Jessica Faiz, MD, MS
@im_jesssayinn
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Jersey raised, proud Brunonian, Bronx made, @BMC_EM trained. Assistant Clinical Professor @UCLA sharing musings, mainly abt racism, health equity & diversity.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2011
In the face of potential bans on affirmative action, our ⚡️new publication⚡️in @JAMAHealthForum shows why race-conscious med school admissions are essential to diversifying the physician workforce. A thread🧵 1/
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We loved having @MaxJordan_N for @UCLAEMRes grand rounds! Shared important evidence for racial bias in acute pain management, historical perspectives on OUD treatment disparities rooted in racism, and empowered us to rx buprenorphine in the ED #BlackHistoryMonth
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RT @UCLAEMRes: Attending Region I #RMEC this year? Make sure you say hi to some of our residents who will be present at the recruitment fai…
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RT @UCLAEMRes: 🗣️ROTATION ALERT‼️ Want to rotate with UCLA/Olive View Emergency Medicine? Our 2025-2026 EM Clerkship rotations start this M…
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You know you’re being lazy when your ride app actually alerts you that your pick up and destination are rly close and asks “are you sure”
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Strong words from new leader of @AcademyHealth Dr Aaron Carroll. We must: Reimagine what we define as success - not just abt publishing Ask hard qs - how & why do we fail, who benefits & who gets left behind? Speed up the process w/o sacrificing quality or equity. #DIScience24
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En route to DC for my first @AcademyHealth Dissemination & Implementation conference! Agenda is looking 🔥 for implementation science and health equity topics
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We aim to promote equitable care for this important population by scaling up use of hearing assistive devices in the ED 😊Excited about our multidisciplinary team!
Kudos to @im_jesssayinn for her recently awarded grant “Enhancing Care Equity for Hard of Hearing Veterans in the Emergency Department” from the VA office of health equity. @UCLAEMRes
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Checking out at TJ is always a funny game of are you flirting with me or are you just being a chatty TJ cashier
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RT @cioronce: 🚨 New in @JAMANetworkOpen, co-led by myself and @TrishaSantosMD, examining #AsianAmerican representation in medicine! https:…
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Funny to be going away on vacation to get some rain instead of sun
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Glad to see important history and conversations shared at @UCLAEMRes conference- especially when presented by star PGY2 @CorydonWW during his talk on Law Enforcement in Emergency Care. #SocialEM
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Proud of my friend and amazing to see my @NCSP_UCLA cohort doing great things 🥲
Dr Gusoff (Dept of Fam Med) received a K01 Career Dev Award (NIA) to develop & evaluate impacts of home care cooperatives - agencies co-owned and co-run by home care workers…. @dgsomucla @UCLAHealth @UCLA @UCLALabor @UCLALaborSd @NCSP_UCLA @NationalCSP @NAPCRG
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RT @UCLAEMRes: There is more East Coast energy than we usually prefer in this picture but we still love our resident Anthony Jordan and @im…
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RT @doc_thoughts: People love advocating for "diversity" until "diversity" starts to critique and make recommendations for change.
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