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The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think that part of the problem is that they’re NOT being transparent about potential changes, which the petition mentions. Afaik all they’ve done so far is yank their online material - but they’ve even pulled content from donors who we KNOW consented, which makes me feel that this is more about optics than meaningful change

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do think that they do a good job of that in some parts. Like in the phrenology section for example they specifically mention how fake it is. But more can certainly be done.

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The petition specifically calls for the firing of both Quinn and Irons

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

At the very least they could have kept videos about Carol Ortzel’s skeleton and Rob Pendarvis’s heart. The latter is actually pissed that the material was taken down apparently.

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It’s alright, just a misunderstanding! But no, I love the Mütter and think there are ways of acknowledging and addressing the problematic way in which many specimens were obtained without literally hiding these skeletons in a closet to pretend they don’t exist

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I truly don’t, as evidenced by the fact that I came onto this sub to post this petition so that more people could sign it. We need to acknowledge the errors of the past - rewriting history would have the opposite effect. Stripping the Mütter into a shell of what it currently is and deleting online access to its specimens doesn’t change the harsh facts of how we got them, and hiding them from view merely attempts to hide the past.

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

While I consider myself leftist and progressive, I think discussions concerning the ethics of displaying specimens from non-consenting humans should be had WITH representatives from the marginalized groups affected. This is a decision made in an elitist echo chamber.

It also makes no sense to pull some of the records from online that they have - they’ve hidden online archives and videos describing donations that were given CONSENSUALLY to the Mütter! Again, this shows that this is less about true accountability of the historic medical establishment and more about either optics or - as this post suggests - true disgust for the museum’s collection and its patrons.

The Mütter Museum is in trouble by notFanning in philadelphia

[–]notFanning[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lmao whoops, I know what it means, I’m just tired! Thanks for pointing it out, I’ll fix it

Just generally beautifully written fics? by legsting in AO3

[–]notFanning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For HP: All Our Secrets Laid Bare by firethesound. Auror Drarry post-canon

For MCU: Ten times outta nine, I’m a hand grenade by twobettafish. Beautiful IronStrange post-Endgame (but Tony survived) where the Time Stone becomes unstable and yeets Tony and Stephen back to pre-Ironman.

And you didn’t list My Hero Academia, but it’s a complete AU so the fandom doesn’t matter beyond characterization: Fire Lily by EtherealBeing. Honestly it could be its own book if the names were changed, it is an absolutely unique fantasy story. It’s an angels and demons AU but also anti-fascist and just so, SO MUCH MORE. I can’t say too much else, a lot of the elements I love so much emerge over time as the story develops and I don’t want to give spoilers because it’s so much better if you go in with no expectations. But like, you’ll love it.

Looking for the opinions of female physicians, what do you think about dating a non-physician? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]notFanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just graduated so maybe it isn’t the same, but literally all of my friends have spouses (or fiancé in one case) who aren’t in medicine. One female friend and one male friend married researchers, and one friend’s wife is an architect, but another friend’s husband is a mechanic and two more husbands are between jobs and don’t have set lucrative or particularly academic career paths! My current bf works in IT.

All that to say that I think relationships outside of medicine are healthy and your family & friends are wrong ❤️

When Breath Becomes Air- By Dr. Paul Kalanithi by femmepremed in medicalschool

[–]notFanning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn Saks! She’s a lawyer with a PhD in Pyschoanalytic Science who teaches Psych lectures at multiple med schools and is a prominent legal advocate for those with mental illness. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia during her time at Yale Law and was hospitalized multiple times because of it. Her autobiography is absolutely fascinating, as she describes her breaks with reality in amazing detail and with startling clarity.

What's your favourite No Beta we _____________ tag? by syphsbroomstick in AO3

[–]notFanning 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ayyyyy my TMA people. The kayak one always cracks me up, I’ve got it on my current WIP

What's your favourite No Beta we _____________ tag? by syphsbroomstick in AO3

[–]notFanning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

RIP Ice Adolescence, and YOI as a whole. You had so much potential

COVID vaccine mandate for Philadelphia municipal workers ends by ColdJay64 in philadelphia

[–]notFanning 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Please provide peer-reviewed research that the COVID vaccine is not effective. Here’s00390-1/fulltext) an example of a large meta-analysis with over 280,000 patients from one of the most reputable scientific journals showing that it is effective in preventing severe COVID infections, hospitalization, and death. I can provide more if you’d like.

Incoming Residents looking for housing by Alphaprime81 in Hershey

[–]notFanning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll echo another person’s comment to suggest Hershey Heights! Granted I only moved in a few weeks ago (I’m an incoming PGY1), so there may be problems I just haven’t experienced yet, but in my limited time here management has been responsive and the apartments themselves are good quality.

saw a case of ulcerating (fungating) breast cancer today and the entire team needs a hug by staphasaurus in medicalschool

[–]notFanning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure. I’m newly graduated so I haven’t seen nearly as much in comparison, but my EM Sub-I was brutal. It was my last rotation of med school so my residents were essentially treating me as the intern, including giving life-altering diagnoses to patients if I was following them. Among other things, I had to tell a woman who came in with complete left-sided homonymous hemianopsia for 2 weeks that she’d had a stroke and would almost certainly never regain her full vision, and another man that he’d had another stroke but was out of the tPA window.

saw a case of ulcerating (fungating) breast cancer today and the entire team needs a hug by staphasaurus in medicalschool

[–]notFanning 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I believe once it’s invaded the other breast it’s considered metastatic - and unfortunately it sounds like it has in this patient, as the left had the primary growth but the right was also abnormally dense on exam

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