Glock has known that its pistols are uniquely easy to turn into illegal machine guns for decades, but has done nothing to fix the problem while gun violence continues to devastate our communities. 🧵

Have you checked out our National Leadership Conference page lately?

Full schedule & completed list of speakers are now available 👀

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Doctors for America Founder and U.S Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, will speak at the 2024 National Leadership Conference.

Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General

Register here
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RT if you agree 👉🏽👉🏼👉🏾: everyone should have access to the reproductive health care they want & need–including contraception–whoever they are & wherever they live. #FreeThePill

Protecting AND expanding access to contraceptive care is 🔑 to bringing us closer to a more equitable 🌎. This #FreeThePill Day, we need to take concrete steps to make contraception accessible + affordable for all.

ONLY 28 DAYS UNTIL OUR CONFERENCE!

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10% off National Leadership Conference tickets

AND

15% off membership subscription fee

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A Doctor explained how to prevent unintentional shootings

The answer: have firearms locked, unloaded, & separate from ammunition

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮) 𝟮𝟮𝟰-𝟯𝟭𝟮𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻’𝘀…

Everyone has a right to health care, no matter what.

Join us on May 23rd to learn how to advocate for radical changes in policy to address GREED in health care.

Register here: bit.ly/May_AGR24

Who do Americans feel comfortable talking to about their mental health?

'Close friends, therapists and family members top the list of people Americans would feel comfortable talking to about their mental health.'

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Big things! Join us in DC June 5-7 for the Doctors for America NLConference. Great panels and lectures from so many, including appearances by Bernie Sanders and Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General
We are advocating for our patients! Become a member even if you can't come!
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We’ll be watching this one closely… 👀

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Our board member Bích-Mây Nguyễn, MD, MPH, FAAFP⁷ 😷 💉💉💉 is presenting in less than 15 minutes at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference in LA! Come say hi and ask about Doctors for America!

Calling all health advocates (physicians, med students, and allies)‼️

Join us in Washington DC June 6-8 for Doctors for America National Leadership Conference!

Special guest Bernie Sanders and many others! Come for learning and advocacy!

Register here: doctorsforamerica.org/event/2024-nat…

A reminder that the 2024 Founder’s Award nominations are due Sunday, May 12th. All nominees will be recognized at DFA’s National Leadership Conference (NLC) at awards ceremony on Friday, June 7, 2024.

Nominations: form.jotform.com/240926710244048
NLC Registration: doctorsforamerica.org/event/2024-nat…

Don't forget to sign our “Declaration against Greed in Health Care.”

This is for anyone in the health care community who believe greed and profiteering have no place in health care.

#PatientsOverPolitics

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I have required #BloodDonation in the past (childbirth, illness).
My patients have as well.
Blood is not something we can make: it depends on donations from folks like us.
So today I donated again.
It's safe, easy, has great snacks & saves up to 3 lives!
Please #donateblood .

Did you hear the news? Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General and DFA Founder, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, will speak at the 2024 National Leadership Conference. #DFA24

The agenda and registration are available here: bit.ly/NLC_2024

— 4.6 million children live in homes with access to an unsecured gun
— 76% of school shootings are facilitated by access to unsecured guns at home

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek , show your appreciation for teachers by safely storing all firearms and working to #EndGunViolence .

76% of school shootings are facilitated by access to unsecured guns at home. This #TeacherAppreciationWeek , join us, AFT, NationalPTA & Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence in showing your appreciation for teachers by asking friends and family to lock up their firearms to keep all of us safe.

This #NationalNursesDay , don't forget to thank a nurse for their commitment and passion towards their patients and profession. Shout out to nurses everywhere!