PittMed LMSA

Hola familia! LMSA at Geisinger just shared with us that they are having a great presentation this afternoon regarding how to interact with non-English speaking patients and navigate the patient interview when an interpreter is needed. UPMC's own International Referral Liaison and Spanish Interpreter, Joyce Rowan, will be presenting. Sign-Up Link: https://docs.google.com//1tT5LVkGr7Su3NDOtPYvVkgt-ES/edit... Zoom Link: https://gcsom.zoom.us/j/97549733120 Meeting ID: 975 4973 3120 Passcode: 5J5*W+

Pitt Med LSMA is celebrating five years since its foundation. Thank you to the founders Jose Miguel Juarez MD, Jennifer Mena MD, Shantal Villalobos MD and Xenia Fernandez MD, and founding faculty mentors Dr Schumann and Dr Diego.

Hi everyone! Join LMSA in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by attending one (or both!) of our lunch talks today and Thursday. See below for more information on each talk along with their zoom link/RSVP form. 9/28 Lunch talk by Dr Chaves-Gnecco on Invisible in the Time of COVID: What Providers Can Do to Care for the Latino Community... We have enough for 6 more tacos today so RSVP soon! RSVP form: https://forms.gle/nMoCR2qvHHNpZ7q27 Zoom link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98049497368 10/1 Lunch talk by Dr. Ragavan on "Dismantling English Supremacy in Research" The first 30 people to RSVP can pick up free Puerto Rican food from the Scaife student lounge (10/1). RSVP form: [https://docs.google.com/.../1mQTFzfh2M2vMA6fq.../viewform... Zoom link: [https://pitt.zoom.us/j/97818123391](https://www.google.com/url)

House of Delegates meeting today. One highlight was a powerful reading from Dr. Inginia Genao, the author of this article included below. #LatinxPride #orgullolatino #diversityinmedicine

AMA is hosting a Health Equity series on YouTube, with a very timely discussion regarding Latinx health and COVID-19 tomorrow at 5pm! Hear firsthand accounts about the challenges faced by these frontline Latinx doctors across the country. Learn more about how COVID-19 may be disproportionately affecting our communities, and more importantly, what we can do to better address these disparities. Make sure to tune in and take advantage of this amazing opportunity. #healthequity #AMA

We wanted to take this moment to highlight an amazing UPSOM alum and prior Pitt LMSA President who's doing great things during his Emergency Residency at Mount Sinai. Jose Miguel Juarez, thank you for everything you are doing for your patients. We are all so proud. #Frontline #LatinoStrong #NewYorkTough #stayhome