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Briana Christophers, PhD

2 years

👋🏼I’m Bri 👩🏽‍🏫MD-PhD student @TriIMDPhD #DoubleDocs 🪰Muscle research @BayliesLab 👶Future peds-scientist 🇩🇴 @LatinasInMed #LatinasInMedicine 👥 @A_P_S_ADiversity Chair 📕 #MedAppGuide for premeds author 🔗Links for future MD + PhDs:

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

1 year

"Outside" #MedEd subscriptions: 📘OnlineMedEd $430 📕SketchyMed $600 📗UWorld Step 1 $560 2 $560 3 $580 COMLEX1 $580 C2 $580 📙Pathoma $120 (21mo) 📘Boards&Beyond Step 1 $400 (2y) 2 $400 (2y) 📒Amboss $429 📕USMLERx $450 (2y) 📗First Aid Step1 $50 2 $50 3 $50 $ matters.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Received reviewer comments back today. Claimed that attributing health disparities to "racism & racial discrimination" suggests "the authors come in w a preconceived political bias & not an objective scientific view of the evidence." 🙃 We have so much work to do, #MedTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

2 months

PhDone! It's Dr. Christophers now 😊👩🏽‍🎓 #DoubleDocs #LatinasInMedicine #LatinasInSTEM #DiverseDoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

I am in shock as an alum. The Black Justice League students have been calling for this since '15, threatened w disciplinary action incl suspension/expulsion, gaslit by events/committees/Trustees report. Students put themselves on the line, @Princeton doesnt get the credit here.

Princeton University

@Princeton

4 years

The #PrincetonU Board of Trustees has voted to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public Policy and International Affairs and residential college.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Excited to announce the launch of “The Free Guide to Med School Admissions!” To diversify medicine we need information to be out there in an equitable & accessible way, so please helps us share broadly: #MedAppGuide #SoMeDocs #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

This paper is one of the most important to me that I have written. We need more #firstgen #DoubleDocs ! How will you join us in making this happen? Thank you, @NatureMedicine for the platform. #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter #premed @MollieMarr

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Students are adults and should be treated with respect 🤷🏽‍♀️

Dr. Shadowgazer

@DShadowgazer

5 years

What’s your most controversial hot take in all of medicine ?

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

#HerTimeIsNow Latinas: 2% of physicians, 21636 1% faculty, 2596 .3% full profs, 303 .1% faculty w MD-PhD, 103 2% ped faculty, 552 .1% ped faculty w MD-PhD, 14 3% ped dept chairs, 5 Ya pasó la hora #LatinasInMedicine #WomenInMedicine #WIMMonth #phdlife

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

2 months

The MD-PhD student watching the M3 who graduated high school when they started their program answer all the attending's questions on rounds. 😂 #DoubleDocs #GreysAnatomy

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Y'all, I wrote something, and it's gonna be published in a journal 😭 My name is gonna be there above the text. This is surreal 😯 #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #WomenInMedicine #LatinasInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Wearing hoop earrings into lab today. May not seem like a big deal but I didn't put on a pair of hoops after age 11 until I was a sophomore in college bc I was told it was "too Latina." Well, as a #LatinasInMedicine + #DiverseDoubleDocs , I am now always proud to be too Latina 💁🏽‍♀️

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

1 year

When I started college, I didn't know what scientists did, let alone a physician-scientist 👩🏽‍⚕️ Yet here I am a decade later, getting my first independent F30 fellowship grant from the NIH as an MD-PhD student ☺️ #DoubleDocs #LatinasInMedicine @TriIMDPhD @BayliesLab @NICHD_NIH

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Last wk I submitted my first perspective piece to a journal. I was excited. Rejected. Submitted elsewhere. Rejected again. It's tough to have folks say, "we don't want your words." Getting ready to submit again. This is hard 📝 #SoMeDocs #MedStudentsWhoWrite #MedTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Medical students are adults, not children - treat us as such 🤷🏽‍♀️

