Matt Linz, MD
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PGY-1 @rwjsurgery via @Rutgers_NJMS and @georgetown . Service @GoldFdtn . Science, Wikipedia, global surgery, & Carly Rae Jepsen.
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New header just dropped! As of today I'm officially Dr. Matt Linz, MD! Grateful for all the opportunities and memories
@Rutgers_NJMS
- next stop
@rwjsurgery
!
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INCOMING MEDICAL STUDENTS: I made a list of 12 tips for M1 year. These are entirely based on my own experiences, so please take them with a big grain of salt. I don't have all the answers; I only want to help others as best I can.
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It's finally happened. I can now say with confidence that pathology is my favorite subject in medical school.
@DrFNA
- I give you 95% of the credit for this dramatic change from first year.
#MedTwitter
#PathTwitter
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I matched at
@rwjsurgery
! I could not have gotten here without the support of my loved ones and mentors. Excited to meet my co-interns!
#Match2024
#GenSurgMatch2024
We are so thrilled to welcome and celebrate our newest Categorical Surgical Residents! Congratulations to all and we cannot wait to welcome you in June!
@RWJMS
@RWJUH
#rutgersresidentsrock
!
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When starting medical school and all of first semester, pathology was my absolute LEAST favorite core topic. Now I'm starting to love it. It's wild what having an enthusiastic teacher can do. So grateful for professors like
@DrFNA
in my medical education!
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Hi
#medtwitter
! I guess it’s time…
I’m Matt, an MS4
@Rutgers_NJMS
applying to General Surgery for
#Match2024
.
I want to be a surgeon-scientist. I am interested in pediatric surgery & surgical oncology. I can’t wait to meet everyone!
#GenSurgMatch2024
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Finished the daunting task of completing UWorld (nearly 3,450 questions) and T-10 days away from taking USMLE Step 1!
Please please please feel free to send useful resources, *cute animals*, and tips to keep the nerves down my way.
#MedStudentTwitter
#MedTwitter
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Thank you again
@AcademicSurgery
for the opportunity to share our work about how we can learn from LMICs when it comes to postoperative pain management and reducing reliance on opioids in the US!
#ASC2023
Enjoyed my first ASC meeting - hopefully this will be the first of many!
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8. Autonomic physiology is your best friend. Try to learn it as best you can the first time, because it NEVER goes away.
9. Likewise once you learn immunology/microbiology, count on them to show up for a few questions in each block. Try to understand them the first time!
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6. When it's safe again, try to meet patients. It's easy to get overwhelmed with the stress of medical school, but patients keep everything in perspective, and they help remind me what all this hard work is about: caring for real people who will eventually depend on you.
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7. Studying SMART is more critical than ever because you have limited time to learn an enormous amount of content. Pay attention to when lecturers or outside resources emphasize something or repeat it more than once; that’s rarely by coincidence.
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Grateful for the opportunity to serve as co-Chair of the Committee on Scientific Issues
@AMAmedstudents
for the next year with
@kaye_dandrea
. Forever thankful for the mentorship of recent chairs
@aliyasiddiqui04
,
@sammypav
, John Slunecka, and Udit Vyas. Big things coming!
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1. Try to relax as much as you can going before starting medical school.
2. Try to relax as much as you can going before starting medical school. I cannot emphasize this enough. Medical school really is a marathon. That’s not an exaggeration. So sleep while you can!
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12. I personally never got much from group studying. However, I highly recommend finding a few people to quiz you on small details or tricky concepts in the few days before exams, because everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.
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3. Now that I’ve said that, if you’re going to study anything before you start, I recommend learning the basics of musculoskeletal anatomy. Muscle anatomy is challenging and I find it dry.
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11. Figure out a good way to manage your stress right away. The stress will come and go, but it will definitely come at some point, so establishing a regular routine of exercise, yoga, self-expression, or whatever works for you is key to keeping yourself grounded.
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Delayed news - but excited to share that I will be serving as one of the two medical student delegates to the AMA from the state of New Jersey. Looking forward to the year ahead!
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@UjuMomah
@drwangmd
1. I'm Matt, a rising MS2!
2. Met with a research fellow and discussed the beginning phases of a really fascinating global health/global surgery project.
3.
@emma_kono
@mary_marchese23
@NikitaSonaliyaD
and some new friends
@PonziniF
@MemeMD23
:)
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@kitty_ell
@jackie_mcastle
This is the benchmark that should exist. And yet I’ve been excluded as an author under similar circumstances before!
