Children in Maryland who need mental health services but don’t speak English are not always getting vital interpretation services that are required by law, says a new report released Wednesday. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/publ…

My friend @meredithfyang wrote this piece, “On Death and Its Futility.” It pulls heart strings.

Aren’t You the Valet? Tales of Black American Surgeons | NEJM Today, in the US, it is as if there are 2 different scripts being loudly declaimed trying to drown each other out. The escalating chant “BLM” is countered by … cancel culture & White supremacy. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

The right to language services in mental healthcare will be presented by Ashley Blavk Public Justice Center and @DrSarahPolk Centro SOL Free! Register 🔗 link below #jhcentrosol Joshua Sharfstein

Thank you to Joshua Sharfstein Moni Guerrero Vazquez and the Centro SOL team for nominating for the University Experiential Learning Outstanding Achiever Award. Working with you to improve the health of Latinx Marylanders has been a highlight of my year!

“If judges can interfere with legitimate and well-supported F.D.A. action, there is no reason to believe that the consequences will be limited to abortion medications.” nytimes.com/2023/04/10/opi…

“We as a country need to stop demanding that migrants be ‘resilient’ to survive here. We can establish more equitable and supportive policies that afford basic standards of living, healthcare, & a pathway to citizenship for longstanding residents” ucpress.edu/blog/62222/qa-… University of California Press (is on Bluesky)

Why medical Spanish matters. 👏🏽👏🏽 “Learning to communicate with patients in their preferred language is not a "hobby” It's a skill that saves lives.”

Tonight we kick off the 2023-2024 Health Justice Fellowship🎊 It's exciting to start this year with another group of prolific changemakers socialmission.org/training-progr… @makeen_yasar Maria J. Ruiz, MD, MPH Robert Rock

So much energía at #NC2023LMSA to be surrounded by #Latina #Latino #Latinx #Hispanic students!!

I am excited to grow this year as an agent for more equitable healthcare, especially for our Latinx communities LMSA National

Impactful presentation by #DrMonicaVela 🎯Be intentional about choices “You don’t need to climb every ladder you see” 🪜 @drmonicavela #WIMStrongerTogether #WIMSummit @WIMSummit

It finally feels real—I applied for #InternalMedicine residency for #Match2024! I am living out the dream of waking up each day to build healthier communities by advancing health equity, language-concordant care, and comprehensive care for women and gender-diverse individuals.

I care about language-concordant care. For people with non-English language preference, language access is critical to receiving quality health care. Check out this report I collaborated on with Centro SOL and Public Justice Center: shorturl.at/cjmuy Maria J. Ruiz, MD, MPH

Excellent op-ed. Providing Language-concordant care IS a legal requirement, but accountability is sorely lacking. Language concordant care should also serve as a “quality and safety measure and part of a clinician’s ethical obligation to offer dignified care.”

Congratulations to M4 María Ruiz on receiving a USPHS Excellence in Public Health Award!

I graduated medical school and started residency at UCSF! I am so fortunate to have such kind and brilliant people around me then and now! Dra. María José Ruiz, para servirle.