Jorge Zárate, MD
@jzaraterod
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Surgeon-in-training @WashUSurgRes, via @WUSTLmed & @NYUAbuDhabi. I tweet about surgical training, diversity, equity and inclusion, and reality TV (he/him/his).
Joined March 2011
Alright, by popular request from like one person and to amuse basically just myself… here’s #MetGala 2024 outfits as medical specialties for a third year in a row.
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I don't have a problem with heterosexuals, in fact, some of my best friends are heterosexuals. But when they start sexualizing children and shoving their sex lives in our faces that's when we must draw the line.
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Being trauma chief has illuminated more than ever how the current healthcare system fails those who need it most. I can’t get polytrauma patients to rehab for insurance reasons. but the rich & famous can get scans for fun bc they’ve got cash. We need universal healthcare.
Kim Kardashian shares new photos after getting a Prenuvo full-body scan: . “[It] has the ability to detect cancer and diseases such as aneurysms in its earliest stages, before symptoms arise. It was like getting a MRI for an hour with no radiation. It has really saved some of my
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I see that Congress is suggesting capping nurse salaries. I must have missed it in the letter they wrote, but we're capping the salaries of hospital administrators as well, I assume?.
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One of my attendings and one of my juniors both saw this exchange and addressed me as “injury overlord” the other day. I gotta say, it does have a nice ring to it…
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@bunnnyjuice literally hundreds of doctors and nurses wearing crosses around their neck literally every day. this post has absolutely nothing to do with any of that. if it offends you then sit with that and think about why.
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This might be controversial. But I actually don’t care if (homophobic) patients find rainbow pins offensive. Its more important to me that vulnerable queer patients feel at ease, than homophobes—who are in positions of privilege on the daily—feel validated in their prejudice.
@WilliamMoore175 @Mickolas9 @parden04 @GuyLambertUK The pride flag, on a lanyard, for instance, is experienced as a political declaration by patients. It does not belong in a professional, ethical doctor-patient relationship. The patients, who are often hurting, terrified and anxious, should not have to deal also with our.
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The 2022 #MetGala looks as medical specialties. Don’t ask me who these people are bc I don’t know most of them.
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Sometimes @DGlaucomflecken’s depictions are just stereotypes… sometime’s they’re true to real life. I just shared an elevator with a pediatrician wearing a crown and carrying a magic wand.
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I said “very demure” in the OR the other day as a joke and my attending was like “what is up with that?? My kids are all saying demure all of a sudden and I’ve never heard them use that word before.” I felt so hip you have no idea.
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@bunnnyjuice As I said, literally hundreds of healthcare workers wearing crosses at work. You can come and pretend Christians are some persecuted group but that’s simply not the case, there’s no comparison with the experience of queer folk with the medical institution.
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@bunnnyjuice idk what world you live in, we are inundated with christian paraphernalia every single day.
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Colorectal surgeon after anoplasty: Feliz ano nuevo!. Patient: You mean año?. Surgeon: No.
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My opinion is that when insurance interferes in major medical care/decision making, the “peer” should provide their NPI so it can be documented in the chart. They’re basically co-managing the patient (against our will) so that should be reflected in documentation.
@Cigna declining to pay cost for inpatient admission for one of my leukemia patients with WBC > 150 K. Per their opinion not medically necessary to admit patient. Are you guys for real? Shame on you!.
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Fever, jaundice, and abdominal pain.
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I’m a doctor and I think judging a person eating a doughnut or smoking a cigarette is gross. Our job isn’t to make moral or value judgements but to empower patients to make informed decisions.
I’m a Doctor and I look at an overweight or obese person eating a Donut, far worse than I do a healthy-appearing person smoking a cigarette. Just saying.
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@emilyabell @deray Its more of a commentary on for profit healthcare vs universal access. Also highly unlikely this private service would share data for research.
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I saw on the timeline that sadly we lost another surgical subspecialty trainee to suicide. Meanwhile, surgical journals insist on publishing articles about trainee “grit” instead of earnestly and critically assessing what it is about our programs that is killing us.
