Got my #COVID #Vaccine today! #IDsky

Be sure to check out this app by @msgerc.bsky.social & our @umn-idim.bsky.social own Dr. Pullen! Dr. Fungus App - great resource for folks on #IDsky 🍄 🔬 🩺 👩🏾‍🔬 🧑‍⚕️ 🧫

First day as an Infectious Diseases attending physician at InterMed Consultants! Started medical school 9 years ago… dream come true to be here doing this work today! www.intermedconsultants.com #IDDoc #IDSky

Off to enjoy some quality Ontario fishing to celebrate the end of fellowship! Wish us luck! #Fishing 🎣 #Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

We started this journey together 2 years ago… @idsainfo.bsky.social here we come! Before I started medical school, I had always wanted to be an ID doc… 4 years medical school 3 years IM residency 2 years ID fellowship Here we are… done ✅ #IDSky

Today is graduation… As a PGY-5, it’s been 9 years since I was a MS-1… My trusty sidekick, the pager on my side for 3 years of residency, 2 years of fellowship, & 2 many codes during COVID. I’ve had the pleasure to learn from the best at @umn-idim.bsky.social! End of a chapter. #IDSky

It’s a sad day. I’m holding my kids tight. I’m sad & furious that this is our world today. I’ve had the pleasure to meet both @melissahortman.bsky.social & @thedrummingsenator.bsky.social who are good folks representing Minnesotans. www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par... #SadDay #DoBetter4OurKids

I should add, now is a really good time to get on PrEP, get on DoxyPEP if eligible,use condoms and make sure you and your sexual partners are tested. We will see a rise in STIs ( we already were in a crisis situation before the cuts). This will get worse. Please see below for PrEP resources

Bottle Rocket Launch 🚀 day at Cub Scouts #Success #Launch

I really can't stress enough just how critical ID pharmacists are in improving patient care Over 6 months, 10 ID pharmacists were "curbsided" w/ 1,518 Qs, 3/4 from ID attendings 89% of answers led to changes in management!!! @erinmccreary.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social #IDSky #PharmSky

A great day indeed! #ElClasico #GoBarca #MothersDay www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

Godspeed to all my former #CBER colleagues at the @fda.gov … 😳😳😳 #YouCantMakeThisUp www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/fda...

Spring time & research blocks = morning walks to school #IDSky

Day one of our “Fellows Forum” collaboration between @mayoclinic.org & @umn-idim.bsky.social was capped off with an excellent talk by @zekemd.bsky.social “Talking to the Media” #IDSky

Try as I might, my nemesis has gotten past my attempts to thwart their access to food… #BirdSky #SquirrelSky

My continuity clinic is a HIV clinic funded through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program I’ve heard bits of his story, courage, and advocacy in the face of death. Looking forward to learning more about a human that has had a dramatic impact on so many #HIV #RyanWhite #IDSky

Fascinating afternoon getting to talk to high school sophomores about a career in medicine & infectious diseases! Got to talk about: - Vaccines - The Ryan White Program - STI testing - @febrilepodcast.bsky.social #IDSky

Appreciate @minnpost.bsky.social & @deannapistono.bsky.social talking to us about our efforts to unionize residents & fellows at U of MN. Our goals are to make our trainees wellbeing a priority & continue to provide the best patient care possible! #Unionize www.minnpost.com/race-health-...

It has arrived! Looking forward to reading “Everything is Tuberculosis” by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social! #Tuberculosis #IDSky

New episode out now! Get to the bottom of a nonresponding pneumonia and hear some discussions about endemic fungal disease! 🍄 Ft. @tomschmidt30.bsky.social @natebahrid.bsky.social @grthompsonmd.bsky.social Follow @msgerc.bsky.social for more fungal learning! #IDSky

Check out the new episode of @febrilepodcast.bsky.social “Dust to Diagnosis” Great experience working with @grthompsonmd.bsky.social, @natebahrid.bsky.social, & @msgerc.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/61sB... #IDSky #Fungi

A beautiful pair of House Finches this afternoon! #BirdSky

Shout out to my amazing wife & her colleagues that started a new website building community in mental health therapy www.unfilteredtherapists.com #MentalHealth

Great talk this morning from @natebahrid.bsky.social with @umn-idim.bsky.social on “Diagnostics in TB Meningitis” Lots of good work done, more still needed to improve our sensitivity in diagnosis. #IDSky

I’ve had friends fired from the Minneapolis VA, the CDC, & UNAID in this past week. All exceptional public servants, people who are dedicated to their work, people who have families thatt depend upon them, people who live in your community… #BeBest

Shoutout to @mgh-id.bsky.social for taking care of Charlie McAvoy! Where #IDSky & #HockeySky combine! (Disclaimer - assuming at MGH a patient with septic arthritis on IV antibiotics would receive care from an ID team at MGH, they will not be able to confirm/deny) www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...