OB/GaYN

@OBGaYN

5 years

Unpopular opinion, medical school edition. Let’s do this, #medtwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

👋🏽 I’m Bri, MD-PhD student🔜pediatrician-sci Proud #LatinasInMedicine 🇩🇴 POC/👶/🌿advocate✊🏽 🎤 @LatinasInMed @MedStudentChat Co📝 #MedAppGuide Producer Mini Lessons by Med Sci🧑‍🔬 🔗for premeds in bio More @

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Hey #MedTwitter , I'm Bri!👋🏼 MD-PhD student at @TriIMDPhD , current grad student studying muscle, future pediatrician, proud @LatinasInMed co-leader, coauthor + editor of #MedAppGuide (). Help me get to 6K followers by 2021! #DoubleDocs #phdlife #phdchat

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

" #MedEd perpetuates institutionalized #racism by encouraging trainees to develop heuristics that may perpetuate the very social inequities we should be working to address." 📃More in our @AcadMedJournal piece out ahead of print: @lizstein_ @NNkinsi

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

I have been doing diversity, equity and inclusion work since I was 14 yrs old. Countless events, panels, talks, programs, meetings, committees, task forces... Next week will be the first time *ever* I will be paid for working on a diversity project. #PayHer #LatinasInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

“ #MedEd perpetuates institutionalized racism by encouraging trainees to develop heuristics that may perpetuate the very social inequities we should be working to address.“ Read more in our @AcadMedJournal piece: @lizstein_ @NNkinsi #BlackLivesMatter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

#DoubleDocs folks: Reply if you are open to potential/future applicants asking about 🔸️your path/training/career 🔸️MD-PhD and/or DO-PhD apps (indicate which options in reply) I am 🙋🏽‍♀️ We all play a part in growing the physician-scientist community! #MedTwitter #SciTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

This is why the majority of #DoubleDocs students come from families in the top quintile of income (stay tuned for my paper soon about this). Low-income students can't afford to do research unpaid unless they make tons of other sacrifices while *also* trying to learn + exist.

Jennifer Doleac

@jenniferdoleac

3 years

If I am required to pay undergrad RAs $15/ hour, I will definitely hire fewer of them. Silver lining: less paperwork for me.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

My first publication, “Using admission stats to encourage diverse applicants to MD-PhD Prog” w @RuthGotian is out in JCI! #DiverseDoubleDocs The 📄: Full 📹 abstract: ⬇️Thread⬇️ #WomenInMedicine #MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

I may not be a physician yet, but I'll get there someday 😊 #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #LatinasInMedicine #WomenInMedicine #WomenPhysiciansDay #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

You read that correctly: There has been *no* change in the % Native American, Black, Latinx, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in surgical (AND non-surgical) residency programs since 2010. Read more: #MedTwitter #ILookLikeASurgeon #SurgTwitter #surgery

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Our piece in @AcadMedJournal uses historical context to show how race-based med is perpetuated + evolving. As students we call on #MedEd to be intentional w discussing race. Medicine's part in creating + legitimizing race leaves our patients vulnerable. @lizstein_ @NNkinsi

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Me: *passes PhD candidacy/thesis proposal/qualifying exam* Everyone: Take a break, go on vacation, you deserve it! Me: *eats toaster waffle coated with peanut butter sitting in front of my computer not knowing what to do*

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Y'all: "Christophers et al." 😲 #DoubleDocs #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phd

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

The medical school application process is so inequitable. Spending hours thinking about it for projects I am working on, and it is so frustrating. #MedTwitter #MedEd #WaiveTheMCAT

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

People may not understand why this matters. I have had folks treat me completely differently when my hair is straightened versus when it is curly. Suddenly I am more approachable + taken more seriously when I convert my hair from its natural state. #LatinasInMedicine #SoMeDocs

Narjust Florez, MD, FASCO

@NarjustFlorezMD

5 years

Official faculty picture. Curly hair, don't care! Still a doctor. Because curly hair is also professional. #LatinasInMedicine #SiSePuede