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The before is a placenta and the after is obviously a metaphor for water breaking—OBGYN
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@SlickTweetsSC I’m not special? How can you hate from outside the club… you can’t even get in!.
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Yup, that’s why postmenopausal women are medicolegally considered dead as their menses is 0.
Menses are a vital sign. If you understand just that much, you would naturally understand how astray your gyno is leading you with this trash. If you don’t /won’t? you best prepare for hell on earth health-wise for likely the rest of your days here.
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@bunnnyjuice That depends, do you think accepting queer people is political or basic human rights?.
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This is peds, very bright and colorful… and it sort of looks like it was put together by a child out of a bunch of scrunchies #MetGala
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@SlickTweetsSC I don’t have to argue with anybody, I work with other physicians all day every day. You can disrespect pediatricians all you want, which is sad bc if the day ever comes when you or a loved one need their help taking care of a loved one, they’ll still be there to help.
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Warrior. Superhero. Diva. This is family medicine and primary care, frontline providers and the support pillars of the entire healthcare system #MetGala
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Back for its second iteration, here's #MetGala outfits as medical specialties. Same disclaimers apply: don't know who these people are, don't know much about fashion, and don't come for me if your specialty isn't here.
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Anesthesia wearing their little jacket/coat things to keep warm in the OR and with a huge clock to keep the surgeons on track #MetGala
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Dermatology. Very glamorous without showing an inch of skin. Because of the sun.
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I think its the whimsy of the top hat that gives me psych vibes for this one. I also feel like Barry would also just ask super out of pocket questions if you sat next to him at dinner, so… psych #MetGala
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In case you missed it, healthcare workers are now expected to perform CPR without PPE. But don’t you dare have a coffee cup in patient care areas or that’s a paddling.
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Neurology. Idk he just looks like a neurologist to me.
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This is anesthesia when they get cold in the OR and they wear those flimsy jackets that look like they’re made of the same material as the drapes.
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Lovely rich deoxygenated blood red color and a slightly exasperated look, its gotta be cardiology.
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Neurosurgery. Its serving spine, its serving nerves, its serving spider but that’s sort of unrelated #MetGala
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Thinking about the time I used to throw out my surgical mask after every surgery. I was so young. so carefree. so naive. .
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Lastly, this dress Amanda is wearing boldly asks what if we put stomas all over it? Colorectal surgery, my subspecialty of choice 🤩 #MetGala
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Don’t ask me what stain this is but this is pathology (in the past they’ve got mad at me for giving them goth looks so hopefully this one works…) #MetGala
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As soon as I publish the papers I’m working on, finish residency, subspecialize, find a job as an academic surgeon, and get into a stable and loving relationship, its over for y’all….
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Can’t have cards without their arch nemesis, nephrology who came dressed as a bladder (?) #MetGala
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OBGYN with this egg themed reveal. Idk what type of bird is on that dress but for the sake of the theme, let’s say its storks #MetGala
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Starting with the best specialty (mine): general surgery with stitch detailing on the suit and serving phrygian cap #MetGala
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Internal medicine—clutch in the hospital always admitting when no one else will, worth their weight in gold (and wearing a ton of clocks to try to keep rounds on time) #MetGala
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Speaking of sun protection, here’s radiology wearing sunglasses since they’re so rarely under direct sunlight #MetGala
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Orthopedic surgery: its the combination of cast padding and the backwards hat
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This looks like that one figure in Netter’s that’s just the brain with all the nerves. Neurosurgery?
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Palliative care. This dress is basically a duvet and palliative just wants you to be cozy and comfortable.
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I got Frida an automatic feeder & she figured out if she topples it the lid pops off. I taped it on & she learned to peel the tape off before toppling it over. I anchored w/ furniture wall anchors & she’s been nudging at it every day until it broke off. Incorregible, ungovernable
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Me, feeding the medical student answers to the questions I know they’re gonna ask him in the OR so they look good
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Psychiatry bc of the Rorschach test on the dress. Yes, I know that’s not really a psychiatry thing and I don’t care. In med school they said beliefs that remain fixed in the face of contrary evidence are delusions, so either way it works.