I wish journals had a universal way to prevent these things from happening.
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Grateful to be one of 27 graduating medical students from
@Rutgers_NJMS
presenting their Distinction Program projects spanning scholarly work in medical education to service to global health. Thankful for support from
@DaneParkerLab
@zs0072
@NJMSGlobalSurg
@ISHIinfo
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Alright
#MedStudentTwitter
#MedTwitter
it's almost time I start 8 weeks of dedicated studying for Step 1. To say I'm nervous would be an understatement. Please, anyone and everyone, I would appreciate advice for studying smart and how to also keep up some good wellness practices!
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4. Find M2-M4 mentors and ask what worked for them for *each* block. It will likely differ by block.
5. Everyone learns differently. Use the first couple months to figure out what works best for you, but again, ask students above you what worked for them!
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Thank you to
@AcademicSurgery
for the travel award and the chance to make a quick pit stop at my favorite place in the world
@Georgetown
#ASC2024
@Rutgers_NJMS
@NJMSDeptSurgery
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I finished my first year of medical school today, but it feels wrong to celebrate. My heart is heavy and all I can think about is this quote from W. E. B. Du Bois:
"Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.”
#BlackLivesMatter
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Excited to present my work comparing acute postoperative pain management in LMICs and the US next week at
#ASC2023
!
I'd love to connect with other medical students and trainees who will be attending, especially if you'll be present for the global surgery sessions!
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10. Pay attention to exceptions or rare conditions – those are likely to show up on exam questions. And often they will be tested more than once to make sure you actually bothered to learn them.
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Thrilled to share that I am joining the Gold Humanism Honor Society Advisory Council as a medical student representative! I will always remain committed to advocating for the importance of humanism in medicine.
@GoldFdtn
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Thrilled for the opportunity to share some of my global surgery work in an oral presentation at
#ASC2023
in February! Thank you
@AcademicSurgery
and thanks to
@NJMSGlobalSurg
@SrinivasanNive
@sravya_vegunta
and many others for your help to get here!
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Finally getting to meet your mentor in pediatric surgery in person after a year of virtual friendship?
What could be better?
@APGARcommunity
#pedssurgbestsurg
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Hope this helps!
@PonziniF
@nikhilsharma2_3
@padawandoctor
@SScott2024
@aapffel17
If you found this helpful, please feel free to share!
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24 today *AND* I have the weekend off from studying! Feeling grateful and hopeful for the rest of 2020.
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@MoekoNagatsuka
1. I'm Matt, a rising M2 at Rutgers NJMS.
2. I made a lot of progress on some research manuscripts this week!
3.
@EDossouKitti
@mary_marchese23
@lkolla2018
@NikitaSonaliyaD
@mitchellhirsch2
@DLumelsky
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@joshmcgoo
and med student friends please tell me you have a system for murmurs and/or the different types of shock? I know I can't be alone at struggling with these
#MedStudentTwitter
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I remember reading his Annals of Surgery paper on the roadmap for aspiring surgeon-scientists as a first year medical student - pretty surreal to get to hear directly from Dr. Allan Goldstein on “Lessons from the Neural Crest” today at
#ASC2023
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Lately I keep thinking about how if anyone had told me how truly challenging medical school was when I was in college, I may have been scared off.
But I am so glad I stuck with it.
#MedStudentTwitter
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Excited to share this clinical review I’ve been working on for the past few months!
Latest from the lab, a clinical review of Staphylococcus aureus skin infections by
@matthew_linz
@Rutgers_NJMS
@RutgersBHS
via
@antibioticsmdpi
.
#OpenAccess
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Seems about a good time as any to share that I'll be taking a research year, working with the wonderful
@DaneParkerLab
on an exciting project investigating host-pathogen interactions in Staphylococcus aureus infections. (1/2)
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Did not make it through a single block of my mock exam today without thinking of a
@joshmcgoo
tweet
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Grateful for the opportunity to represent New Jersey at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates this past week, following in the footsteps of many
@Rutgers_NJMS
greats including
@pskantesaria
@theraexperience
and
@ArvinSethuraman
.
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@Sophia_Ly_MD2b
I'm Matt, just a few weeks from finishing my M1 year at Rutgers NJMS. I'd recommend that entering med students try to find mentors as soon as possible, because they will give you amazing and thoughtful advice!
