Its Monday night for some of us on #medtwitter. A very special Monday for 2 reasons, it's the Monday before #Thanksgiving2024 and its time for #Latinasinmedinterview with Dr Alanis Lourdes Alanis, MD, MPH! Where ever you may be, grab your coffee and tea and join in on this X interview!

Starting off with the first question of the night for you Dr. Alanis Lourdes Alanis, MD, MPH🤔 #letsgettoknoweachother

#LatinasInMedicine Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast A#1 I am the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and the first in my family to graduate high school and attend college. I am a board certified Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist who is passionate about mentoring & empowering Latinx community members pursuing medicine.

Lourdes Alanis, MD, MPH Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast Wow, that's truly inspiring! Your dedication to mentoring the Latinx community is really admirable and what we are all about at #LatinasInMedicine #mentorshipiskey

We know that the journey through medical training is a long and sometimes difficult process. When did you realize you wanted to be a doctor, and where your interests were? #BreakingBarriersInRadiology #LatinxIRLeaders

Lourdes Alanis, MD, MPH Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast Wow, that’s so awesome! It’s incredible that you knew from such a young age that you wanted to make a difference in underserved communities. #BridgingTheGapInHealthcare #MedAccessMatters

On to question #3 This question is geared towards our younger #premed or even #highschool students starting to think about all things college and possibly med school. How would you describe what you do to the younger generation? #FutureDoctorInTheMaking

Lourdes Alanis, MD, MPH Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD Amazing! #womeninmedicine

Kind of on the theme of #mentorship from where you started to where you are now, what have you have learned so far? #PathToHealing #StepsToSuccess

Lourdes Alanis, MD, MPH Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast Briana Christophers, PhD @MoraPinzonMD Yes!! Taking care of yourself so that you can take care of others is so important! #CeroEstrésMásRisas #Sanasana🐸

While self care is important, having a job that makes you excited is essential to have. What parts of your job are valuable to you? What makes it #special?

#LatinasInMedicine Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO Briana Christophers, PhD @MoraPinzonMD LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast A#5 Providing my patients with quality and personal health care. I treat each of my patients as I would my family and friends. I love to see them improve after a drain placement or removing life-threatening clot from their lungs. Each day brings a new challenge.

We sort of touched on this before talking about self care, but what are some things you like to do when you are not working? #offtheclock #metime

#LatinasInMedicine Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD A#6 Spending time with my family and friends, working out, mentoring aspiring Latinos pursuing medicine, going out to eat at new restaurants, reading books for self-growth, traveling, gardening, creating art, and working on my podcast, the Becoming Latina Physicians Podcast.

#LatinasInMedicine Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD A#6 pt 2 I started the Becoming Latina Physicians Podcast because I wanted to be the mentor I wish I had throughout my medical training. Becoming Latina Physicians

We are almost wrapping up on this #medinterview.....So what are some words of wisdom for any #LatinasInMedicine tuning in tonight?

#LatinasInMedicine Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast @MoraPinzonMD Briana Christophers, PhD A#7 Remember self-care is not selfish, and it is important to set boundaries to protect your “me” time and precious time with family and friends. Life is too short to worry constantly so live life to the fullest. Be grateful, have faith, and know that things will fall into place.

Ok last question of the night!!! As it is almost Thanksgiving, we would love to know what you will be doing for the holiday!

#LatinasInMedicine Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO Briana Christophers, PhD @MoraPinzonMD LMSA National LMSA West LMSA Midwest LMSA Northeast A#8 I plan to spend time with family/friends over the holidays. My husband and I will attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal so wish us good luck! Looking forward to some tamales, champurrado, & singing along to Mi Burrito Sabanero. It’s always a blessing to be with your loved ones.

Well that concludes tonights #LIM interview. Thank you to everyone who joined in tonight! Stay tune there will be not 1 but 2 interviews coming up in December. If you have any questions you would like to ask- DM us!!!! Well signing off til tomorrow. Buenas noches😴!