Tara Vijayan
@nottheogdrv.bsky.social
ID doctor. NJ native. New(ish) Angeleno. Mom of 2 plus 1 rowdy pup. Wife of a primary care doctor. Daughter of immigrants (including the OG Dr. V.) If I had to pick, HIV, mycobacteria. Clinical decision making. Books, coffee, music, storytelling.
Today I shared with my med student that her piece definitely has a home somewhere, but the sting of rejection is real no matter what. I don't know if anyone else needs to hear that. To paraphrase Beckett: Ever tried, ever failed, try again, fail better. (Pic of just 2 MDs after a 75-story climb.)
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Today I shared with my med student that her piece definitely has a home somewhere, but the sting of rejection is real no matter what. I don't know if anyone else needs to hear that. To paraphrase Beckett: Ever tried, ever failed, try again, fail better. (Pic of just 2 MDs after a 75-story climb.)
Took my kids to their first protest. 1000s showed up in our sleepy little part of LA County. It was beautiful and peaceful. My favorite chant was "We stand united. We'll never be divided." 🇺🇸🗽
June 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Took my kids to their first protest. 1000s showed up in our sleepy little part of LA County. It was beautiful and peaceful. My favorite chant was "We stand united. We'll never be divided." 🇺🇸🗽
Please consider joining our incredible faculty and ASP program at UCLA Health. Los Angeles is an incredible city and always will be. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10331
June 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Please consider joining our incredible faculty and ASP program at UCLA Health. Los Angeles is an incredible city and always will be. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10331
What I really mean is confidence.
June 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
What I really mean is confidence.
Working on this chalk talk at home and feeling some graduation vibes. 🎓 Share feedback or your own examples of what I am trying to impart here.
June 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Working on this chalk talk at home and feeling some graduation vibes. 🎓 Share feedback or your own examples of what I am trying to impart here.
Secretary Kennedy does not acknowledge the fact that case rates only dropped post-vaccine. He states that pre-vaccine mortality decreased due to improvements in nutrition and sanitation. This may be true, but perhaps in the context of an all time low in income inequality.
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Secretary Kennedy does not acknowledge the fact that case rates only dropped post-vaccine. He states that pre-vaccine mortality decreased due to improvements in nutrition and sanitation. This may be true, but perhaps in the context of an all time low in income inequality.
Graph where case rates remain the same in the pre-vaccine era and death rates in the same era.
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Graph where case rates remain the same in the pre-vaccine era and death rates in the same era.
But once case rates started to decrease, death rates continued to plummet by 100 fold. Our goal should be ZERO deaths. This will only be achieved through universal measles vaccination.
March 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
But once case rates started to decrease, death rates continued to plummet by 100 fold. Our goal should be ZERO deaths. This will only be achieved through universal measles vaccination.