Dear ‘anonymous’ medical students on Twitter

I’ve received messages from many of you & you are wonderful!

Why don’t you post as yourselves on Twitter?

Is medical culture so toxic that it scares you from speaking out?

#medtwitter #medstudenttwitter

[1]

I remember being a med student and having fear of retaliation; this has existed long before you, me, and my seniors!

The only way to change medical culture, globally, is do things differently!

You have a platform to express yourselves more potently than we ever did.

[2]

Use it as yourselves!

Part of our learning is find the parameters of our world & exploring within them

The only way you can change parameters is to know them

You will feel more confident and accepting of yourselves to do so

It also sets a precedent for you!

[3]

Being a medical student is HARD. Was hard for me!

But I spoke up a lot as a med student, resident, and still do! Precedents...

So I’d suggest posting as yourselves—-for yourself but also to really change medical culture!

/fin