Our annual tradition of dinner at #PAS2023 is one of my favorite parts of these meetings. Grateful for the years of friendship with these remarkable women. @halden_scott Fran Balamuth Elizabeth Alpern

Thanks to dedicated individuals like Katie Donnelly, we may be able to make a dent in the toll of gun violence on America’s youth! Thank you for all your efforts, Katie! Truly inspired and motivated by you!! Children's National Hospital 🏥 ADAPT Research Lab washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

We're delighted to share that our Medical Director, Karen Sheehan, has been selected as one of Crain's Chicago Business's 2023 Notable Leaders in Healthcare!

Texans own among the most guns per capita of any state. If more guns and fewer gun laws made us safer, Texas would be the safest state. Instead it has high rates of gun suicide and homicide, and is home to four of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in the US. Allen, Texas

Proud to be part of this amazing class!

The SPR - an Pediatric Policy Council member organization - is set to release it's "Call for Membership Nominations" on May 15th. Look at your division, see who's eligible & apply. RT Kate Ackerman, MD,MBA Beth Tarini Monika Goyal MD, MSCE Cristina Alvira, M.D. Todd Florin Ann Chahroudi MD, PhD Lois Lee, MD, MPH

Deadline approaching on May 15, 2023 for FeminPEM “TED-style” speakers! Tell us your story! Apply now! @WomeninPEM PECARNteam CHOP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Cincinnati Pediatric Emergency Medicine @LuriePEM

Shedding light on critical need for language equity. Grateful to have participated in this study with Christina Rojas James Chamberlain Gia Badolato, Jo Cohen, Larry Cook, and Deena Berkowitz. ADAPT Research Lab Children's National Hospital 🏥

On shift, we might not be able to address the all the SDOH/ structural /racial injustices that contribute to STI health inequities, but we can and should deliver high quality ED STI care!

Our #ED team held a staff retreat at the Capital Area Food Bank – chosen based on our commitment to community advocacy – for team-building activities & to strengthen the connection to our #community.

When you get burned out by New York and see the promised land of New Jersey across the Hudson.

Concerning finding by Jennifer Hoffmann MD showing that 3 in 5 children do not get mental health services after a firearm injury. @CDPulcini Elizabeth Alpern Sofia Chaudhary, MD Monika Goyal MD, MSCE Timing of Mental Health Service Use After a Pediatric Firearm Injury publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art…

The most fulfilling part of my career is having the privilege to help others actualize their dreams and transform their careers from a job to their life’s work. I am honored to receive the GW SMHS Clara Bliss Hinds Society Mentorship Award.

Before you begin your thinkpiece, the Supreme Court DID NOT strike down Affirmative Action Admission preferences for legacies, donors, employee families and special recommendations are still allowed The Court struck down Affirmative Action For everyone except WHITE PEOPLE

If SCOTUS was serious about their ludicrous “colorblindness” claims, they would have abolished legacy admissions, aka affirmative action for the privileged. 70% of Harvard’s legacy applicants are white. SCOTUS didn’t touch that - which would have impacted them and their patrons.

Interested in Improving Adolescent Health? We are Hiring! The ADAPT Lab at Children's National is looking to hire a Clinical Research Project Manager. Details about the position are below. Please apply via the link if interested! #adaptlab #clinicalresearch #adolescenthealth

We applaud today’s U.S. FDA decision to approve over-the-counter birth control pills. Making them available over-the-counter will help reduce barriers and provide adolescents with another option for accessing contraception.

Congratulations to Monika Goyal MD, MSCE Gia Badolato Kavita Parikh & Dr. Patel for having their study on state gun laws & firearm death in children named 1 of 12 most influential Pediatric Emergency Medicine articles ever published in American Academy of Pediatrics. …ovationdistrict.childrensnational.org/aap-names-gun-…

Pediatric Firearm Injury ED Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study of PECARNteam Jennifer Hoffmann MD Monika Goyal MD, MSCE #pecarnregistry ⁦Lurie Children's⁩ ⁦Elizabeth Alpern⁩ ⁦AAP News⁩ #AAPNCE2023

Blessed to be part of this #PedsEM family Children's National Hospital 🏥! A wonderful group of colleagues and friends. Joelle Monika Goyal MD, MSCE