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Reading papers can wait. Tomorrow I'll join #ShutDownSTEM , advancing projects that uplift/heal BIPOC (esp Black ppl) + working w future #DiverseDoubleDocs . If youre BIPOC/minority + applying MD-PhD, DM me. You can be a physician-scientist + stay true to u. #BlackLivesMattters

March For Science

@MarchForScience

4 years

This Wednesday, June 10th we will join the call to #ShutDownSTEM ! We urge all scientists and STEM workers to stop business as usual for a day to focus on actionable plans that work towards ending anti-Black racism. #Strike4BlackLives #BlackLivesMatter #ShutDownAcademia

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Felt like time for a change #NewProfilePic Hello from this loud + proud Latina future pediatrician-scientist 👋🏼 I tweet about science as an act of social justice in med 🔬🩺✊🏼 @A_P_S_A Justice/Diversity Chair Here to help the kids, premeds + POC #DoubleDocs #LatinasInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Decided to brighten up my "office" corner a bit 😊

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

2 years

My partner is going to be a neurosurgeon!! 🧠 #LatinxInMedicine #neurosurgery @LatinoSurgery

Cormac O. Maher

@CormacOMaher

2 years

Michigan Neurosurgery @umichneuro is delighted to welcome our newest residents Cylaina Bird @CylainaB @UTSWNeurosurg , Armin Mortazavi @arminm870 @GUMedicine , and Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla @UWMedicine . The future looks very bright! #GoBlueMatch #Match2022

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

AAMC (thru a student writer) is advocating that future physicians should make $ DURING training 🔹flipping items on Ebay 🔹Freelancing 🔹Uber driving The few low-income students are already struggling (~75% med students come from the top 2 income quintile) 👎 #MedTwitter #MedEd

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Did I have an idea about COVID-19, assemble a team, setup a protocol, [cry a little during data collection], write a paper, edit to get said paper to below word count, submit, revise and have it accepted? Yes, yes I did. Stay tuned for the ahead of print 💁🏽‍♀️ #LatinasInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

You *could* do an MD-PhD just to get med school paid for if ur OK w 🔹 7-10 yrs on a grad student stipend 🔹going thru the trials of a PhD for yrs 🔹postponing attending salary 🔹taking add'l courses 🔹have ur peers as ur attendings But why, if it's not ur passion?🤷🏽‍♀️ #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

#DiverseDoubleDocs convo: some folks don't pursue MD/DO-PhD bc myth that #DoubleDocs = perfect. #ImposterSyndrome almost stopped me. I had 🔹️GPA < avg for my program 🔹️almost no clinical experience 🔹️couldnt afford applying > dozen schools Any other #ImperfectDoubleDocs ?

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

I had another paper accepted! It's been hard work--rejections, revisions, formatting, juggling projects--but it is gratifying to know that the ideas will be out there and starting/nuancing a conversation. #DoubleDocs

Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Y'all, I wrote something, and it's gonna be published in a journal 😭 My name is gonna be there above the text. This is surreal 😯 #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #WomenInMedicine #LatinasInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

First Day of 21st grade! 👩🏽‍🏫 Grad school yr 1, I'm ready for ya! #DoubleDocs #LatinasInSTEM #LatinasInMedicine #LikeABoss #phd #PhDLife #phdchat #SciTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Attending physicians, #MedTwitter : If you're on a panel w 9 ppl & theres only 1 med student maybe don't interrupt her several times... A thought from a disgruntled #LatinasinMedicine w more to say on MCAT to the audience of a students of color conference 🤷🏽‍♀️ #MedStudentTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

This #LatinasInMedicine just made the transition from MD-PhD student ➡️ MD-PhD candidate! Talked the talk of what I want to do, now I guess it's time to walk the walk (and not trip too many times while trying to do experiments). #DoubleDocs #LatinxHeritageMonth #LatinasInSTEM

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

So many premeds rely on these videos when studying for the MCAT. This is a FREE resource that *everyone* (w internet access) could access. MCAT prep can add up to $thousands, which many don't have. If you believe in equity in med, go donate or try to get the AAMC to help fund.

