NC medical student brags on Twitter about deliberately harming patient who mocked her pronoun pin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't think she was saying she did it deliberately, just that it happened and he was an asshole so her attitude was ah well

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Won’t stop the anti-LGBTQ+ hysteria though.

[Anonymous]

Bet she scored well on the MCAT though. Sheesh. There is so much change needed in the medical profession in this country. It is essentially all bad at this point.

[Anonymous]

Why are doctors/med students wearing pronoun pins, anyway? Is it part of a class on virtue signaling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are doctors/med students wearing pronoun pins, anyway? Is it part of a class on virtue signaling?

This was my question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are doctors/med students wearing pronoun pins, anyway? Is it part of a class on virtue signaling?

This was my question.

Why wouldn't they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are doctors/med students wearing pronoun pins, anyway? Is it part of a class on virtue signaling?

This was my question.

Why wouldn't they?

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What’s wrong with pronoun pins?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are doctors/med students wearing pronoun pins, anyway? Is it part of a class on virtue signaling?

I think it's because it helps trans individuals get better care because somebody with a pin like that is going to be more likely to not discriminate against a trans person.

"Transgender persons suffer significant health disparities in multiple arenas (1, 2). Real or perceived stigma and discrimination within biomedicine and the health care provision in general may impact transgender people’s desire and ability to access appropriate care"

"There are numerous barriers to health care for transgender individuals with the largest barrier reported by transgender individuals being the paucity of knowledgeable providers."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802845/

Nearly one-third of transgender people report being refused medical care or harassed by medical professionals because they are transgender, according to a 2015 survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality. The survey of more than 27,000 transgender individuals is the largest in the U.S., with respondents from all 50 states.

That type of mistreatment could be why a quarter of transgender people in that survey said they avoid going to the doctor altogether.

https://www.consumerreports.org/healthcare/transgender-people-face-huge-barriers-to-healthcare-a9738689971/

[Anonymous]

From her tweet it sounds like she purposely missed the patient's vein so they had to be stuck twice simply because the patient didn't align with her personal views. That is disgusting and I hope she is reprimanded. She is openly admitting to medical malpractice. Medical professionals encounter a variety of patients from different backgrounds with different beliefs but they have an obligation to do no harm and provide the same standard of care. She clearly posted this on Twitter so she could virtue signal and get praised but it had the opposite effect.

[Anonymous]

Why do people feel the need to share every thought publicly on social media? Did it not occur to her that maybe this was a bad idea?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From her tweet it sounds like she purposely missed the patient's vein so they had to be stuck twice simply because the patient didn't align with her personal views. That is disgusting and I hope she is reprimanded. She is openly admitting to medical malpractice. Medical professionals encounter a variety of patients from different backgrounds with different beliefs but they have an obligation to do no harm and provide the same standard of care. She clearly posted this on Twitter so she could virtue signal and get praised but it had the opposite effect.

That’s pretty obvious to me too. she was very wrong and should be disciplined. The patient was also a complete ass. However, two wrongs do not make a right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From her tweet it sounds like she purposely missed the patient's vein so they had to be stuck twice simply because the patient didn't align with her personal views. That is disgusting and I hope she is reprimanded. She is openly admitting to medical malpractice. Medical professionals encounter a variety of patients from different backgrounds with different beliefs but they have an obligation to do no harm and provide the same standard of care. She clearly posted this on Twitter so she could virtue signal and get praised but it had the opposite effect.

That’s pretty obvious to me too. she was very wrong and should be disciplined. The patient was also a complete ass. However, two wrongs do not make a right.

And Twitter says she is being disciplined by the school.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get “deliberately” part. Not from the student’s tweet

[Anonymous]

Medical professionals have to deal with all kinds of people saying all kinds of things. It’s just something they have to deal with; not take personally or retaliate against.
I had a HS friend who would post pretty mean spirited stuff about her patients on FB. Never any identifying info, of course, but it made me pretty uncomfortable seeing her attitude towards her patients & that she felt the need to publicly share that. Seemed unprofessional. I guess someone eventually called her out because she posted something defensive then stopped posting about work altogether.

[Anonymous]

She is a student. Looks like an effective lesson that will serve her well in her future career. Everyone makes mistakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are doctors/med students wearing pronoun pins, anyway? Is it part of a class on virtue signaling?

This was my question.

Why wouldn't they?

How far do you want to take this? Can I wear a pin to work declaring my socially conservative worldview? Or one that says "Jesus is Lord"? Or does that courtesy only extend to those with more liberal views?