The new letters before my name still feel unreal 🥹! Thank you
@LabFreed
for the most incredible and fulfilling
#PhD
experience! I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor, teacher, sponsor, and role model.
@MCWPhysiology
@CVCatMCW
Women represent only 12% to 25% of cardiac and thoracic surgeons respectively. Our new perspective 📝 in
@annalsthorsurg
delves into professional development opportunities & resources for women across all career stages (med school ➡️ attending) in CT surgery.
Specifically, we
Thank you
@WomenSurgeons
and
@SDreamMD
for the opportunity to write this article! I often don’t pause to reflect on my upbringing - especially the challenges. Writing this piece was a much needed moment of reflection and vulnerability.
Actual video of me opening the invitation to join
@ajpheartcirc
’s Editorial Board 🤩🥳
Such a full circle moment from publishing my first PhD paper here!🥹
Acetylcholine is widely used to test
#endothelial
function in 🏥 & 🔬🧫, as it can increase nitric oxide production. In our latest
@atvbahajournals
research letter, we used human arterioles to explore if there is a link between Ach and
#sphingolipid
signaling.
🌟Key takeaway:
Thank you
@AsianAcadSurg
for the opportunity to present our work!! Even more, thank you for providing a community where I truly felt I fully belonged. The mentorship, encouragement, and support at this meeting have been unparalleled.
#SAAS2022
#AAPI
#RepresentationMatters
✨Our review in
#Endocrinology
explores the disconnect between the beneficial vascular effects of estrogen reported in preclinical studies and the lack of improved CVD outcomes with estrogen supplementation✨
@LabFreed
@MCWPhysiology
@CVCatMCW
My favorite quotes from
@UMichSurgery
#Leadership
Weekend:
1️⃣ Culture is set by everyone on the team - including students
2️⃣ Stay true to your strengths, vision, and purpose
3️⃣ On elite teams, players lead
Loved meeting amazing new friends 🤩 & a huge thank you to Karla,
So excited to share our educational, grassroots, & community driven initiative aimed at decreasing the burden of cardiometabolic diseases in the
#SouthAsian
community!
📣Please share with friends and family, and follow us on Insta, Facebook, or WhatsApp -
Absolutely loved my first
@mdphdcon
! Met some wonderful future physician scientists and learned so much about career planning!
A huge shoutout to the planning committee and so grateful for the best poster and travel awards!!
@MCWPhysiology
@CVCatMCW
@mcwgradschool
Check out the latest
#atvbnet
post by
@gogo_gopss
ATVB_net: ATVB Women's Leadership Committee: Engaging Familial Support in Women's Career to Tackle the "Two-Body Problem".
Did you know that
#SouthAsians
are at higher risk for 🫀 disease? Want to understand why and how you can protect your own 🫀 health?
🌟Attend our free informational Q&A session led by cardiologist Dr. Lakshmi Muthukumar!🌟
So excited to share our recent review 📝 in
@JMCCardiology
! Here, we explore whether the peripheral microcirculation can serve as a window into coronary microvascular health! Read to find out!
I am so grateful for the
@AHAScience
Predoctoral fellowship that has supported my
#PhD
training!! Want to learn more about how I used it!?
🌟Come to my🎙️at 11:50am🌟
Location: Science and Tech Hall, AHA Early Innovators Spotlight
#AHA23
@LabFreed
Interested in joining the AWS National Medical Student Committee!?
Applications for the 2024-2025 board positions are now open!
Deadline: March 22, 2024
So much love for our
@WomenSurgeons
National Medical Student Committee💕!! Want to get more involved or just get to know the students!?
🌟🌟Join us at the Medical Student & Resident Mixer TONIGHT 7-8pm🌟🌟
Such an important study that backs what we see in my local community with data! “Exercise” and “optimal sleep” are highly influenced by cultural norms and expectations. ✨Important conclusion - we need culturally sensitive interventions for
#Asian
subgroups to protect 🫀health!✨
✨ Tonight 7-8PM CST✨
As a first generation immigrant, I relied SOLELY on my mentors to guide me through career choices/ decisions. In an attempt to pay it forward, we are hosting a free info session via zoom for high school and undergrad students interested in medicine/MD-PhD!
Congratulations to my undergrad mentee
@ztzirgibel
for being accepted to the
@StanfordCVI
summer research program!!! 🤩🥳
Could not be more proud of you Zach!
