’s not adequate. Who will be brave enough to tackle the root issues instead of providing band-aid solutions?
Joining the board of a Detroit-based
#nonprofit
organization for the year, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.
This was my “why” for business school - how can we lead with impact & support our communities so everybody succeeds?
@MichiganRoss
#MichiganRoss
We don't know about y'all but we're SO inspired with the local
#SBASUMich2023
program, especially the PHENOMENAL
#DoctorsofTomorrow
program. Learn more about this INSPIRING program & how you can bring something similar to yours!✊🏿
Had the best time welcoming new
@UMichMedAdmiss
students today! We know the incoming class will have a different med school experience, but we‘re here to support y’all through the entire journey. Welcome to the
@umichmedicine
fa〽️ily 💙
So excited to see where all my
@UMichMedAdmiss
M4 friends match today! 💙💛
Regardless of what you feel when you open your letter, know there’s a whole community already proud of all you’ve accomplished. You did it - you’re going to be a doctor! 🥳👏🏽🎉
#MatchDay2022
Always an honor getting to talk about
@DoT_UMMS
💙 Thankful for the opportunity to share my favorite part of medical school at
#ASE2021
and especially grateful for a great mentor
@Jonathan_Finks
who has allowed my passion for medical outreach to blossom
Received a text this morning saying “you’re going to be a fantastic physician.”
That’s the energy I need going into a new year and new rotation today - thanks for the encouragement, mom. 💕💕
Mentorship is about lifting up your mentees, and nobody does this better than
@Okanlami
!!
Loved sharing the stage with these leaders, and so excited for Dakota Green starting a new Doctors of Tomorrow in Florida 👏🏽
Mentorship like no other.
Thankful to be one of 11 students that were given the opportunity to speak alongside Dr.
@Okanlami
about diversity, equity, and inclusion and
#DisabilityHealth
in medical education at
#aamcGEA
.
Another great meeting with the
@UMichMedSchool
alumni society! Thankful to our incredible alumni and school leadership for their commitment to listening & advocating for students 💙💛
Even got to meet
@umichbball
legend Coach Beilein and received a handwritten card from
@ledje
thank you to the poll workers, city clerks, mail carriers, and all the Black, Brown, and underrepresented voters who showed up even when others tried to keep you down. YOU did it. 🇺🇸