Khan Academy

@khanacademy

4 years

We hear you. We know our MCAT course has been important for so many of you. As a small nonprofit, we don't have the resources to maintain it at our high standards of quality. Based on your concerns, we are extending availability through 9/30/20, the end of this testing year.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Hi, new followers! I'm Bri 👋🏼 🔹️MD-PhD student #DoubleDocs 🔹️Lead @LatinasInMed , @MedStudentChat 🔹️Wrote #MedAppGuide : 🔹️My 📝: 🔹️ #FOAMed 📑: 🔹️ #ImperfectDoubleDocs , #MedStudentsWhoRead #SoMeDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

@Missle Why did I think this was a fruit at first glance? 🥴

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Here’s a compilation of >100 folks who will tell you about their path, give advice, read an essay, prep you for interviews, etc., if you are interested in becoming a physician-scientist (w any combo of degrees). Please reach out, we are a DM away!📨

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Sending in my vote today, have you voted yet? #IVotedEarly #IVoted

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Tucker - lemme introduce myself: Bri, MD-PhD Student 👩🏽‍🔬👩🏽‍⚕️. Training as a scientist, shocking I know! Specifically a developmental biologist. I'm also a #LatinasInSTEM , #LatinasInMedicine , and, of course, #UnapologeticallyFeministScientist 💁🏽‍♀️

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Giving a talk for high schoolers today, so of course I had to keep it real and tell them why it is so worth it to train as a #DoubleDocs ! Time to inspire the youth 💫 #MedTwitter #SciTwitter #AcademicTwitter #phd #LatinasInMedicine #LatinasInSTEM #WomenInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

1 year

What happened to "Videos are always free for students," @OnlineMedEd ? #MedEd

Tessa Oliver, MD

@tessajoliver

1 year

My class has discovered that OnlineMedEd is no longer free and safe to say while we are all not surprised, we are extremely disappointed. The explosion, necessity, and cost of outside med school resources remains untenable.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

This is a #PrincetonU lecture hall. In this room I learned Genetics, Cell & Developmental Biology, Biochem. In this room I doubted if I would ever be a scientist. Today in this room I'm apanelist talking to students about careers in biomedicine. #DoubleDocs #LatinasInSTEM 👩🏽‍🔬

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Thankful to @RuthGotian for this gift that is a reminder of a big accomplishment - publication of my first paper in @jclinicalinvest ! You can read it (more clearly) at #MedTwitter #DoubleDocs #LatinasInMedicine #phd #AcademicChatter #MedEd

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

My love language is sending people links, articles and papers that made me think of them - how about you?

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Out here making noise for my patients at #ClimateStrikeNYC #ClimateStrike #PutKids1st #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #WomenInMedicine #LatinasInMedicine

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Thrilled that our paper is out now in the December issue of @AcadMedJournal ! The biggest of shoutouts to my coauthors Edwin, @NNkinsi , Paul and @lizstein_ 🎉 #MedEd #racism #HealthJustice #BlackLivesMatter

Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

" #MedEd perpetuates institutionalized #racism by encouraging trainees to develop heuristics that may perpetuate the very social inequities we should be working to address." 📃More in our @AcadMedJournal piece out ahead of print: @lizstein_ @NNkinsi

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Y'all, papers I have written have reached 100 citations 😮 First pub in Dec 2019, currently at 13. I have learned so much about research, writing, and collab by working on projects on #MedEd , #COVID19 , #diversity , #LatinasInMedicine . Thank you for reading my work 😊 #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

2 years

It's #NationalLatinaDay ! Only 0.1% of US medical school faculty are Latinas with an MD-PhD. Coming soon (in a few years): this future #LatinasInMedicine #DoubleDocs 😊 #LatinasInSTEM

