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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️

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General internist & proud primary care doc - passionate about #traumainformed care Editor: Trauma-informed Healthcare Approaches (Springer) #womenshealth #meded #narrativemedicine #medhum #abstractpainter - #medsky #medtwitter refugee IG: @meggerberMD

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 10

TY @jama.com for sharing our JAMA insights on #trauma-informed care - we hope this inspires #healingcentered #healthcare as well as a continued expansion of the evidence base around #traumainformed interventions #impsci #aces #PACEs
#grateful to many colleagues #TIHCER who have informed this work 🙏

JAMA @jama.com · Jun 9

Clinicians can enhance health outcomes for trauma-affected patients with trauma-informed care.

This JAMA Insights offers guidance on sensitive communication, personalized care, and collaborative decision-making. https://ja.ma/4kvkpKe

#MedEd #MedSky

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · 7d

Thank you @jama.com for allowing Angela Adger-Antonikowski, PhD,MA & I to engage in dialogue about the application of #traumainformed care beyond the exam room - #healthcareworkers
#vicarioustraumatization #healingcentered #medsky @tihcer.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Extending Trauma-Informed Care

To the Editor The recent Insights article by Drs Gerber and Adger Antonikowski emphasizes the need for clinicians to recognize trauma’s pervasive impact and center safety, trust, and empowerment in me...

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · 11d

Agreed! And what about private insurers - will they all follow suite? #covidisntover we will no longer be able to keep the vulnerable patients in our waiting rooms protected from #COVID

Decree exempts rural areas away from urban centers but many areas like mine still have #PCP shortages

Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · 14d

@theintima.bsky.social 💕🙏Crossroads blog post by Colleen Cavanaugh, MD #gynecologist discussing her piece, "The Lingerie Shop" (Spring 2025) & how my painting resonated with her writing & childhood experience finding mother's #mastectomy bras www.theintima.org/blog/inspira... #medhum

How Art Inspires: Looking at “The Wish” by primary care physician Megan Gerber. A reflection by Colleen Cavanaugh — Intima

Although many of my non-fiction stories dwell on loss, there is always a lesson to be learned or an inspiration which somehow has evolved into compassion. In “ The Lingerie Shop ” (Spring 2025 Intima...

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Vinayak Jain @vinayakjain.bsky.social · 24d

Reconciling these two traditions comes with challenges. But also with strategic opportunities for academic medical centres. An illustrative ROI framework based on work at @gumedcenter.bsky.social MHI as below.

#AcademicSky #SocSky #Scicomm #PhilSci #MedHum #Humanities (2/4)

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@CLOSLER @closler.bsky.social · Sep 10

Whether a seasoned healthcare professional or a trainee, reflecting on your medical journey fosters humility, resilience, and a deeper connection to your work. @drkopacz.bsky.social @meggerber.medsky.social #MedSky @rschaefmd.bsky.social closler.org/creative-art...

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Frank Cacace MD FACP @gimapreceptor.bsky.social · Aug 17

This is hideous

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Dan Pomerantz @dhpomerantz.bsky.social · Aug 17

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/15/f...
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, let’s hope that it also melts inhumane ICE policy and action.

ICE Ships 7-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention, Prompting School Principal’s Plea for Their Release

An older brother is detained in Newark while two other siblings remain in New York, “unprotected and traumatized” after arrests at immigration check-in.

www.thecity.nyc

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Aug 17

“the first known ICE arrest of a New York City child under the age of 18 during the second Trump administration” immoral
#noKings

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Frank Cacace MD FACP @gimapreceptor.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Hey #healthcare #primarycare employed physicians

This episode 👇👇

Honoring physicians who still hold onto the indivisible fact that caring for the patient is the APEX of it all

Every healthcare committee member on The Hill needs to listen

"And then something changed...… - 43cc - Apple Podcasts

Podcast Episode · 43cc · 08/14/2025 · 51m

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Aug 16

#maskswork thank you

Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Aug 15

🙏❤️

Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Aug 2

I’ve enjoyed being part of Narrative Mindworks - The World’s Leading International Narrative Practices Association; consider joining the global community advancing the art and practice of narrative in healthcare, education & communication. #healthhumanities #medicalhumanities
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Narrative Mindworks | International Narrative Practices Association

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Aug 2

Just signed 🤞😣 #scienceisreal #publichealth @gimapreceptor.bsky.social @dhpomerantz.bsky.social @elasticdo.bsky.social @gabrieldane.me @colleenchristmas.bsky.social @indupartha.bsky.social

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Aug 2

Please sign and share our petition to remove RFK Jr.

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Sign the Petition

RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

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Frank Cacace MD FACP @gimapreceptor.bsky.social · Jul 11

Hey #healthcare #medsky

I think so much has to be done in our financialized spaces to hold onto our oath and patient relationships in the exam room …

I don’t like how the word HERO has been used, eg w the pandemic

Reeve’s second definition makes much more sense

Be the ordinary person 👇

Quite from Christopher Reeves about heroism.

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@CLOSLER @closler.bsky.social · Jun 24

When caring for pts who are unhoused, addressing food & housing insecurity is just as important as providing med treatment. Build trust & ensure psychological safety through trauma-informed interactions and a nonjudgmental approach. @meggerber.medsky.social tinyurl.com/pwt4498u

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jun 24

As the US nears its highest number of measles cases in >30 years, I wrote in @statnews.com
about what is at stake:

A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky

A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status

We have had the ability to prevent nearly all cases of measles for more than 60 years. Yet the number of cases keeps growing.

www.statnews.com

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@CLOSLER @closler.bsky.social · Jun 23

Prioritize talking with patients about how vaccines not only prevent infection but support cognitive health. This is one way that patients can take steps to preserve brain function. @drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social @agsjournal.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social #MedSky
tinyurl.com/hp7f9yjs

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks for these important thought-provoking articles!! @closler.bsky.social so #grateful for this forum ❤️

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 17

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Susan Lee @drmommy.bsky.social · Jun 10

Great work!

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 14

Agree important essay, 🙏🙏 Another way of phrasing this: “understanding those who have *used* violence” - terms like “perpetrator” & “victim” come from criminal justice system not always recovery-oriented #traumainformed @drgalinaportnoy.bsky.social @martinajelley.bsky.social @tihcer.bsky.social

@CLOSLER @closler.bsky.social · Jun 13

Understanding perpetrators of violence as potential trauma survivors can inspire empathy in clinicians and contribute to a universal, trauma-informed approach to patient care. @meggerber.medsky.social #MedSky #PTSD closler.org/lifelong-lea...

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you!!

Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 10

You are there!! #IMproud #proudtobeGIM #internalmedicine #medtwitter
#coreIM
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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 10

100% this - “what matters to you” instead of “what’s the matter with you?” #traumainformed #healingcentered care thank you for the tag 🙏❤️ @closler.bsky.social

@CLOSLER @closler.bsky.social · Jun 9

Pats’ past healthcare experiences influence their ability to engage in care. Taking time to learn about their life stories builds trust & empowers them to participate in their healing. @meggerber.medsky.social @traumainformedtalk.bsky.social @traumainformed.bsky.social tinyurl.com/sw5cetdu

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · Jun 10

JAMA @jama.com · Jun 9

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