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This dress made up of little mirrors so you can catch your own reflection with every step and from every angle… that’s plastics #MetGala
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So many losers foaming at the mouth over this.
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Pour one out for all your surgery homies who’ve died of fungal and bacterial pneumonia.
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We did it! We’re going to be a colorectal surgeon, and we’re headed to NYC! I’m very grateful for the support from my mentors here at @WashUSurgRes @WashUColorectal. So excited for next year!!! @MountSinaiNYC
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Tiny little crystals everywhere: rheum, easy. She also looks kinda uncomfortable which I imagine is that crystals in the joints feels like #MetGala
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Ok last but not least, pathology. Sorry, I associate path with death… and this looks like comfy grim reaper couture
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This is an ortho resident on leg day and covered in that fluff they use to pad casts #MetGala
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Yes, its true, we hyper-oxygenate the air in the operating room. It makes the ELECTROCAUTERY work best.
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Rich. Expensive. They’re better than you. Cardiothoracic surgery.
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Do you guys see lungs in those sleeves? No? Just me? Anyway, pulmonology.
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Call me crazy, but I am of the opinion that surgeons shouldn’t operate for 36 continuous hours.
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A wise drag queen once said “the nipples are the eyes of the face” and so I give you: ophthalmology
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Immediately makes me think of pediatrics, maybe its the butterfly hair clips
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This outfit is showing a little too much skin for derm’s liking… but the netting does protect the skin on the face from the sun which is the most important skin of all. I’d assume, I don’t know, I’m not a dermatologist #MetGala
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“Medical officials have traditionally viewed them as mostly benign treatments.”. I don’t know a single doctor who would say that, nor one who would be ok sedating somebody while prone and being pushed down to the ground by another person.
The medical syringe has become a tool of control during police encounters, a practice that has quietly spread based on questionable science. Dozens of deaths reveal the risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police, AP finds.
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Laughably out of touch. Anybody who has actually taken care of patients knows they rarely follow the textbook. Memorization does nothing for you past med school and that’s when the doctoring begins.
A guy who did both law school and medical school on which is harder. He explains how medical school is mostly rote memorization. This really explains a lot. Doctors seem to be high on conformity and not that distinguished in thinking ability. The field selects for it.
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@DGlaucomflecken A wave is when everybody raises their arms one after the other one in the soccer stadium.
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Starting easy, plastic surgery—literally dripping with gold and girl, they’ve got money
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Sometimes I worry that surgical robots will take over all of our jobs… and then I remember that a key piece of technology at most hospitals is still the fax machine.
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I went to the one Mexican bakery to get pan de muerto to bring to work. The lady helping me realized I was a doctor & legit got all teary & told me she was proud of me, which was the best way ever to counteract the racist lady from earlier this week ✊🏽💪🏽#DiaDeMuertos 💀.
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Vascular surgery: bold bright red, all you can see filling the field if you didn’t place the clamp correctly before making the arteriotomy
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Idk who needs to hear this but being told you have privilege doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. It also doesn’t mean you had it easy. So just listen, process, and try to figure out how to use that privilege to give room/platform to those without it. That’s it.
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Family medicine and primary care. The backbone of the medical system, overworked but making it look easy. Wearing classic black and sunglasses at night bc they’re just that cool (and to hide the eye bags bc they’re so tired).
@jzaraterod @theactivelife @DrGRuralMD #familymedicine Not too flashy, but super cool and we get the job done.
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General surgery residency is playing with that ever so delicate balance between drinking enough throughout the day not to pass out into the field, but not drinking too much that you need to scrub out to pee. Edging AKI, basically.
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ENT—obviously had to pick an outfit with an interesting neck detail.
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Urology. Like a kidney wrapped in Gerota’s fascia (no dresses looked particularly penile to me, so I went the kidney route).
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Me, kindly and graciously answering the ER consults pager and never being curt with the poor EM residents 🙈
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In surgery, we don’t say “i love you.” We say “i already put in the postop orders” and i think thats beautiful.
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