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

#LatinxHeritageMonth may be a semi-arbitrary celebratory month, but I will take every opportunity to shout out that I am a proud Latina MD-PhD student + future pediatrician-scientist!👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏽‍🔬 @LatinasInMed #LatinasInMedicine #LatinasInSTEM #DoubleDocs #HispanicHeritageMonth2021

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

I was awarded best talk by the audience 😊

Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

CW: slavery Tonight I am presenting one of the evening talks at the @A_P_S_A UNC Advocates for Inclusion in Medicine + Science (AIMS) 2020 National Symposium! As physicians + scientists, it's time to break the link. #DoubleDocs #MedTwitter #LatinasInMedicine #BlackLivesMatter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

One of my papers was just used by someone in a Twitter fight as evidence against someone's misinformation 😲

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

#PreMedTwitter : I have seen quite a few posts about med school applications lately so I am throwing in my two cents: 🥼Getting into Medical School: A Tweetorial🥼 #premed #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

It took me years to unlearn all the lies I had been told about my appearance. If they can't handle how the hair grows out of my head, then that's their problem not mine. The curls are here to stay ➿

L. Jones 🧠

@motherofneurons

4 years

In undergrad, I went to a mock interview in professional attire. My hair is 3a/3b and was much longer and thicker at the time. I pinned back my curly bangs to keep hair out of my face and just let my hair flow neatly behind my shoulders. THEY SAID MY HAIR WAS UNPROFESSIONAL?!

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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Do👏🏼not👏🏼make👏🏼people👏🏼share👏🏼their👏🏼trauma👏🏼on👏🏼an👏🏼interview👏🏼 It's inappropriate. Even if some1 writes about it. That doesnt mean they want to share w some random interviewer. Also bizarre q's about whether confederate statues should be taken down🙅🏽‍♀️(yes, I did get asked this)

Roxana Daneshjou MD/PhD

@RoxanaDaneshjou

4 years

My biggest fear for residency interviews is that interviewers will be asking Black medical students about facing racism and George Floyd... PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. Students do not need to be reliving their trauma while on the trail. #medtwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

There has been conversation about supporting med school applicants thru the process, so it’s timely that #MedAppGuide Ed2 is now *LIVE!* We created this ed to honor the 1st year anniversary of the guide, growing from 83 to 155 pgs. Go take a look at !

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

My #DoubleDocs two cents: You shouldn't do an MD-PhD if your only goal is to get med school paid for 🤷🏽‍♀️ If your life's work is in the public interest, you should not be drowning in debt for doing the training necessary to do your job.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 months

⭐️New @A_P_S_A paper⭐️ We found MD-PhD program acceptance varies by demographics + research experience. First-gen, Black or reapplying applicants were less likely to be accepted, regardless of research experience or publications. #DoubledDocs #MedTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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Latinx/a/os make up 6% of physicians 7% of medical students 5% of MD-PhD matriculants 3% of med school faculty Happy #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay (Oct 1)! #NLPD #NationalLatinaPhysicianDay #LatinxHeritageMonth #LatinasInMedicine #DoubleDocs #HispanicHeritageMOnth @LatinasInMed

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

2 years

Today is #NationalLatinxPhysicianDay !👩🏽‍⚕️ In 2018 I was 1 of 58 Latinx entering MD-PhD students (of 664 total US matriculants).* I am proud to be a #LatinasInMedicine + to help others pursue their dreams as future physician-scientists! #NLPD #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

My first basic sci paper was published in @AGA_Gastro ! 📄 A year of confusing, frustrating work, but really cool science🔬 “GDNF Induces Enteric Neurogenesis & Improves Colon Structure/Function in Mouse Models of HSCR” 🐁💩✅ #DoubleDocs #LatinasInSTEM

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Here is a note I received from a mentee today. We have communicated via email about 1X/month for a year and some video calls. A minute of mentorship from you will likely mean different path for the other. Take the minute. It's always worth it. #LatinasInMedicine #MedTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

