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Jenny Tsai, MD, M.Ed @tsaiduck77

Doc, Speaker, Writer | Reward Kindness. #HealthEquity #ReproJustice #MedHum | Bylines @Slate @NEJM @sciam @Statnews . Crapitalism, amirite? Opinions mine

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Jenny Tsai, MD, M.Ed@tsaiduck77
30 Jan 2019
I never thought I'd write about getting an IUD, let alone for @NEJM, but I did. During the Kavanaugh hearings I saw ugly, ugly power pushing down & down but I also looked up to see an immense, glittering kind of strength at every turn. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

Resistance and Surrender — Remembering to Bow to Strength, Not Power | NEJM

Despite having conducted numerous speculum exams, the medical student had yet to submit to her own first pelvic exam. In college, she had been sexually assaulted in her dorm room, and the idea of t...

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I feel like I’ve been trying to write this for a long time. It would mean a lot if you took a look. Thank you for @statnews for trusting me. @HBO @realnoahwyle #ThePitt
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Jan 19
What lingers in ‘The Pitt’ is heartache. What’s missing is outrage trib.al/AWvxat2
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Jenny Tsai is a physician but tends to introduce herself to patients by her first name. “It helps me build the rapport I want. It feels more like me,” she… trib.al/ZtzEnhZ

I’m a doctor — and I introduce myself by my first name

Jenny Tsai is a physician but tends to introduce herself to patients by her first name. “It helps me build the rapport I want. It feels more like me,” she writes.

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Thank you @WimedicineOrg for a wonderful conference! #PWIMS2025
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Back at the @statnews summit and I cannot forget the great @matthewherper at a potions master
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15 Nov 2022
Replying to @matthewherper
@matthewherper what’s about to happen for the end of day1 at #STATsummit …
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Putting this out into the #narrativemedicine #medhum #physicianwriters world: I need a writing partner/group! Is anyone working on projects and interested in a more committed "help-each-other-with-revisions-and-accountability" sort of deal?
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New pub on EM Chief Resident disparities out in @JAMANetworkOpen. #1 takeaway? #Intersectionality matters. Yes, there are race/gender disparities in promotion, BUT White women are MOST likely to be selected; URIM women are least/half as likely. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Race and Sex Disparities Among Emergency Medicine Chief Residents

This cohort study of US emergency medicine residents graduating in 2017 and 2018 analyzes the selection of chief residents by race, ethnicity, and sex.

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Check out the great Invited Commentary by the brilliant @AMLandryMD & @gr8vision jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Racial Disparities Among Emergency Medicine Chief Residents

The role of a chief resident extends beyond a mere title; it is a gateway to opportunities and a stepping stone to leadership roles in both academic and community emergency medicine (EM) settings....

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When my father’s father died, I realized with aching shock that I had never learned his name. Learning more about him taught me much about my own dad. It feels a dream to see this published in @The_Rumpus Happy Father’s Day, all. therumpus.net/2024/06/07/gra…

I Didn’t Learn My Grandfather’s Name Until He Died - The Rumpus

On the phone with my father, I volunteer my shame and regret through tears. His name. How could I not know his name?

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Every time a patient asks me a question I think is obvious, I remind myself what I must sound like at the car mechanic.
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15 May 2024
This is about to be SO DOPE. Proud that our @EmoryDOMRyse Health Equity Day Keynote #MedicineGrandRounds will center on emerging voices. The lineup: @LashNolen @tsaiduck77 @DarshaliVyas Can’t wait to hear their insights and wisdom! #healthequity #EmoryHED24
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NEW @AnnalsofIM: Redlining keeps perpetuating inequity. We found a DOSE-DEPENDENT correlation between discriminatory HOLC designations & incidence of firearm fatalities. TODAY, firearm fatalities are >5X more likely to occur in areas designated "hazardous" v "best" 80 yrs ago
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acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/… "The unjust consequences of unjust redlining policies have enduring economic & social effects...financial deprivation, concentrated poverty, & lower childhood opportunity indices-->associated with inc rates of pediatric firearm injuries & fatalities.

Historical Redlining and Present-Day Nonsuicide Firearm Fatalities | Annals of Internal Medicine

Background: Redlining began in the 1930s with the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC); this discriminatory practice limited mortgage availability and reinforced concentrated poverty that still...

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8 Jan 2024
Academia would be healthier if more professors were empowered to focus on teaching, rather than producing work they don't care about for journals nobody reads. We are incentivized to prioritize the part of our jobs that matter least, cutting corners on the part that matters most.
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Worked hard on this one w an absolute dream team. Looked at racialized ED AMA rates; tl;dr: medical segregation f'in matters. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… @JAMANetworkOpen @hmkyale @arjunvenkatesh @AlexJankeMD @HazarKhidir

Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice

This cross-sectional study assesses the odds of discharge against medical advice from the emergency department by patient race and ethnicity in the US.

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28 Nov 2023
US study found Black and Hispanic patients had greater odds of ED discharge against medical advice than White patients; disparities were reversed after adjustment for patient and hospital factors, opportunity to improve equitable access to care. ja.ma/3N54AeD
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big wtf theguardian.com/us-news/2023… Caswell was jailed for testing for meth while pregnant, "endangering" fetus. Incarcerated w/o prenatal care, delivered alone in a jail shower w/o medical attn, had a placental abruption, was immediately separated from her son & re-incarcerated

An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower

Exclusive: Ashley Caswell, one of a growing number of jailed pregnant women in Etowah county, is suing officials after she was denied care

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Well this is a compelling graphic. From @guardian: US abortion rates rise post-Roe amid deep divide in state-by-state access States that still allow the procedure performed 116,790 more abortions than expected, says newly released data theguardian.com/world/2023/o…
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Quick updates! I finished EM residency & moved to Oakland! I'm working at 2 hospitals & teaching brilliant trainees thru the Joint Medical Program @UCBerkeley. I'm writing more & looking to spend more time giving talks/lectures. DM if your institution/org is interested!
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I've previously been invited to speak on social medicine, racism, race-based medicine, op-ed writing, pt advocacy, #MedEd, health equity & DEI for professional orgs, conferences, grand rounds, keynotes, schools & hospitals. It's meaningful work to me & I come well reviewed!
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