@mary_marchese23
@DLumelsky
@EDossouKitti
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I knew I was going to enjoy my surgery rotation - but nothing could have prepared me for how much I love pediatric surgery.
#MedStudentTwitter
#pediatricsurgery
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After a year of resisting, preparation for the Step 1 exam made me cave and finally purchase
@SketchyMedical
- and I am already very happy with my decision!
#MedStudentTwitter
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Thank you, Shaun! It's all thanks to the mentorship from you and Dane
@DaneParkerLab
that I love research and want to become a surgeon-scientist and run my own lab someday!
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Been taking advantage of my new found down time to make sure to walk this handsome old chonker every day. Needless to say, he's happy I'm home!
#dogsoftwitter
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Thrilled to share that I'm giving my first national talk for the 2021
@BethuneRound
. I'll be discussing work from the past year looking at pain control on short-term surgical missions and how that may inform approaches to mitigating the
#opioidepidemic
in the US.
#globalsurgery
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@joshmcgoo
I genuinely think this is one of the top ten highest yield associations to know for STEP1
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NJMS Gold Humanism Honor Society celebrates Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care
#SolidarityWeek2024
@GoldFdtn
@Rutgers_NJMS
@MSAyyalaMD
@norment_tanya
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Proud of my superstar friend
@sravya_vegunta
who presented our work on pediatric anesthesiology research in West Africa today for
#GSSAUCSFSYM2022
!
@RutgersGHI
@NJMSGlobalSurg
#GSSASymposium
@UCSFglobalsurg
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Everything Michelle Yeoh touches is gold. My close friends know I rarely think movies are worth the hype; this movie surpasses it!
I just saw Everything Everywhere All At Once. See it in a cinema if you can. See it knowing nothing if you can. Best, most wonderful film I’ve seen in ages. Thank you A24 Films for screening it for me. Thank you to everyone who made it. Thank you Michelle Yeoh for existing.
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Thank you Dr. Grayson for highlighting my work! So nice to meet you in person and looking forward to connecting again - and hopefully collaborating - in the future!
#ASC2023
Next
@matthew_linz
presented convincing data for QI in the US based on lessons learned internationally re: post op opioid use. Pain scores are the same in US v 3 LMI countries but 8x more opiates given in US. Is it necessary??
@AcademicSurgery
#ASC2023
#globalsurgery
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Thank you to
@AMPAConline
for inviting the brilliant and eminently quotable
@MaraLiasson
to provide her expert insight into the American political climate.
#AMAmtg
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@padawandoctor
I'm going to post a thread of some advice for MS1s this coming Monday! I promised
@PonziniF
and
@nikhilsharma2_3
forever ago and I have been tweaking and editing forever in hopes of making it as helpful as it can be!
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Really looking forward to getting back into the lab, which is my happy place (besides the OR). Good luck to everyone entering the match process this year; I'll be cheering you on! (2/2)
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Such a privilege to hear Dr. Fitzgerald speak about her work in Uganda today. Always exciting to learn more about thoughtful, multidisciplinary global surgery research!
@NJMSGlobalSurg
@kat_bregna
@garyhoffman95
@TweetAtNina
@Trustursurgeon
#GrandRounds
: Dr. Tamara Fitzgerald, Assoc. Professor of Surgery & Global Health, Div. of Pediatric Surgery
@DukeMedSchool
presents “Key Scope: Making Laparoscopy Accessible and Sustainable in Uganda.” Follow our GR Schedule:
#LaparoscopicSurgery
#Uganda
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Someday I'll actually be able to distinguish between all the jaundice and cholestasis disorders... but in the meantime,
@joshmcgoo
please help?
#medstudenttwitter
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@DrFNA
I really don't know what I want to do for sure yet - but pathologists do seem like my kind of super nerd!
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@jzaraterod
@AmCollSurgeons
@WashUSurgRes
@WashUSurgery
Glad we got to chat in Boston! Sorry I missed you this time
@alejandracasar
🥲
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@babesrjn
@APGARcommunity
@alejandracasar
@BrownPedSurg
@APSASurgeons
She is an amazing mentor to so many, and I cannot wait to pay it forward someday!
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Very excited to be attending this symposium today. Looking forward to a morning filled with learning about exciting global health and global surgery work!
