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Declaration of Current Truths in American Primary Care

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We are dealing w many more early retirements

We are attracting far fewer students &residents to generalism &to longitudinal holistic care across age ranges

We are strained ->

I’m overwhelmed by the amount of outreach I’ve received about this article.

When my husband asked why I continue to write, I said it’s so that I (WE) feel a little less alone.

I hope you feel seen.

You are good enough.

#pedsICU JAMA

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

We all, women and men alike, have “a responsibility to be more authentic and vulnerable as we help to shape the next generation of physicians”. Thank you Lauren Rissman for the #vulnerability you model so well in this essay and in many other ways. We are all human

These are such special moments

If #newborns could talk, I wonder how they’d review those first medical visits
#graphicmedicine

Very successful day of poster presentations at MassGeneralChildren Research Day! Grateful for the hard work and dedication from (right to left) Bryan (@br_lenneman), Kender (@KenderPoore), Sarah, Jashan, & Albert! The future of #STEM is bright! 🌠 🔬🧫
Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center Mass General Research Institute

I tweeted that my daughter got her COVID vaccine because it was the right choice. The surprising thing is that most anti-vaxxers I suspect would describe themselves as pro- 'parental choice.' Well maximal vaccination is my parental choice and they should respect it.

What an amazing experience, homemade eclipse pies and all! 🌚 🌞 #Vermont #Eclipse2024

This is truly very troubling. “close to 30% of pediatric residency programs did not fill their residency positions, with the total # of graduates applying to peds ⬇️ by 6.1% over last year”. The future of our profession & the health of our children is in danger.

Aged 11,
I failed my grade 5 flute exam.

For nearly 20 yrs, I have allowed myself to believe that I'm rubbish at music.

Last week I got my flute out again,

Because
It's time to rewrite the narrative and simply play for pleasure.

Did u know your child’s doctor is paid 25% less than adult docs with the same yrs of training and debt? The way we fund care in this country is backwards, leading to a dwindling pool of med grads choosing pediatrics Dr. Bob Vinci and I propose a fix here: statnews.com/2024/04/02/too…

HPV causes 70% of cancers of the mouth and throat, but many of these can be prevented with the HPV vaccine. Learn more about the HPV vaccine: ow.ly/fo1r50R4YXo. #HPVvaccine

A study on what many of us already know: over 75% of internal service work in academia is done by women. “We were surprised by how brazenly the male researchers described their priorities, for example that they actively didn’t respond to emails”

kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/wom…

Patients with sentinel-node metastasis at the time of breast-cancer surgery may undergo axillary dissection to remove more nodes, which can lead to side effects. In the SENOMAC trial, the additional surgery did not prolong survival. Full trial results: nej.md/3PNRGD9

Everyone should be worried about this. Thank you to Sallie Permar MD PhD and my friend Dr. Bob Vinci via STAT for bringing attention to the issue of plummeting interest in pediatrics statnews.com/2024/04/02/too…

Healthcare doesn't give clinicians many tools to communicate well with co-survivors.

I created the Explain, Name, Validate framework from my experiences:

Explain-Tell us what happened
Name-Label our role
Validate-Let us know our feelings are reasonable

bit.ly/4aA8eGM

Oh my goodness The Readiatrician do you want to take a trip to Kansas City, MO with me??? 📚 nytimes.com/2024/04/01/boo…

And CLOSLER amazing editor Gretchen will proof your work so you you don't write 'to' when you mean 'too' 😀