Heather McKnight,MD (she/her) 🏳️⚧️✊🏿🏳️🌈
@HMcKnightMD
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Leader, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Physician, Mom, Advocate . . . she/hers Tweets my own, not medical advice or on behalf of any organization.
Sacramento, CA
Joined July 2019
I met a hero this week. They are strong, smart, determined, inspiring, and funny. Your #advocacy is saving lives. Thank you, @DrGoepferd. #protecttranskids 🏳️⚧️
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@JulieLKimMD @HMcKnightMD @WomenInPHM @PHMLGBTQ Congrats to Dr. McKnight and all of the 2023 AAP Award winners! The full list of honorees is here:
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@JulieLKimMD @WomenInPHM @PHMLGBTQ @AAPNews This is the very best picture! Thank you for capturing it!
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My work with the @AmerAcadPeds Section on Hospital Medicine has been rewarding, inspiring, and community building. Thank you!
A HUGE congratulations 🎊🎉🍾 to @HMcKnightMD as she receives the 2023 SOHM Service Award live as we post! Check out this IG post for some beautiful words from SOHM Executive Committee member @JessieAllanMD :
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Have you read the 2023 @HRC report on #LGBTQIA youth? trans or gender expansive ⬇️ 🔹54% feel unsafe @ school, most frequently in lockers or bathrooms 🔹63% teased, bullied, or treated badly at school 🔹23% said "an adult didn't help me at all" when bullied #Work2Do @PHMLGBTQ
LGBTQ+ youth are #InAttendance across the country's schools, and nearly 13,000 of them participated in our Youth Report, helping us better understand their experiences and challenges in areas of life including their health and home life. Learn more: 📲
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So tired . . . Presenting at 0500 PST is early. Then not being able to go to bed until 0100 EST is rough. #2Excited2Sleep
Tired of me telling you how early it is on the West Coast? Then join the campaign to bring PHM west!! @PHMConf
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RT @JulieLKimMD: Tired of me telling you how early it is on the West Coast? Then join the campaign to bring PHM west!! @PHMConf
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My not-so-favorite things @PHMConf: 4/4 😭Kid-free time is awesome but leaving home is still hard sometimes even with big kids 😴waking up at 1am PST for the day #TiredSoMightHaveForgottenOneOfMyFavoriteThings 🫤 not enough time to see everyone @jackiewalkermd #NextTimeForSure
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@PelotonPhm @PHMConf I didn't get my ride in before I left but you just reminded me to ride today so I don't break my streak.
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RT @TPP_MD: As I pulled my resident aside after a tough day doing regional anesthesia, I asked the same first question I always ask when I…
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We're in a mental health crisis and care is inaccessible to families. Getting an appointment for your child shouldn't be a full time job or cost hundreds out of pocket. The disparities are only getting wider as families compete for resources.
PSYCHIATRIC NEWS ALERT | Calls to hundreds of child psychiatrists listed as in-network in three major U.S. cities led to appointments for children just 11% of the time, according to the results of a recent “secret shopper” survey.
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Happy #PrideMonth! See you next week!
HAPPY #Pride!!! Celebrate with us by joining the discussion on making our hospitals safe spaces for the #LGBTQIA community!
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Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience about caring for others at the end of life. 💔 ❣️ 💔
🟩WiPHM Fireside Chat 🟩 ❤️Caregiving & PHM 2.0❤️ Join us now or follow us on our live tweet!
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🚨 New article 🚨 💡5 Strategies Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Implement Now to Enhance Gender Equity💡 There's a strong financial & ethical case to retain #WomenInMedicine. Here are 5⃣ actions leaders can take NOW. Free 📰: #MedTwitter 🧵1/8
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