The official account for the Northern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
California, USA
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Hi from Nor Cal ACS! We are back on Twitter and excited to meet you all! @AmCollSurgeons @RASACS #surgery #surgtwitter
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Medicine is a constant education, a never ending cycle of self improvement. Feedback, helpful feedback, is its lifeblood.
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Looks who’s speaking at @iss_sic #WCS2019Krakow the #heforshe Jedi master @TomVargheseJr on what skills everyone needs to be successful.
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#ThisIsOurLane #ThisisMyLane
Surgeons Labored to Save the Wounded in El Paso Mass Shooting nytimes.com/2019/08/09/healt…
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Only two weeks left! Register for AWS Annual Conference this October by August 23 before prices increase. You won't want to miss this opportunity to connect with fellow women surgeons! womensurgeons.org/page/Annua…
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“Women have been more than 45% of every entering class across this country since the late 1990’s ... and yet only 16% of deans of medical schools are women, so there’s something else going on there.” @arghavan_salles
#implicitbias #genderequity
Extensive conscious and unconscious bias found in medical professionals of both genders in study by @arghavan_salles reut.rs/2GRLZ3C
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Join us in the city by the Bay! #ACSCC19
Beat the Annual Conference price increase! Register to join us in San Francisco this October by August 23 and save. womensurgeons.org/page/Annua…
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Please make your voice heard! #HR3052
Major concern for physicians. #CMADocs is urging physicians to contact their members of Congress to voice their concerns and push for support of H.R. 3502 “Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act.” #SSVMS #HR3502
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Sun morning #aftermath. Divisive #rhetoric from @nra has led to an epidemic of death. I urge all americans to come together to prevent #gunviolence. trauma centers desperately fight to save victims - lives lost & forever shattered. #ThisISMyLane @ThisIsOurLane #MyShoes
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An important statement from CMA President David H. Aizuss, M.D.’s call to #EndGunViolence in our country.
#CMADocs #SSVMS tinyurl.com/y3ap3h7o
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"As a country, we lost our teachable moment" Dr Amy Goldberg, Trauma Surgeon, Chair at Temple. What Bullets Do To Bodies highline.huffingtonpost.com/… via @Highline
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Come join us! #ACSCC19
Wellness activities will be offered to all Clinical Congress attendees and registered guests, including yoga and 5K running tours of San Francisco Monday through Wednesday mornings. Stay fit during #ACSCC19! bit.ly/2XmiW1O
Mad respect for all the working mamas out there!
Pregnant women working nights were 21% more likely to have preterm deliveries & 23% more likely to have miscarriages. Pregnant women working > 40 hrs/wk were 38% more likely to miscarry & 21% more likely to deliver preterm.
#SharingScience
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AWS is excited to recognize another woman chair of surgery - congratulations to Dr. Christine Lau, newly named Chair at University of Maryland School of Medicine! baltimoresun.com/education/b…
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As a medical profession, let's be part of the solution.
Now filming @LeeTSnookJrMD, #PSA #opioidsafe. Judge the opioid treatment, not your patients. #RXSafePhysicians @sacopioidco
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A warm welcome to Sacramento’s Medical community!
I’m thrilled to welcome @UCDavisMed dean @DrABrashear, and Dr. Stephen Cavanagh, dean of @UCDavis_Nursing, to our @UCDavisHealth family. They bring impressive energy, leadership and vision to help us to reach even greater heights.
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Any residents or PD know of any open spots? We're in this together.
@APDSurgery @AmCollSurgeons
Are there any #Surgery programs out there with open spots for J-1 visa holders/Prelims? Some of our PGY1s definitely still need help! #Hahnemann #Residency #ACGME #hahnemannconnect #match #ERAS
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