The second installment of our #PWChat series on “Minorities in Medicine” wrapped up Wednesday, July 18, with co-host Jasmine Marcelin, MD. She is the Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and the Associate Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She is also an advocate for Diversity & Inclusion in medicine, passionate about medicine education & using social media to achieve both goals.
You can catch up on Part I here.
Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full transcript here, by scrolling down to the corresponding responses.
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Question 5
Q5 Poll: click the answer associated with the 4 choices in the Q5 image.#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
Actual Poll to Follow…. pic.twitter.com/D7EVDJ124Z
— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
Click the answer associated with the 4 choices in the Q5 image.#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
A5 #PWChat I grew up in the Caribbean, and there was no shortage of role models. Our Prime
Minister was a woman and my first physician role model was #BlackWomenInMedicine @CarissaEtienne. It NEVER occurred to me that I couldn’t
be a doctor like her. #MinoritiesInMedicine https://t.co/KvA0ly72jG— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
I went to @HowardU for med school so there were plenty of role models for me as a student. That wasn’t the case in training. Minority attendings of any kind were few and far between esp. in leadership positions. I latched on to those I could find. #PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Diana Cejas, MD, MPH (@DianaCejasMD) July 18, 2018
#PWCHAT #MinoritiesInMedicine Until very recently, #LGBTQ visibility in terms of mentorship and sponsorship was very low. @YaleMed has made great strides in changing this. https://t.co/upGAgl6eAw https://t.co/Fpb9qi7pWS
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) July 18, 2018
Question 6
Q6: How can we get professional societies to objectively review inclusion data for underrepresented minorities and commit to address and close gaps in diversity, inclusion and equity?
More: https://t.co/MeIf8NBGey & https://t.co/9Rh5dOzmM0 #PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine pic.twitter.com/wRVEVps0zo— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
A6 #PWChat Start with an email. Follow it up with many more. Walk up to society leadership at conferences and talk to them about these issues. Tag them on social media. Energize colleagues to do the same. Engaging societies in discussions about #MinoritiesInMedicine is key.
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
A6 #PWChat Societal Self-reflection is what I want. For societies to first examine the gaps and come clean about it. We know they’re there…let’s be open and then deal with it. I would like to see something like this from @IDSAInfo https://t.co/kEhCllWhoS #MinoritiesInMedicine pic.twitter.com/wZYcH5i7qy
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
A6. Joining and becoming involved in other aspects of the organization and demonstrating the value of D&I by your action & then advocating for its importance once you have established your role and what you have brought to the table in the society. #PWchat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Gina Michelle MD (@G_Mo_D) July 18, 2018
A6: get involved, recruit key stakeholders, bring to leadership over and over, recruit help to carry the message!
— Brave Enough MD (@RUBraveEnough) July 18, 2018
Q6 Members and sponsors have to insist, and there has to be a robust monitoring & evaluation process to measure and assess achievement and trending#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Matthew Loxton (@mloxton) July 18, 2018
Question 7
Q7: Are you involved in national minority medical associations? What are some of the benefits and some barriers to participation?#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine pic.twitter.com/xRXHKnecpZ
— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
A7 #PWChat I’m interested in hearing people’s thoughts here. I haven’t felt moved in the past by any medical associations in general – too busy to participate? Now I see these associations can be helpful, especially for #MinoritiesInMedicine looking for mentorship/sponsorship.
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
@NationalMedAssn – physicians and patients of African descent. @APALatinoCaucus @lcph_apha (Public health)
And there is a large list of #Ethnic Societies in @ECFMG_IMG #Echo program: https://t.co/5lZD6S8e6I— Maria Mora-Pinzon, MD (@MariaCMoraP) July 19, 2018
I was involved w/ @SNMA & dabbled w/ @LMSA as a student but didn’t have time to be involved with any assoc during training (do they have groups for residents?) I’m jr faculty now & would love to be more involved #PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Diana Cejas, MD, MPH (@DianaCejasMD) July 18, 2018
Question 8
Q8: Have you noticed differences in how requests or medical orders from minority physicians are handled by staff compared to non-minority peers with similar levels of training or experience? If so, how have you addressed this issue?#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine pic.twitter.com/JCaUoiq5P5
— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
A8 #PWChat This is difficult, because I try to give people the benefit of doubt, that whatever differences I notice must be due to some other reason, or maybe this person is having a bad day. #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
A8 #PWChat If it was obvious to me I was being treated differently because I’m #MinoritiesinMedicine, I would probably start by asking the person why. If it happened where I was with a colleague and treated differently, I might ask my colleague if they noticed what I saw/heard.
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
Q8 Have definitely seen women physicians are treated as less able, authoritative, trustworthy. Can’t speak to other minorities.
This has significant quality and safety risks and issues, and increases waste, risk, and missed opportunities#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Matthew Loxton (@mloxton) July 18, 2018
Yes #SadlyTrue. During residency –> Nothing, just keep doing what I was supposed to do, and double check that things were acknowledge and executed as indicated. #MinoritiesInMedicine #PWChat
— Maria Mora-Pinzon, MD (@MariaCMoraP) July 19, 2018
Question 9
Q9: What are some barriers you have encountered with getting engaged and advocating for more minority representation? What success stories can you share about techniques to overcome these barriers?#PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine pic.twitter.com/7qbinx3RfM
— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
A9 #PWChat It’s tough when people don’t believe there is a problem to begin with. It’s tough when you are the only #MinoritiesInMedicine in your group. Seek out others outside your group or institution who may be URM to get their thoughts on how to approach it.
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
You’ve certainly overcome some of those barriers, it seems based on your professional successes from an outsider’s perspective. What thoughts would you provide other #MinoritiesInMedicine on how to approach it?#PWChat
— Physician’s Weekly (@physicianswkly) July 18, 2018
#PWChat I chose to overcome it by addressing it head-on. I use my personal experiences-“as a #MinoritiesInMedicine, it is important for me to have opportunities to speak & be visible to young people”, and “we need to do a better job of recruiting underrepresented minorities”
— Jasmine R Marcelin, MD (@DrJRMarcelin) July 18, 2018
Q9 Have definitely seen a positive reaction from orgs if I ask how many women will be in the interview/panel/etc, and explain that I will not participate in manels.@choo_ek flicked my ear a while back, so now I also try to add women coauthors #PWChat #MinoritiesInMedicine
— Matthew Loxton (@mloxton) July 18, 2018
