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Do you or your colleagues have ethnically distinct names? This short article is for you! In it, I share my experience with name-based microaggresions and propose a model for combatting it. Grateful to my mentors at #yale for the encouragement and to #annalsofemergencymedicine

Study found significant prevalence of 3 forms of stigmatizing language in resident nightly verbal handoff & associations with patient demographic characteristics, such as negative stereotype with Black race & blame with obesity. ja.ma/45ooPe7 Vicky Parente #WordsMatter

“Advocacy and policy are different from politics…have your own opinions and advocate for the things that are important to you and your patients” Thank you Dr. “Dad” MD, FAAP, FASN for dropping pure wisdom CHOP Pediatrics Residency Program today!!

New in NEJM. “Black residents training face ⬆️ rates of both remedial interventions & dismissal from their programs than do their White counterparts. This disproportionality raises concern that Black trainees are being overpoliced in medical education.” nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

"Most states have developed a tax credit program to help lift families out of poverty," write Zoe Bouchelle, Stacey Kallem, and George Dalembert. "Pennsylvania is not one of them. This is a missed opportunity." trib.al/DzexqQq

In a study published in JAMA Pediatrics, firearms involved in adolescent school shootings were most often stolen from relatives. Another call for safe storage laws in PA. PA Senate Democratic Caucus PA Senate Republicans PA House Democrats PA House Republicans 🇺🇸 Governor Josh Shapiro CeaseFirePA jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Corticosteroid inhaler Flovent HFA will be discontinued Dec. 31 and some payers aren't covering the generic version. Clinicians are calling on insurers to cover appropriate treatments for their asthma and EoE patients. Story: bit.ly/3ThGOQB.

Congratulations to Andre Rosario on successfully defending his dissertation, "A Permanent Solution: Internationally-Educated Nurses and International Nurse Migration Policy, 1989-2009." Well done, Dr. Rosario!

Fantastic American Academy of Pediatrics Lee Beers Presidential Plenary platform presentation by Children's Hospital #PediatricResident Dr. Olivia Familusi identifying disparities in care in the Patient-Centered Medical Home-paving the way to improve the future of child health! Pediatric Academic Societies #PAS2024

Had the honor of presenting my research about inequities in pediatric patient-centered medical homes at Pediatric Academic Societies #PAS2024 during the American Academy of Pediatrics Presidential Plenary!

How police killings are kept hidden: ‘We don’t know how many George Floyds there are’ Dr Roger Mitchell, former DC chief medical examiner, on how homicides are mislabeled as ‘accidents’ and how ‘we must hold the system accountable’ @guardian_us theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

A Philly teen wrestles with her mortality and attends, perhaps, her final prom at CHOP inquirer.com/health/childre…

Where are all the pediatricians? Viewpoint highlights the current decline in US medical graduates choosing pediatrics as a specialty and suggests measures that could be taken to reverse the decline and ensure that children receive excellent care. ja.ma/3xFfcwv

Three people were hit by cars in Philly on Wednesday. Two died. It doesn't have to be this way | Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/commen…

“Barbara Friedes’ death is emblematic of a systematic problem which requires city government’s ownership and initiative.” Barbara deserved better! Mayor Cherelle L. Parker fund Vision Zero and safe infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians!

Less than a week after 30-year-old Barbara Ann Friedes, a doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia died in a multi-vehicle crash while riding her bike, calls for action are growing louder in Philadelphia among the cyclist community. fox29.com/news/parents-c…

A huge hit for our SCD warriors!

Dr. Eron Friedlaender discusses #advocacy for individuals with #diasabilities when it comes to barriers for #voting in her recent op-ed in the The Philadelphia Inquirer. Click below to read about systems that prevent individuals w/ disabilities from voting. inquirer.com/opinion/commen…

CHOP & Penn Medicine have delivered the first-ever personalized gene editing therapy for a patient with CPS1 deficiency, marking a major milestone in the application of CRISPR-based treatments. Learn more about KJ & the future of personalized medicine: ms.spr.ly/6015SZLAx.