@LabFreed
Accurate description of what it feels like to transition from
#graduateschool
back to
#medicalschool
😅
Finishing paper revisions (thanks reviews 3), finding my reflex 🔨, TB test, where is my short white coat?, there is one right answer to exams again!? 🤯, re-learning the
Thank you
@WomenSurgeons
for the opportunity to reflect on the incredible mentorship and support I have received from
@LabFreed
!
#MDPhD
is a long, personalized journey and I hope some of Dr.Freed’s mentorship strategies benefit my colleagues!
✨🚨So excited to introduce the 2024-2025 AWS National Medical Student Committee‼️
I cannot wait to work with this incredible group of women, and see the amazing things we accomplish together!
Please join us in congratulating the
2024-2025 Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student
Committee!
Congratulations to all those selected! We look forward to seeing all you are able to accomplish over the next year!
The future of surgery is bright with this group.
First-of-its kind
#APSselect
study from
@ajpheartcirc
finds chronic estrogen exposure—such as hormone treatment—causes more microvascular impairment in people assigned male at birth compared to cis women:
#TransHealth
Such incredible presentations at the Louis N. And Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Early Career Competition!! Congratulations finalists
@Oscarreyesgaido
Maria Cimini, Peiheng Gan, Haobo Li!
@AHAScience
@BCVSearlyCareer
#AHA23
Thank you
@Nate_Verhagen
for having me on your incredible
#podcast
🎙️! It was truly empowering reflecting on the personal side of my journey in 🩺🔬and life, which is not something we often pause and discuss in medicine.
Excited to moderate this session “Early Career Spotlight” with
@bmprii
@AHAScience
#AHA23
! Fantastic talk by MD/PhD student Gopika on ceramide signaling in the micro vascular!
📣How do we empower trainees to address
#inequities
or difficult topics in general?
Read👇🏽to find out strategies
@LabFreed
used when mentoring me! These are especially ❗️ given our increasingly polarized society.
@AcadMedJournal
@mcwosid
Beyond excited to share the application for 23’-24’
@WomenSurgeons
National Medical Student Committee! Being a part of AWS has been one of my most influential and transformative experiences throughout medical school! Please DM if you have any questions!
@MCWSurgery
We invite all current medical students and IMGs taking a (mandatory) gap year to apply for a position on the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) National Medical Student Committee!
Excited to share our recent work on how the
@F1Doctors
team expanded our initiatives beyond one-on-one mentoring in an attempt to lower the minority tax among International Medical Students and Professionals
@PeraciMatheus
@mcwgradschool
#MedTwitter
In this solution-driven article, we discuss key aspects of graduate training and the overall academic science field that contributes to ⬇️
#mentalhealth
and
#Wellbeing
among students. Importantly, we discuss >2️⃣0️⃣ potential solutions❗️
@nmathieu29
@LabFreed
@CurtSigmund
Important read ➡️ Addressing the decline in graduate students’ mental well-being
~ Gopika SenthilKumar, Natalia M. Mathieu, Julie K. Freed, Curt D. Sigmund, David D. Gutterman
So beyond proud of our undergraduate student
@nicolebuiter
! 🥳 She gave an incredible talk on the work she has done this past year exploring the influence of sphingolipids and estrogen on microvascular endothelial senescence!!!
@LabFreed
@MCWPhysiology
@mcwgradschool
@CVCatMCW
I am giving a talk at
#AHA2023
@atvbwlc
dinner on how family support influences career decisions in academia & how that has varied historically between 🕺🏼💃🏻!
Would love to hear from trainees and established professors on your thoughts, experiences, best practices!
DM or 💬!
Looking forward to the inaugural
#ChatWithSAAS
focused on trainee involvement with
@AsianAcadSurg
!
I have met so many of my incredible mentors and sponsors through
#SAAS
, and the annual meetings truly promote a tight knit community for those from all career stages!
Join us July 13 @ 8pm CST for our inaugural
#ChatWithSAAS
moderated by
@shao_connie
&
@gogo_gopss
!
Topic: Making the most out of engagement with SAAS as trainees!
We welcome medical students, residents, & fellows to join us! Attendings, love to hear your thoughts and ideas too!
Amazing advice from
@GPayneMDPhD
for MD-PhD trainees! 🔑takeaways:
1️⃣ Don’t rush the Phd! Soak in the learning.
2️⃣ It’s okay if your PhD is not in CV medicine! It’s the skills you learn that matter, and it can be a strength to have unique/different backgrounds!
@ATVBEarlyCareer