✈️ AWS Joint Sponsored Travel Awards – Now Open! Medical students & residents can apply for up to $750 to attend the 2025 AWS Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 3–4. In partnership with: 💟 AOSA 💟 LSS 💟 SAAS 💟 SBAS Apply now → womensurgeons.org/joint-travel-awards

ACS Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery (ACS H.O.P.E.) is accepting applications for the ACS H.O.P.E. Resident Scholarship Award to attend #ACSCC25! Resident Members who are interested in global health should apply by June 2! @ras-acs.bsky.social

From the @surgicaleducation.bsky.social Trainee Committee leadership team, check out our trainee-focused event calendar for the 2025 Surgical Education Week! Less than one month until #SEW2025 y’all 👀 can’t wait to see you there!

It’s almost International Women’s Day- Let’s talk about 3 vaccinations that are critical for women’s health in low- resource settings. Some diseases have far greater negative consequences in women and girls, especially during pregnancy & childbirth. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/3-vac...

If you're not up to date, for obvious reasons, PLEASE GO GET YOUR VACCINES NOW.

It’s hard to know what to say about RFK Jr that hasn’t been said already. We tried to warn everyone. Even his own family tried to prevent his confirmation. Yet our “leaders” are determined to please a man who paints his face orange, even if it costs American lives, and here we are.

Today, we celebrate Black Women Physicians' Day, honouring Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler’s 1864 milestone as the first Black female physician in the U.S. Forever grateful to stand on the shoulders of giants and to continue paving the way for greater diversity and inclusion in Medicine. #BHM #Blacksky

Congratulations to all of our future Urologists and Ophthalmologists! #MatchDay2025

Highly recommend this @facs.org lecture podcast from Dr Mark Weissler, jampacked with wisdom about the tension between doctor autonomy to keep the Hippocratic oath vs the (over)burdens of regulatory and workplace demands. Oh, and the fallacy of individual #burnout 🔥. A great listen!

Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth  w/ an appreciation thread of physicians: 1/ Charles R. Drew, MD - American surgeon & researcher - pioneer in the field of blood transfusions - developed techniques for blood storage - first African-American surgeon to examine for @facs.org

The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

Silence is not an option. A worthy read in @jama.com for every physician and scientist How should healthcare and public health respond to this new administration? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Confession: I hate the fact that I am so angry all the time nowadays. It's exhausting.

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter on Monday to the Treasury secretary demanding answers for why the Dept. of Government Efficiency was granted access to the federal payments system, giving Elon Musk's team a powerful tool that could be used to track and potentially limit government spending.

"To condone policies that the profession knows will compromise health—or to remain silent and look away—is to be complicit in putting population health at risk" To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky

🏆Calling all #GetOffYourAAS teams! The #BestTeamName challenge is ON!🔥 To participate: 1. Post a pic of your team getting active or enjoying wellness activities. 2. Use your team # and #GetOffYourAAS. 3. Show off your team name and why it's the best! The most creative team wins! 🏅

This National Mentoring Month, AWS members paid tribute to the mentors who shaped their careers and professional growth. Each mentor was recognized with a gift to the AWS Foundation in their honor, ensuring their legacy continues. Honor your mentor: www.womensurgeons.org/donate-now

We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards! Recognize a surgeon who has made significant contributions to surgical care through organized volunteer work. 🗓️: All nominations must be submitted by March 17.

I hope all the women who voted for Trump remember this the next time they have a health problem we lack the tools to address. Women are half the population, but to this administration, we’re just “DEI”

Some good news amidst the rest of the news. The Palisades and Eaton fires are now fully contained.

Hey if you are on research gate, upload pdfs of your papers. We may lose pubmed

i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there

Attending the 2025 ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit? Kick off #ACSLAS25 with an educational workshop on Saturday, April 5. This year's workshops will explore building trust, communications, and lifelong surgical competency. View the details ⤵️

Ready to become a pro abstract author? 🤔 Join the ACS Scientific Forum Committee for a 1-hour webinar, “Writing a Successful Abstract: Tips for Submitting to the ACS Scientific Forum and Beyond." 🗓️: Monday, February 3 | 6:00 pm CT

Attention #Medsky! The Latino Medical Student Association is circulating a petition to call on professional medical organizations to stand up to ICE re: rescinding their “Protected Areas” policy. This needs a massive signal boost. Let’s #STANDUPTOICE and get as many signatures on here as possible.

