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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)

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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)

@RFentonMD

**Not active here. On IG, TT, #BlueSky: @rfentonmd. For inquiries, use link in bio.** Making Adolescent Medicine accessible for marginalized youth in Chicago.

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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Nov 11, 2024
Tl;dr: Bye, Twitter! You can find me educating on TT & IG & my random thoughts on #Medsky. Just learned about the other app today; I’m making the leap w/o hesitation. My relationship with this app has been complicated politically, but also personally. After becoming a new mom &
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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 17, 2023
In an acute visit, a patient seemingly out of nowhere said, “I know my weight is probably affecting this too.” I paused, “Actually, I don’t think this problem has anything to do with weight so I wasn’t going to bring it up, but I also don’t see weight as an indicator of health.”
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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 21, 2020
Rotating on the peds trauma service, I met a Black young man who was shot in the abdomen. The word was it was “gang activity”. No one bothered to ask more questions. I walked in the room and saw a boy who was scared. He feared the outcomes of surgery and getting shot again. 1/
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 21, 2020
Replying to @RFentonMD
My job as a doctor doesnt give me the right to evaluate someone’s character or decisions; it requires that I support their thriving. As I remember my dear patient, I’m reminded to combat the systems that threaten our patients’ health over judging their individual actions. END
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Jun 27, 2023
June is officially the sweetest month of 2023. My baby girl is here! ❤️ I’m excited for this new journey and seeing how it’ll shape my perspective & work. I felt so cared for and valued during my labor & delivery experience like every birthing person, esp Black folks, deserves.
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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 17, 2023
Replying to @RFentonMD
I continued, “We can also do labs just to see if you’re at risk for things like diabetes, high cholesterol, and liver disease since it’s been awhile since those were checked.” “Sounds good, can I come to see you? I like you.” “Of course!” This is weight stigma-free practice!
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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Apr 21, 2021
- Gianna Floyd (7) lost her father - Darnella Frazier (17) bravely recorded George Floyd’s killing, leading to today’s conviction - Makiyah Bryant (15) was killed TODAY by Columbus OH police after calling for help Black girls & women are not exempt from the trauma of policing
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 17, 2023
Replying to @RFentonMD
“Doctors always seem to find a way to bring my weight up because it’s high…”, they explained. “…so you wanted to bring it up first so it hurts less?” I added. “Yeah”, they said. “I get that. Why don’t you come back so we can do a head to toe check-up and talk more?”
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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 17, 2023
Replying to @RFentonMD
I explained I care more about behaviors, like nutrition and physical activity. I shared how people at lower weights can have significant health issues while people at higher weights can run marathons. “Weight alone doesn’t tell me much about your health.” They seemed relieved.
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Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 21, 2020
Replying to @RFentonMD
This teen, in a position of vulnerability, had to prove that he’s a “good kid.” I lacked the words to fight this battle with my attending. My interaction with him brutally reminded me how much society doesn’t trust or value Black boys. It broke me then and still does now. 6/
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Jan 23, 2022
Got called a “f*cking b*tch” in my DMs this evening for the vaccine videos I made for the AAP. Reading those words directed to me was unsettling. Advocacy is rewarding most days, and some days are hard. The latter are reminders of why I only do work I genuinely believe in.
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Feb 21, 2020
Replying to @RFentonMD
Outside, I recounted my heart-to-heart to my White male attending. “I just don’t trust him,” he said. Sensing my disappointment, he laughed “maybe I’ve just been here too long.” I was internally furious at this reminder that Black people are always expected to prove ourselves 5/
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Oct 16, 2020
Spotted in the clinic: “This scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. That’s it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love.”
Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her)
@RFentonMD
Dec 11, 2020
Academic medical center subtweet: If your research reaches communities with unmet healthcare needs and your clinical care doesn’t, you’re not serving them, you’re using them.