Yuemei (Amy) Zhang is an anesthesiologist and can be reached on Twitter @yzhangmd1.

Activism is a part of medicine and we cannot remain neutral

Physician
July 16, 2022

From a new attending and the former resident and fellow physician union president, congratulations on starting your residency! You’ve dedicated decades of your life to medicine, and your years of studying and extracurricular achievement have brought you to this moment.

As you are well aware, residency will be tough. You will likely work long hours while being exploited by your employer as cheap labor, but you’ll be expected to drink from …

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Activism is a part of medicine and we cannot remain neutral

More than a “bad day”: Asian-American medical trainees need your support

Physician
March 20, 2021

On March 16, 2021, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long had a “bad day,” in the words of Captain Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department, and went to three different spas or massage parlors to kill eight people, including six Asian-American women, before being stopped. Had he not been stopped, he may have intended to continue on to Florida to murder more …

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More than a “bad day”: Asian-American medical trainees need your support

Health care workers need policy changes, not just applause

Policy
June 6, 2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been straining our health care system, public support for health care workers has never been greater. Every evening for a few minutes, neighborhoods across the country erupt into enthusiastic cheering and instrumental noise as people show their support for us. My social media feed has erupted with posts, artwork, and hashtags praising us #healthcareheroes and #frontlinecovid19.

However, if you really want to support your “health care …

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Health care workers need policy changes, not just applause