First day of M2 is tomorrow and #ImposterSyndrome is hitting hard... Encouraging gifs are appreciated.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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My 1st ever citation! On @jclinicalinvest “Using admission stats to encourage diverse applicants to MD-PhD programs” by @RuthGotian +me (). Thanks Abhik + @A_P_S_A for starting convo at Diversity Summit & moving it ➡️ () #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Just got an email from a former PI that they are almost ready to submit a paper that I am an author on (which will be my first)😭 I am so unbelievably excited - this whole scientist thing is actually happening 👩🏽‍🔬 #LatinasInSTEM #DoubleDocs #MedStudentTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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Sometimes I get dressed up and take selfies, sometimes I pose for the camera instead of being behind it, and sometimes I do science (but always in fun patterns because life is too short to be boring)! #StillAScientist #futurephysicianscientist #LatinasInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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@lablesbian Science is always better when you're wearing a fun print 💁🏽‍♀️ Bri Christophers, MD-PhD student studying #devbio 👋🏼 #UnapologeticallyFeministScientist #MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #LatinasInSTEM

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

2 years

#NewProfilePic

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Look, if you send me a DM talking about all the free resources you offer + then I look at your website + you’re offering advising for THOUSANDS of dollars, then you clearly didnt spend 1min reading any of my tweets to the #premed community. So premeds read on for FREE resources.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Same. "The pill" was 1st tested by enrolling women in Puerto Rico bc trial on mainland was unlikely + eugenics/colonialism. Werent told it was experimental, so may be ineffective/side effects. These women needed options, scientists ignored adverse reports + planned extermination.

uché blackstock, md

@uche_blackstock

4 years

Yes! I only learned about the OCP trials in PR last year and now include it in all on my talks and trainings on health equity. Last week, a training participant from PR shared with that feelings about these trials are comparable to how Black Americans feels about Tuskegee.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Yesterday was #LatinaEqualPayDay . As a Latina MD-PhD I can expect to make: $223K (which, yes, is a lot of $) But if I were a White W +36K Latino M +56K White M +86K Why are #LatinasInMedicine #DoubleDocs worth less, #MedTwitter ?

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

#MedTwitter has been discussing “Take Two Aspirin + Call Me By My Pronouns,” an op-ed claiming social justice is taking time from sci ed + decreasing the quality of #MedEd . So here’s my take: “Take Two Aspirin + Read a Curriculum” THREAD. #MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Interested in MD-PhD/DO-PhD programs and looking for summer research opportunities? @A_P_S_A has done the research + compiled a list of 200 programs! You can filter by focus, length, class yr, stipend, due date, immigr status, URM-oriented. Available:

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Looking for mentors in medicine? 🔹MD/DO-PhD mentors: 🔹 @LatinasInMed : 🔹 @ProjectShort 🔹 @Prescribeitfwd 🔹 @A_P_S_A Program: 🔹 @F1Doctors 🔹Send me a DM!

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Y'all, I am about to go up on stage in a few hours and talk about my path as a Latina #doubledocs at a @storycollider event. Nervous, so please send me cute animal photos and gifs! #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Our #LatinasInMedicine paper was published in @JournalofGME ! Launching @LatinasInMed with @NarjustDumaMD & @MariaCMoraP has been one of the highlights of my time on #MedTwitter . The paper touches on how to build community virtually. Read: ¡Sí se puede!

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

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Weill Cornell Medicine

@WeillCornell

3 years

Briana Christophers ( @BriChristophers ), a #WCM and @TriIMDPhD student, recently co-authored a commentary on how first-generation students face barriers and need more support to pursue M.D.-Ph.D. programs published in @NatureMedicine .

