Health communications & public policy advocacy. Avid reader, chocolate lover, traveler, mama. Views are my own.

Washington, DC
Joined May 2009
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Congratulations to the Super Bowl champion @Seahawks! This defense was special. MVP Kenneth Walker was dominant. And Sam Darnold gave us one of the best comeback stories in a long time. Enjoy the celebration.
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A huge win for strengthening the physician workforce and increasing access to care! The new Medicare-supported GME residency slots announced by @CMSGOV will meaningfully impact both rural and urban communities. #ExpandGME aamc.org/news/press-releases…
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Big news! @CMSGov announced new medical residency positions as a result of recent legislation to #ExpandGME. 135 hospitals across 37 states received at least a portion of a slot. This will improve access to care by expanding the physician workforce. aamc.org/news/press-releases…
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Happy #NationalRuralHealthDay! Rural-serving academic health systems and teaching hospitals have a profound reach, giving patients access to high quality, cutting-edge care they are not able to receive locally. aamc.org/media/69371/downloa…
Happy #NationalRuralHealthDay! We are so grateful for all our advocates of #ruralhealth! We would like to highlight that yesterday, the Senate and House introduced #resolutions to recognize November 20, 2025 as National Rural Health Day!
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Just 5% of U.S. hospitals are AAMC members, but they deliver: 🔹 33% of charity care 🔹 23% of Medicare inpatient days 🔹 27% of Medicaid hospitalizations #Academicmedicine = care when and where it’s needed most. bit.ly/4ozQyCQ
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From innovative cancer treatments to active clinical trials on Alzheimer’s disease, the research that #StartsInAcademicMedicine will shape lives for generations. Investing in medical research benefits all Americans. #AcademicMedicineWeek ow.ly/wa2h50WcXxB
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With over $728 billion contributed to the economy and 7.1 million jobs supported, our nation’s medical schools, academic health systems & teaching hospitals are critical economic engines. ow.ly/rkup50WcXKb #StartsInAcademicMedicine
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Thank you to health care leaders from AAMC member-institutions who met with Congressional staff yesterday to share how proposed cuts to federally funded medical research will have devastating impacts on communities nationwide, economic growth, & decades of scientific progress.
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From hosting Congressional briefings to convening #AcademicMedicine leaders on Capitol Hill, we're proud of the work we did this year advocating for medical research, patient care, health equity, community collaborations & the physician workforce. Looking forward to 2025!
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The U.S. is facing a dire #DocShortage projected to reach up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. Learn how more Medicare-supported #GME slots would ensure we have enough qualified physicians to meet the ever-changing needs of patients everywhere: ow.ly/RRyH50Ue1Pm #ExpandGME
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It was great to bring together AAMC staff and our Government Relations Representatives to discuss #AcademicMedicine priorities - #GME, medical research, health equity & more. Excited to continue collaborating with GRRs to further the important work of academic medicine.
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Thanks to @CortezMasto, @RepRaulRuizMD and @RepMenendez for taking the time to meet with our med school deans who talked about how investing in @HRSA workforce programs and #GME can improve the health of patients in their communities and nationwide.
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Yesterday deans from AAMC member med schools at @PonceHealthSU, @UNM, @UCIrvine, @NjmsMedEd, @FIU, & @UPR_oficial were in DC for the @HispanicCaucus Institute’s conference and met with lawmakers to highlight the importance of expanding #GME and supporting @HRSA workforce programs
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NIH-funded research supported over 580,000 jobs and $96 billion in the US economy in 2022, creating economic opportunities in every state. Growing the @NIH is a smart investment for communities everywhere. #StartsInAcademicMedicine #RallyMedRes #FundNIH
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Today, our Board Chair Lee Jones, MD, hosted @Georgetown's inaugural Project Medical Education Day to share with federal & local policymakers the impact of #AcademicMedicine on medical research, health equity, #MedEd & patient care. Thanks Georgetown for this insightful event!
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Rural health initiatives such as mobile clinics & rural track programs ensure all patients have access to high-quality, affordable health care. Tailored patient care #StartsInAcademicMedicine. Learn more: ow.ly/iEsL50SbPQj
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What #StartsInAcademicMedicine is improving the health of patients everywhere. Joining us on Capitol Hill, Adrian Tyndall, MD, Dean of @MSMEDU, shares his optimism around Congressional, non-partisan support for the vital work happening in academic medicine.
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Thank you @RepAndreCarson, @RepBrianFitz, @RepDelBene and @RepSmucker and the 175 other House members for urging the House Appropriations Committee to increase @NIH funding to advance research & save lives. Read the recommendation letter: ow.ly/P3Xp50RPhye
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Thanks @BJC_HealthCare, @marshallu & @UABNews for sharing how your institutions are using new Medicare-supported Graduate Medical Education positions to alleviate the #DocShortage & save lives during today's briefing hosted by @RepBrianFitz & @RepTerriSewell. #ExpandGME
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We are proud to present the AAMC Champion of Academic Medicine awards to @SenSchumer & @TomColeOk04 for supporting programs that bolster the health workforce, advance life-saving medical research, & promote the nation’s public health. ow.ly/aWOx50QLFOm
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