Hey #Latinsky and #Blacksky, would really appreciate it if we can get signatures and signal boosts on this petition! We’re calling on medical orgs to stand up to ICE rescinding their “Protected Areas” policy that would let ICE agents raid hospitals, schools, and places of worship. Vamos, familia!!

If any med students or residents follow me, here’s a petition to consider signing regarding the reasons ICE shouldn’t be allowed in healthcare settings

BREAKING: The White House rescinded President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety. This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.

Hi Bluesky community! We're excited to be here to share important humanitarian stories. Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:

part of the reason just antivaxxing questions is such a toxic strategy is that these “questions” HAVE BEEN ROBUSTLY ANSWERED the best case is wasting massive resources and really it’s just a pretext to sow vaccine hesitancy and hurt children, the elderly and people with disabilities, etc

"I hope that I challenged them to aim high, dream big, seek help, and help others." -Dr. Jennifer Plichta, 2024 AWSF Visiting Professor Learn more: womensurgeons.org/generosity-in-action Apply to be the 2025 AWSF Visiting Professor by 2/13: womensurgeons.org/visiting-professorships

With Trump taking office this week, a lot of important news from around the country flew under the radar. Here’s what you might have missed this week: 🧵

If you are born in America, you are an American citizen. Period. The executive order was blocked in court by a federal judge while lawsuits against it, including ours, continue.

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai

Hello, Bluesky! 🦋 Dom here, a #GlobalSurgery & #HealthEquity advocate and researcher in Toronto 🇨🇦, predominantly focusing on cardiovascular health and #GlobalCardiacSurgery. Slowly leaving the remnants of Twitter for the same reasons as many of you, hoping to re-engage with changemakers 🌐 here! 🫶

‘Twas the weekend before ABSITE…. Good luck to all test takers, and may what we lack in knowledge be accounted for by pure rage recollection.

BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. We will keep fighting until this order is blocked for good.

Most VAs, including the St Louis VA where I rotate, are already understaffed in terms of nursing, physicians, and support staff.

“Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the communities we love.” Richards, who passed this week at 67, was interviewed for the current print issue of the Texas Observer by reporter @marytuma.bsky.social.

Kickstart your #SSO2025 experience with a pre-course! These sessions offer an exceptional opportunity to dive deep into specialized topics, connect with experts, and gain knowledge to advance your practice. ow.ly/kz4I50UHLBo

As a physician in an urban area, I cannot urge everyone enough on educating themselves about potential ICE raids that now may occur in hospitals. @soinformed.bsky.social is a critical resource. And remember, we took an oath to protect and help all patients, regardless of status or circumstance.

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

Calling all Surgical QI Teams: don't forget to submit your abstracts for #ACSQSC25! Submit as an oral presentation, poster presentation, or both by the deadline of March 3. 🗓️: July 17-20 📍: San Diego, CA 🔗 For submission guidelines: https://buff.ly/40LXJ1e

Hi everyone! I'm Sruti, an MS4 from @RWJMS interested in pursuing #GeneralSurgery I'm passionate about surgical research, global health, and medical humanities. I also enjoy Bharatanatyam, the violin, and the outdoors. Super grateful for my mentors and excited to connect! #GenSurgMatch2025

🔥 These #GetOffYourAAS teams are ready to dominate: UABout to Hustle Kaolorie Killers Cheese Curds & Cardio Pit Pickers MGH Duke AAS Kickers Scarlet Squad Making Inactivity History Taking Moonshots against Cancer Chasethefoxchase Whatdoesthefoxchase Don't miss out! https://buff.ly/3Wnbq3O

As Trump takes office and pledges mass deportations, this film series written *by immigrants for immigrants* on how to safely defend against ICE is a critical share. View the full series in multiple languages: wehaverights.us

103 years after its initial report blamed the massacre on Black men, the DoJ has finally acknowledged that the attack by white citizens on Black residents “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”. Meanwhile, Oklahoma continues to deny the survivors restitution.

Idk who* needs to hear this, but the fires in LA are a result of climate change, not DEI. *Matt Walsh, Elon Musk, and other RW propagandists

Don’t be that person! 😱 Secure your spot in our webinar and take your career to the next level: bit.ly/cosef #SurgSky #SurgEdSky