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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Found out today how much I've learned in #medschool so far. Had to advocate for my spanish-speaking grandmother who had biopsy done, interpret tests & help determine follow-up care bc team didn't ask right questions abt her. Grateful to be a #LatinasInMedicine #DoubleDocs #sdoh

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

I was supposed to be taking Step 1 today. That’s it, that’s the tweet. #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Recently heard an attending physician tell a female patient that "throughout the month your hormones go wild." 🤦🏽‍♀️ Hormones do not "go wild," as it is in fact a highly-regulated and finely-tuned change... #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter #SoMeDocs #DoubleDocs #WomenInMedicine #MedEd

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Being a 🔹woman of color 🔹minority 🔹Black 🔹Brown 🔹Indigenous 🔹Latinx 🔹Poor/low-income individual doesnt mean they were less qualified. It means you had strength to adapt+ persist when everyone told you to not even try. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. #LatinasInSTEM

Ariana Elena Castillo

@arianaelena97

4 years

Hi I worked my a** off to get to where I am when people consistently told me I got success + positions because I’m a minority woman. I’m a scientist who EARNED my successes while having jobs, enduring life changing trauma + mental illnesses. I am a qualified candidate. Period.

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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Received this 📧 from mentee I’ve known since their 1st yr. I am still smiling. I feel proud to know that I spend as much time as I can helping get as many people of color, first-gen, low-income + other marginalized ppl into med school. #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #SoMeDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

Premeds are having a tough time this cycle: read their concerns & take action in support! Keep your institution (current/trained at) accountable for equitable admissions by answering 7 quick questions to auto-generate a letter: Tweet using #WaiveTheMCAT

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Did I immediately put on the new phylogenetic hoops I bought from @christineliuart ? Yes 😂😍 #LatinasInSTEM #LatinasInMedicine #DoubleDocs #UnapologeticallyFeministScientist

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 months

My PhD thesis defense is on MONDAY! Any last minute advice? #SciTwitter #MedTwitter #phdchat #DoubleDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Reminder that scientists come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them even wear hoops 💁🏽‍♀️ #LatinasInMedicine #LatinasInSTEM #DoubleDocs #FutureDr #MedTwitter #phd @christineliuart @LatinasInMed

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

#DoubleDocs : how many of you applied without a first author pub? How about any publications? #ImperfectDoubleDocs #MedTwitter

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

4 years

@RJStrodel hmmmm, should i set this as a “quick reply” option? 🤔

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

About to present at @Northeast_LMSA Regional Conference about diversity in pediatrics! #LatinasInMedicine #MedTwitter #MedEd #LMSANERC2021

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

3 years

Science, but make it abuelita. #LatinasInMedicine #LatinasInSTEM

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

5 years

Me: wear something simple for the lab website photo Also me: *pulls out full black and white print dress* 🤷🏽‍♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 #LatinasInMedicine #WomenInSTEM #LatinasInSTEM #ScientistsWhoSelfie #UnapologeticallyFeministScientist

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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@arghavan_salles @ETSshow @marinakurian @connieygan1 @JessicaLuc1 @DrJenGunter @SBowersMD @DrSabha @choo_ek @DrHowardLiu @UREssien @EmamiClaudia @KhouryMD @akulkarnicardio @AgnesSolberg @ShreyaTrivediMD @iamritu @DrToniyaSingh @TheRealDoctorT #HappyImmigrantDocs I am the proud daughter and granddaughter of Dominican immigrants🇩🇴 Thanks to my family’s sacrifices I have been able to follow my dreams and become the first scientist + #DoubleDocs ! #LatinasInMedicine #LatinasInSTEM #MedTwitter #DiverseDoubleDocs #SoMeDocs

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Briana Christophers, PhD

@BriChristophers

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@londyloo @choo_ek @pedsmd2b @MollieMarr Being from Miami, I have donned a #MedBikini + posted 📸. Even during MD-PhD retreat in Bermuda (at 🏝, not during talks lol) And I make “controversial” statements bc human lives are politicized as economic/immigration threats. And I‘ll be a great physician-scientist someday 🥽

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