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Justin B. Dimick
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Professor & Chair @UMichSurgery. Working to improve surgical care, culture, and science. Editor-in-Chief @AnnalsofSurgery.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Jun 25, 2020
    1/6 Today I gave 5 pieces of advice to our new @UMichSurgery interns. First I asked them if they had a culture. “Not yet” I suggested they would soon and when they were chiefs, they would own the culture of the residency. They will create it starting now. So my 5 tips👇
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Apr 8, 2021
    We are starting to cancel surgical cases again to accommodate rapidly accelerating Covid-19 admissions. Entire state is high-risk. Bars and restaurants are open. People are out and about. No new restrictions. We need some help @MichiganHHS @GovWhitmer @CDCDirector @aslavitt46
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Jun 14, 2020
    On the first day of my surgery clerkship as a student at Johns Hopkins, I went into Levi Watkins’ OR and immediately bumped into a sterile table of instruments. I was horrified. His response: “Welcome to the OR, Justin. Don’t worry about those instruments, we can get more.”
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    Stephen
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    Jun 13, 2020
    On this day in 1944, Levi Watkins was born. He was a pioneer in cardiac surgery & civil rights, and was known for implanting the first automatic heart defibrillator in a patient. He was instrumental in recruiting minority students to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine #Histweet
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Aug 13, 2017
    How to write a paper in 4 slides by @kibbemr! Proud to be at #WCS2017Basel for @AcademicSurgery international career development efforts!
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Apr 26, 2021
    This is a subtweet.
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Oct 20, 2019
    “1st-year medical students trained with ultrasound were able to detect pathology in 75% of patients with known cardiac disease vs 49% evaluated by board-certified cardiologists using stethoscopes.” ja.ma/2J6ZwFJ
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Jun 25, 2020
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    3/6 #2 If you come to the fork in the road and their are two choices, the harder one is usually the right one. Get out of bed and check on the patient. This is integrity: doing the right thing.
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Jun 25, 2020
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    6/6 #5 It’s never too early to think about leadership. You will be leading a team soon. Pay attention to team dynamics and prepare. Always look out for the most vulnerable team members. The culture of your team will be yours. You will own it. Prepare for it.
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    May 4, 2015
    Fate of the original H.pylori abstract submission. A few years before the Nobel Prize. @RACSurgeons @AcademicSurgery
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Feb 23, 2020
    I got a B in surgery @HopkinsMedicine and now have the great privilege of chairing a department @UMichSurgery.
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Nov 20, 2020
    “Don’t eat indoors with people you don’t live with” Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🍂🦃
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Dec 25, 2020
    Hey on call @UMichSurgery residents dinner is served! Come and get it!
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Jun 25, 2020
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    2/6 #1 Ask for help. Call your chief. The goal is to be safe, not right. The value this enforces is humility—a cornerstone of the “new” surgical personality.
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    Justin B. Dimick
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    Jan 22, 2021