Another exceptional day advocating for our patients at the MN Capitol! Great to meet with @epmurphymn.bsky.social, Rep. Dave Pinto, & Mayor Carter! Appreciate @umn-idim.bsky.social giving me time to be a patient advocate! #RaiseYourVoice #PutPatientsFirst #MedSky

Started reading The BFG to my daughter last night. Caught off guard by the dedication, to Olivia, his daughter who died of measles at just 7. Strikes even harder now that vaccination is being demonised. Here's Roald Dahl's warning about this dangerous illness: www.roalddahlfans.com/dahls-work/e...

Seeing a friend who is an exceptional physician cut from the CDC is infuriating on so many levels… EIS is a highly sought after fellowship where you learn the tools to be leaders in public health & help inprove the lives of people in the US & abroad. #IDSky www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cdc...

Such a cool episode on how birds migrate from @radiolab.bsky.social I had always learned it was utilizing magnetite in the beak… seems that is unlikely 🤯 Check it out! www.wnycstudios.org/story/quantu... #BirdSky

How to make your 5 yo girl happy… renaming her room as the “Pink Pony Club” w/ said sign… #GirlDad #PinkPonyClub

Appears the site for the National HIV Curriculum is back up & functional. #IDSky

Is the University of Washington #HIV Curriculum down? www.hiv.uw.edu/alternate #IDSky

Beautiful & warm day in Minnesota! Glad to see this beautiful Black-capped Chickadee on my feeder! #BirdSky

We have some new additions to the MN #IDSky community! Please welcome from @umn-idim.bsky.social: Dr. Mahsa Abassi (@mabassi.bsky.social) Dr. Elizabeth Gulleen (@egulleen.bsky.social) go.bsky.app/7PAEndf

Great talk this morning on Enterococcus fecalis biofilm formation by @jlewillett.bsky.social! #IDSky #MicroSky

Some of the best friends you can have, medical school classmates A night celebrating a friend’s birthday with exceptional sushi! #TraumaBonding #MedSky

Watching @fcbarcelonabr.bsky.social with my favorite lady! #Barca #ElClasico

The results of the PICNIC trial are out! Let these numbers sink in: Complications (most frequently catheter occlusion) occurred in: 21.7% w standard polyurethane 21.5% w hydrophobic picc 38.6%w CHG picc Very small # of infectious complication/failures 😁 What will become of CHG lines? 😬 #IDSky

Living our best lives… bowling after school #TheNook

Happy Sunday folks! 0°F or -17°C this AM & the Northern Cardinals were hungry! #BirdSky #Birding

When working from home, you have different distractions… Reading Mandell with my dog hoping for some food to fall… doesn’t know it’s gone yet 😂 #IDSky

I finished my month on transplant ID w/ @umn-idim.bsky.social. I continue to be reminded of the power & beauty that comes when folks choose to donate their organs after death or during life. Please make 2025 the year you sign up to help others & become an organ donor! #IDSky

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is finally the national bird of the United States of America! Yeah I know, we all thought it was before…and it was in fact not until this past week #BirdSky #Birding

We’ve got some new #IDSky folks from the Minnesota gang here! @apragman.bsky.social @amleuck.bsky.social @s-chesdachai.bsky.social @matt-enriquez.bsky.social @pascalisid.bsky.social @pcrowleydo.bsky.social Keep sending names of folks to add! go.bsky.app/7PAEndf

Spent my morning talking to 5 yo about what it’s like visiting the doctors office, what to expect, & why we give vaccines Asked the hard hitting questions like: 1) when do you eat lunch? 2) why do the shots hurt? 3) an I be a doctor? The future is bright… #IDSky #MedSky

We’re so proud to continue shaping the future of infectious diseases with a talented and diverse group of fellows. Here’s to innovation, collaboration, and making an impact—locally and globally. 💉🦠💪 #IDSky

On service now at the University of Minnesota, get to pass by this wall showing all my incredible co-fellows… I’m fortunate to be learning alongside some brilliant and compassionate physicians. #IDSky #MedSky @umn-idim.bsky.social

On this World AIDS Day, I’m reminded on how we have come and how far we have to go end HIV/AIDS. Consider donating to some of my favorite organizations: 1) International AIDS Society (www.iasociety.org) 2) Chicago AIDS Foundation (www.aidschicago.org) #WorldAIDSDay #EndAIDS #IDSky

A Black Friday greeting from our favorite neighborhood corvid! #BirdSky