Terri Laguna MD MSCS ATSF
@terrilaguna.bsky.social
Latina pediatric lung doc, fierce advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. Strong and powerful women rock. Science saves lives. #FinsUp. My opinions are my own. 🌈🫁
Friends, I stand by these references as a good place for would-be clinician-leaders to grow their skills for standing up and being counted This is not the US govt you trained in, and health care cannot be excellent without rule of law + science www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Instead of getting defensive, pause and reflect on the privilege you may have. It makes the argument look very different. #DiversityMatters #RepresentationMatters
Debbie Iron Bow@ironbow.bsky.social · 12mo agoSo true. 🪶
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Your voice is needed now more than ever. Let’s work together to continue the fight for research funding and our diverse communities. #StrongerTogether #DiversityMatters #RepresentationMatters
American Thoracic Society (ATS)@atscommunity.bsky.social · last yr.What is the Council of ATS? @terrilaguna.bsky.social, MD, MSCS, ATSF, explains as the first chair of this new group! With the goal of making sure ATS members' voices are heard, the Council of ATS will serve in an advisory role to the ATS Board of Directors.
"If you fight back you may not win, but if you don't fight back you will always lose." - Rachel Maddow
Kicking off another season of Miami Dolphins football. Chubb and Phillips are back, Robinson is experienced and if Tua can stay upright, we may win some games! #FinsUp @cclaremdmph.bsky.social
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Head up. Chin up. Stand up. Power up. #StrongerTogether #ATSPeds #DiversityMatters #RepresentationMatters
“It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.” — Coretta Scott King
Proud to be married to the most amazing woman in the world. 10 years since Obergefell v. Hodges #MarriageEquality #DiversityMatters #RepresentationMatters
If you want people to trust vaccines, you don’t fire experts and give the mic to people who’ve spent years casting doubt. That’s not balance. It risks unraveling decades of public health progress. Trust is built through evidence, not agendas that reject science. www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Viewpoint: CDC's upcoming vaccine advisory meeting set up to sow distrust in vaccines
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Any Peds Pulm docs who have recently joined, please reach out so I can add you to our #PedsPulmSky list! @atscommunity.bsky.social
Terri Laguna MD MSCS ATSF@terrilaguna.bsky.social · 2y agogo.bsky.app/JP4FEKC Please reach out if you are a peds pulm doc so I can add you to the list!! #PedsPulmSky
Check out the #ATS2025 LGBTQIA+ Reception! Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Intercontinental San Francisco, Intercontinental Ballroom A. RSVP here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJTYZK5 ATS thanks Genentech, Inc. and United Therapeutics for their generous support of the ATS 2025 LGBTQIA+ Reception.
📰 The ATS Conference News Preview Magazine has arrived! Start planning your #ATS2025 experience in ATS Conference News: www.atsconferencenews.org/flipbook/?ut...
I. Can’t. Wait. #DiversityMatters #RepresentationMatters @gradydoctor.bsky.social @robyncohenmd.bsky.social
American Thoracic Society (ATS)@atscommunity.bsky.social · last yr."I'm not a pulmonologist, I'm not a critical care doctor...what I am is a person who cares about patients, and about colleagues like you." Kimberly Manning (@gradydoctor.bsky.social), MD, MACP, shares her thoughts ahead of her keynote address at #ATS2025. Register today: conference.thoracic.org
🚀 The #ATS2025 roadmap is LIVE! The @atsmeded.bsky.social is bringing you an action-packed experience w/ tailored sessions to help choose the best options for growth & learning. Get ready for an unforgettable journey in advancing #MedEd at #ATS2025!
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If I’m not in the world fighting for the rights of my patients and my colleagues til God calls me home, then what good am I. Thank you #octagenarians+
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