My grandpa used to say “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The 1st time I was old enough to get it, I said “That’s not fair!” He said “Exactly! So make it your life’s work to ensure everyone meets each other.” He’s 2 decades gone, but I’m still at it. #advocacy #MedEd

“I knew her,” she says. “That’s the difference, when you know someone.” @LBatemanMD captures the history and dynamics of #longcovid #mecfs so well
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Some nights I wonder whether I did any one thing well that day, or whether I was fully there for any of it.

Years ago I read a book called The ONE Thing. It asks one question.

“What's the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” @the1thingbook

I think about that question most when I am being pulled in every direction at once.

Anyone who practices medicine knows the feeling. The pager goes off in the middle of a visit. There are abnormal labs to act on, patients waiting for a call back, an inbox that never empties, an IRB query, manuscript revisions, and a grant resubmission due next week. We move from one to the next and rarely finish anything the way we want to.

For me, many weeks also mean flying from one city to the next. When I am home, I am moving from the office to clinic to the lab, then to a soccer game, a birthday party, or a dance competition.

Across medicine, the things that are easiest to count are RVUs, papers, and grants. The things that matter most are often the hardest to count. Listening to a patient long enough to hear what they actually need. Helping a trainee find their footing, then watching them take the first author spot. Spending months getting a trial open and enrolling patients one conversation at a time.

I have not figured out my one thing. But I have started asking a simpler question at the end of the day. What did I do today that I would still do if no one were counting?

The answer is almost always a person. A patient who finally told me what was really wrong. A trainee who left a meeting a little more sure of themselves. Maybe that is where the one thing lives.

This is a photo of my daughter on her first birthday. She turned one almost nine years ago, but it feels like last month. Time does not wait for us to figure out what matters, which is why the question is worth asking now.

What would you still do if no one were counting?

Happy Friday, #MedTwitter. The way you show up for patients & their families heals them in ways you may never know. ❤️‍🩹

CNN PROJECTS THAT THE MITOCHONDRIA WILL REMAIN THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

If you’re in line when polls close, you have the right to vote, so STAY IN LINE! And while you wait, check out VOTE411 to make sure you’ve got all the election info you need for when you get your ballot.

Does Physician sex impact on clinical outcomes in close to 1 million patients with an acute medical hospitalisation? Our @JAMANetworkOpen publication led by @propelresearch @JonZipursky @WallisCJD and colleagues suggests that pts cared for by female physicians experienced lower admissions compared with those treated by male physicians.
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West Virginia University researchers found that smell-sensing neurons regulate sleep through serotonin signaling in fruit flies.

The findings may help explain why smell loss and sleep disturbances coexist in Long COVID.

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RT @JaniceTNBCmets: As a patient advocate @ASCO member, I’d love to cast my vote for @minasedrakmd - unfortunately, not enough credentials…

Help shape the future of @ASCO by voting in the ASCO election. My fellow candidates and I encourage you to visit asco.org/election
to learn more about our personal interests in running, then place your vote!

Voting in the ASCO Election is open now until December 2! Meet the candidate for President-Elect, @teekayowo MD, PhD, FASCO.

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❗️@DrEricWiner & I had the joy of mentoring @minasedrakmd as #VailWorkshop #bcsm faculty in 2018. We both adored him as a creative problem solver & a generous colleague who cares deeply for patients. He is EXACTLY the person you want nominating @ASCO leaders. Vote! 🗳️ #OncTwitter

Voting for the ASCO Election is now open. I am honored to be running as one of the candidates for the ASCO Board. Visit asco.org/election to learn more about the candidates and place your vote!

RT @ASCO: Calling all oncology clinicians and researchers! ASCO needs your expertise to shape clinical guidelines and global programs impac…

I trained as a doc in the era before any work hour restrictions. We learned a lot working >90 hrs/wk, but many also fell asleep driving home, struggled with mental health, delayed families, & more. Please read below & act to protect doctors in training & patients. #MedTwitter

YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT: Make someone's day without them knowing it was you.

RT @PeterHotez: This is a big loss for virology and infectious disease community. Helen Branswell was a brilliant, ethical, evidence-based…

Rest in power, @HelenBranswell.
A true legend in #SciComm + such a kind person. You are irreplaceable, but you leave the work in the best possible hands @statnews.

#OncTwitter, for all our progress, we have miles to go before we sleep. 😞Condolences to all who are missing her.

I got to know @rachnatshroff quite well through @SWOG and through our time together on the @ASCO Nominating Committee. A lot of people talk about mentorship and supporting the next generation of oncologists. Rachna devoted a substantial portion of her career to doing exactly was taken in 2023 at the LEAD conference, a meeting dedicated to empowering women in oncology. I had the good fortune of serving as faculty that year. I share this image as a tangible example of the oncology trainees, at least within my own sphere, whose lives and careers she touched. I know for a fact that there are countless others.

The photo was taken shortly before she became the permanent chief at @UAZCancer. How Rachna balanced that role with a busy clinical practice, leadership responsibilities beyond her institution, and family life is beyond me. We often talk about burnout in oncology. Looking back, it sometimes seemed that Rachna possessed the antidote.

Usually alongside her best bud @ninashah33, she celebrated life with enthusiasm and intention, turning even the most routine meeting into an opportunity to gather friends, build camaraderie, and create lasting memories.

There is so much I learned from Rachna and so much that I will miss. My prayers are with her family, especially her two beautiful children. I hope that all of us will continue to honor her extraordinary legacy by carrying forward the generosity, mentorship, joy, and sense of community that she brought to our profession every day.

We join the oncology community in mourning the passing of Dr. Rachna T. Shroff, a renowned GI cancers expert and a dedicated ASCO volunteer. We are humbled by her dedication and strive to honor her legacy of commitment and altruism.

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