General Surgeon|#Millenial|@HarvardchanSPH alum|#breast #equity #disparities #oncology #globalhealth #globalsurgery #humanitarianaid #publichealth #meded
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Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
“But what will it look like on darker skin?”- A question I’ve often asked myself during my time at medical school
This constant cerebration led me to curate a handbook that presents clinical features on darker skin. I hope this resource shifts the culture of medical education.
This thread ❤️ #meded
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Grateful to have been part of this work, driven by a tension many of us feel between how we learned about race in medical school as a social construct and how it is used clinically.
Our piece on the use of race-based correction in clinical algorithms:
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
My latest for @NPR: Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training
npr.org/sections/health-shot…
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Today’s soapbox: If you can learn to pronounce Daenerys Targaryen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Hasan Minhaj, & Zach Galifianakis, you can learn the names of your friends & colleagues & trainees whose names are unfamiliar to you. They aren’t hard, they’re unpracticed. Practice them.
We still the champs❤️ #WeTheNorth #WeTheChamps
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Make 👏🏾 student 👏🏾 activism 👏🏾 worth 👏🏾 the 👏🏾 same 👏🏾 as 👏🏾 academic 👏🏾 publishing!
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Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
The brilliant @TomiOjo3 writes- “We r more comfortable talking about the social determinants of health 4 marginalized ppl, collectively, rather than discussing how we disenfranchise the pt under our care. “
Medicine is complicit in perpetuating racism. We must address this ✊🏽🔥
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Today is a great day to learn about racism in science and medicine. @ScienceMagazine @hholdenthorp made select articles free to get you started. 4/4 #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #Strike4BlackLives blogs.sciencemag.org/editors… – at Nashville, TN
For today’s #ShutDownSTEM I encourage non black docs in #meded to check out this thread on practical steps to actively be anti-racist #BlackLivesMatter
Hey #MedTwitter: I've been seeing lots of tweets of docs and trainees pledging to fight anti-Black racism which is amazing. As non-Black MDs, I thought it may be worth thinking through some practical things we can all do. I'd love for others to add. #BlackLivesMatter #meded /1
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
A clear reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic & systemic anti-black racism are directly connected -- globalnews.ca/news/7015522/b…
Co-signed as an alumni @SchulichMedDent
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Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Black Lives Matter – Toronto (BLMTO) has NO involvement in the organizing of any of this weekend’s upcoming actions and marches. We believe in Black people mourning, grieving, and protesting however works for them & hope everyone look out & care for each other. #BlackLivesMatter
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
"This is just another example of that and I think we have to call it out when we see it. Now, more than ever," says our CEO @docschull cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns…
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Residency programs, are you ready for this?
Interviewer: Do you have any questions for us?
#MedStudents: Yes, actually! I'd love to hear about concrete steps your organization and program have taken to become actively anti-racist.
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
ICYMI: Bullying is not uncommon for U.S. general surgery residents. However, “The wide variability in program-level bullying rates suggests that surgical training can occur without bullying,” researchers write in @JAMA_current: bit.ly/3eJsSqW @kbilimoria #TheSecondTrial
As an alumni of @SchulichMedDent I am appalled
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Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
Hey Toronto, want to buy some books to help you understand what’s going on? Support “A Different Booklist” - a Canadian multicultural bookstore specializing in literature from the African and Caribbean diaspora and the global south adifferentbooklist.com/?q=h #blacklivesmatter
Smita Chackungal MD MPH retweeted
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