There's still time to register for the PGSG's fall symposium! If you're interested in global health, surgery, or pediatrics, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn from some of the best.
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@alejandracasar
@APGARcommunity
@AndradaCD
@UABSurgery
I still have a whole year!!! Congratulations
@AndradaCD
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@LiangRhea
@DrSarahJWhite
Three rotations into my clinical training and this exact issue has come up in every specialty thus far. Most often for pain, and more often than not in women.
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What a fascinating paper!
Forgetful??
It's not you. It's your overeager microglia eating your memories (synapses):
Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination
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@TsengJennifer
Completely unbiased opinion - the best bagels are in NJ (second best are in Queens) - but agree Ess-a-bagels for Manhattan
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How I felt when my resident and I actually asked a patient if he had been spelunking…
Hanging out with the infectious disease specialist
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Stop what you're doing and read this thread please. It deserves two minutes of your time.
I was taking care of a patient the other day who was very seriously injured. And I stepped out to talk to his family briefly and give them an update. For context, he was Black. I told them what was going on quickly and asked if they had any questions. And this is what they said.
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This is outstanding news and let's hope it persists!
#Covid_19
#FlattenTheCurve
In real time, we’re seeing a DECLINE in the growth rate of new cases, from 24% day-over-day on March 30th, to roughly 12% today.
Our efforts
#FlattenTheCurve
are STARTING TO PAY OFF. Our job now is to keep flattening it to the point where our day-over-day increase is ZERO.
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Going on Jeopardy and meeting Alex was one of my life dreams. 2020 is truly the worst.
Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex.
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@DrFNA
@Rutgers_NJMS
It's not that time-consuming! It's worth it for the short daily distraction, Dr. Fitzhugh!
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@britneygrayson
@APSASurgeons
@AmCollSurgeons
@DrNwomeh
@JayKrishnas
@robinpetroze
@dmpowellmd
What an amazing group of role models!!
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@mattyfred_
Yes! All it takes is one amazing teacher (cough
@DrFNA
cough) to fall in love with pathology.
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@JenniferKuMed
@AcademicSurgery
@UnivSurg
@WMUMedicine
One of the coolest quick shots I’ve ever heard!
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@ATStillinit
I'm so, so sorry. My cat is just under a year old and I'm already so attached to her. I can't even imagine how hard this must be.
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@ArifMusaMD
@jbcarmody
@leah_pierson
Agreed. My home sub-I rotation in the SICU was q3 24h+ shifts. Because we also did them a handful of times as third years though, I felt prepared going in.
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@joshmcgoo
Pt: has "weird" beliefs
Me: hmm but do they own healing crystals
Pt: yes
me: SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER. next
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This is disgraceful and an important read for any of my followers working in healthcare in any capacity.
I was hospitalized last week for a very accelerated heart rate, very low BP, and cycling oxygen levels. And my entire experience at Alameda hospital was of one of being punished for being “insubordinate”.
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@nikhilsharma2_3
@PonziniF
Haven't forgotten about this - just a lot going on as I'm sure you understand! Would you all still be receptive to something like this?
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@nikhilsharma2_3
@PonziniF
Not an incoming MS1, but about to finish M1 (in two days!). Would you all find a short tips thread useful, especially one written while I have all the ups and downs of first year fresh in my mind?
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@Jengeller1
@Rutgers_NJMS
@rwjsurgery
Thank you, Dr. Geller and congrats to you as well!! Good luck at Jefferson - you've got an amazing group of co-residents if I do say so myself!
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@MeganQuamme
It’s the vague surgical obstruction questions with just a blurry x-ray to differentiate for me 😮💨
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@DrFNA
@Rutgers_NJMS
@RWJMS
@bluehatcomics85
@PathologyPatty
@BubbaWallace
@LennoxLewis
@anneherdman
@NicoleJacksonMD
@theglasspusher
@divadocsbos
@EHJPathDiva
@docmosho
Congratulations, Dr. Fitzhugh! What a tremendous achievement. NJMS is so lucky to have you!
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@Caulimovirus
The one movie to still give me nightmares - and I haven’t watched it since 2016.
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@TravisABenson
Fashionably late to the party, but hi everyone! I'm Matt, an M1 at
@Rutgers_NJMS
interested in infectious disease, immunology, pain, critical care, global health, and the medical humanities! If anyone wants to talk music, Wikipedia, or NPR, be my friend!
#medstudenttwitter
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