1/One of the side effects of social distancing/isolation is that we may double down on existing relationships.

What implications does this have for our most junior and most vulnerable who need to access new network’s and find mentors for career development?

2/ Will this have differential impact for those with vs. without access to mentors through other means (e.g., parents who are doctors)?

I’ve been thinking about with with @NatalieAMoreno1 one of our 4th year medical student @UMichMedAdmiss

3/ What are innovative ideas for creating equal access to new mentor/sponsor relationships in a virtual era?

Interested in ideas.

We are working at @UMichSurgery to build virtual engagement networks for different clinical specialities, and research disciplines.

4/ Our transplant group has done this well and we need to scale this up https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">

5/ interested to hear what @AcademicSurgery is planning given their mission to support young academic surgeons.

@kbilimoria @dreskim @lubitz_carrie @AmirGhaferi @DrHariNathan?

6/ This supports the broader concept of supporting inclusion in a socially isolated world. We need new tools. Would love to hear people’s concerns, ideas, & innovative solutions.