Penn Medicine Alumni

New students entering the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were welcomed into the Penn community last week with a virtual orientation. Get to know these future medical leaders

To take care of yourself, first and foremost you actually have to recognize the space that you take up in every single space in which you exist. writes Maryam... Alausa, M’23, in her letter to the incoming medical class. Read her whole piece in Appendx, the Perelman School of Medicine's student run magazine, here: https://www.apenndx.com/feel-free-to-not-listen-to-me-i-ra/

Appendx, the Perelman School of Medicine's student run magazine, recently launched their orientation issue, To the MS1s, which features letters to the incoming class. Read the letter from the Appendx editors about starting medical school in a COVID-19 world here: https://www.apenndx.com/to-the-ms1s-from-the-editors/

Patients are increasingly seeking diagnoses and treatment advice from social media sites like Reddit, according to a study presented at the Association for Healthcare Social Media virtual meeting. The unique structure of Reddit is an optimal platform to crowdsource medical opinions, says Perelman School of Medicine student Perelman School of Medicine Brian Chu. Read more here: https://www.healio.com//patients-increasingly-turn-to-soci

Cardiothoracic surgery resident Jason Han wrote about the responsibility to wear a mask in public. The mindset I hope to carry in wearing masks as well as in taking care of my patients is to do that which I believe is right, not for any other reason than that it is the right thing to do. Read his whole op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer here: https://www.inquirer.com//coronavirus-mask-wearing-doctor-

Medicine is typically an intimate interaction with one-on-one conversations and physical exams behind closed doors. Christopher Magoon, M’19, writes about how COVID-19 has changed how doctors including intensive care units care for patients while social distancing via telehealth. Read more here: https://thepenngazette.com/welcome-to-year-zero/

Penn Medicine is honored to have, once again, been ranked among the top hospitals in the nation--and 1st in Pennsylvania--by U.S. News & World Report. Today, we celebrate the commitment of our staff, and the patients who entrust their care to us. https://bit.ly/306anZv

Dr. Luke Messac, GR'16, is featured on NBC News for receiving help with his undergraduate thesis from Dr. Anthony Fauci. Messac received his Ph.D. in History an...d Sociology of Science from Penn Arts & Sciences in 2016 and his M.D. from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018. Dr. Messac is currently a Resident in Emergency Medicine at Brown University. "For a lot of us in medicine, [Dr. Fauci] is just such a major voice. He edits one the major medical textbooks, he’s had thousands of publications and he’s fought some of the worst diseases we have," Messac said. "A lot of people in medicine trust him, so hearing his voice was very comforting during a very scary time and still is." Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Penn Alumni

Dr. David Fajgenbaum, a Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alum and Penn Medicine physician is using his own personal experience to help identify drugs that may save the life of COVID-19 patients. https://cnn.it/38agpKY

Help us welcome the incoming class of 2020! Use the link below to leave a note of encouragement for the newest members of the Perelman School of Medicine. Your thoughtful words will show them that they are joining a caring and welcoming community. Click here to write your note: https://bit.ly/31dfIiv

Today at 1pm, the Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia health care community knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence on Franklin Field. W...e knelt in remembrance of George Floyd and the countless others who have been victims of racism. We knelt in commitment to our patients, colleagues, and community of color to improve their health and safety. We knelt in promise for a future devoid of inequality and injustices. #whitecoatsforblacklives #blacklivesmatter #PennTogether #PowerofPenn See more

In a letter to the Penn Medicine community, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Dean J. Larry Jameson, University of Pennsylvania Heal...th System CEO Kevin B. Mahoney, and other leaders reinforced our institution’s values in the pursuit of justice, inclusion and equity, both in health care and in the broader society: As health care providers, scientists, and educators, we are in a position to lead. We have profound obligations to support diversity and inclusion within our communities to our patients, to our students and trainees, and importantly, to one another. In our words and through our actions, we have power to make a difference in the fight to ensure that hatred, bigotry, discrimination, and racism have no corner in our community. We understand the importance of social determinants as they relate to health, education, and wealth. We continue to strive to fully understand the unfortunate role of racism and biases in health care disparities, ostensibly immovable barriers to achieving equity in health. At Penn Medicine, our code of professionalism, our commitment to inclusion, and our focus on optimal health for everyone, underpins our values and actions. We stand together in this crucial work, and send our most heartfelt support and thoughts to those who are hurting today. Read more of their letter: http://spr.ly/6183G1pFB

Congratulations to the Perelman School of Medicine class of 2020 from all Penn Medicine alumni! Best of luck as you embark on your new careers we look forward to seeing all that you will accomplish!