A physician-in-training argues that social media can help marginalized groups in medicine find needed support and validation and that academic medicine should help trainees navigate these platforms rather than discourage their use.
Read Nat Mulkey's story "Finding my community on #GayMedTwitter," now available via AAMCNews.
Nat Mulkey (they/them) is a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) pursuing psychiatry. They work with a committee at BUSM on LGBTQI+ curriculum initiatives and have written articles about contemporary LGBTQI+ issues for WBUR Boston, the AMA Journal of Ethics, and in-Training.
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Gabi Redford
Director and Managing Editor, AAMCNews
Association of American Medical Colleges
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