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“Raymond” Terrific
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Healthcare student, lover of all that is cardiology, microbiology, immunology, and audiology. Hater of spaghetti squash. #MedSky #CardioSky. You may call me Kate. Or Raymond. Whatever works. She/her
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Getting an mRNA COVID vaccine seems to prime the immune system to attack cancer cells in patients on immune checkpoint therapy. Patients who got COVID vaccines were TWICE as likely to be alive at three years as those who didn't
ESMO 2025: mRNA-based COVID vaccines generate improved responses to immunotherapy
Patients with cancer who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint therapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after beginning treatment, according to a...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
BEHOLD MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I swear the skill I am cementing the most in ECG class is how to correctly spell “rhythm” and all of its variations
September 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have to memorize the krebs cycle for micro, pray for me
September 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Behold the beauty of my B. Subtilis streak plate. Also I got a 95% on my micro test this week, but really this streak plate is my true pride and joy
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I don’t know how I’m supposed to focus on my micro exam today when my prof just dropped that there’s “bright and shiny new microscopes” in our lab this morning. All we are allowed to do is more streak plates today. So cruel. 😭🫶🏻🦠🔬
September 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
One of the things I miss the most about my time in Europe was the lack of English spoken anywhere. It was such a calming experience to not be around American drivel.
July 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Since returning to school after many years, I’ve been employing a strategy of fighting for every point for the 1st 2/3 of the semester so I can chill by finals week. It works like a charm—for ex, I just realized if I get a 50% on my next test AND blow off the final, I will still end up with an A.🤓💪🏻
July 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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What do you see in this #echofirst video? 🫀 After giving your answer, find out in our CASE report: bit.ly/44BfPFg

#ASEEchoChallenge
April 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
How is it in this now 5th post-COVID-19 year that a healthcare student won’t wear a mask (yet just applied hand sanitizer) in class when they are coughing and snuffling about?

Perhaps their next class should be microbiology.
April 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
One of the awesome benefits about doing well in medical terminology is now my dad and I have a secret language. This connection with him and his life’s work is such a gift. 🥰
March 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Congratulations to our very own JHBMC Echo Lab Director
@mmukherjeemd.bsky.social
for leading the guidelines on echocardiographic assessment of the right heart👏🏻❤️ @ase360.bsky.social

The RV matters, & these updates ensure it gets the attention it deserves!❤️

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults and Special Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography
Right heart adaptation to pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a critical determinant of clinical outcomes, morbidity, and mortality in patients with or at …
www.sciencedirect.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ready for my physics midterm, wish me luck!
February 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What am I up to these days?

✅ Conceptual physics

✅ Medical terminology

✅ More Spanish

✅ TA’ing some Anatomy classes

✅ Weightlifting

Also this semester I’ll be applying to a cardiac sonography program. It’s very competitive so 🤞🏻 and devising backup plans.
February 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Five years ago, as we ⬆️ diversity of Penn Cardiology Grand Rounds with Penn Women in Cardiology, I wondered what the U.S. landscape of Cardiology Grand Rounds speakerships was

Proud to work w/this amazing team to answer this question, now in @jama.com Cardiology

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cardiology Grand Rounds Speaker Diversity
This cross-sectional study examines data for grand rounds lectures at 42 US institutions to gauge the representation of women among cardiology grand rounds speakers.
jamanetwork.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hard work paid off, 4.0 gpa, Dean’s List, and one of those As was in what has been termed the most difficult Anatomy class in the Bay Area. ✨🍾🥂
January 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Aaand we’re done with physiology! I only got a 70% on the test, but in my defense, I needed a 51% to keep my A in the class so it’s still an overachievement lol
December 19, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Survived my anatomy final(s)!! And I even got to (correctly) point out how one model was inaccurate. Always fun to be rewarded for being a pedant.
December 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
The Faculty Strikes Back
December 1, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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Ok, I got myself a cup of coffee and dug up an old thread for everyone that can’t search the internet.

Sorry I’m grumpy today but I am absolutely exhausted.

😴

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November 29, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Thankful this year for my British in-laws who had no issue whatsoever with my postponing Tday for a few days while I recover from a nasty chest cold.

Not thankful for the unmasked, symptomatic petri dish who spluttered directly behind me all last week in anatomy class.
November 28, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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🎨 In case anyone need…

The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!

Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM