Community Engagement – Medical Students for Size Inclusivity

Community Engagement and Education

We aim to use social media as a platform to educate about fatphobia and diet culture, and its prevalence in the healthcare system.

We use our platform to…

Our committee hopes to start conversations about the harms of diet culture and weight discrimination in medicine, and highlight its connection to the development of eating disorders.

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Happy second birthday to Medical Students for Size Inclusivity 🎉 We've reached so many milestones over the last two years, swipe to check out some of our biggest accomplishments! ➡

What does a size-inclusive provider look like to you? ➡️ Swipe to read responses from MSSI members and our community.

🧡 A gentle reminder this Valentine's Day that there is no love more powerful than radical self-love. In her book, The Body is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor encourages us to wholly and unapologetically love ourselves and our bodies. She explains that through the transformative power of radical self-love we can extend beyond our individual experience and begin to interrupt the systems of oppression that perpetuate shame and violence against all bodies. 🧡

Here are 12 size-inclusive book recommendations from MSSI members!

🔔 Want more MSSI in your feed? We’re also active on Threads, X, Facebook, and our website! Follow us for more weight inclusive content! 🔔

Two of our fabulous founders, Jessica Mui and Madeline Breda, were honored to be invited to represent MSSI at Project HEAL's 15th Anniversary Gala yesterday in NYC! Here's what they had to say about their experience:

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