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Are Twitter-savvy students “privileged”?
At this week’s AAMC meeting, Alex Djuricich (@MedPedsDoctor), Terry Kind (@Kind4Kids), and I presented a workshop that dealt with using Social Media/Twitter in our roles as medical educators. During a breakout session within the workshop, I heard an interesting concern … Continue reading
Posted in medical education, Social Media
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My Med 2.0 (#med2) Experience
This weekend I attended my first “med-tech” conference (Medicine 2.0). What an eye-opening experience it was for me! I got to meet some phenomenal people whom I never would have otherwise met just by staying in my silo of gastroenterology … Continue reading
Posted in medical education, Social Media
Tagged #meded, hcsm, healthcare social media, med 2.0, medical education, social media, Twitter
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The internist as a puzzle solver: my (a)vocation
I’ve been getting GAMES magazine for years. Decades, actually, on and off. I remember doing logic games way back in elementary school, and I still do them first in my GAMES magazines. When I was a kid, my grandmother and … Continue reading
Posted in medical education
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Introducing #medsm, a new unifying hashtag for the intersection of Medicine & Social Media
As you read this, you might be asking yourself why Twitter needs this new hashtag. The reason is simple: to permit anyone to follow a single unified stream of medical content. Currently, many people use #hcsm to disseminate medical tweets, … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged #medsm, communication, hcsm, healthcare social media, journalism, medicine, social media, Twitter
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Twitter 101 for Docs: Twitter Lingo
At the end of my last post, I said we’d discuss some ways to enhance your professional community on Twitter in an upcoming post. But first, let’s remain in Twitter 101 so you can understand some of the intricacies of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged communication, hcsm, healthcare social media, social media, Twitter
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OK I’m on Twitter…Now What? A Primer for Physicians (aka Twitter 101 for Docs)
So you’ve decided to take the plunge (or at least, dip your toes) into the Twitterverse. Congratulations! Welcome to a vibrant interactive community. You’ll find plenty of different personalities here and lots of opinions. But if you are like I … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged hcsm, healthcare social media, journalism, social media, Twitter
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How to Become a Famous Doctor: A 4-Step Primer
After years of languishing and trying to figure out how to become famous in medicine, I have finally realized the key! How did I finally reach my epiphany? Well, one particular doctor (who shall remain nameless) has become famous in my … Continue reading
Your Job Interview Begins Now
A few days ago I was sitting in the endoscopy unit working on some notes, when one of my fellows walked into the physician’s room to speak to one of her patients over the phone. The patient evidently had a … Continue reading
6 Things to Be Thankful For in Modern Medicine
Public sentiment about our healthcare system has certainly seen better days. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s take just a few minutes to reflect on what we can be thankful for in the current state of medicine: Informed consent: The concept … Continue reading
“Thank you for your consult…”
Until recently, there was a financial difference between performing a “Consultation” and a “New Patient Visit” for office visits (Medicare stopped paying for Consultations at a higher rate than New Patient Visits in 2010). I won’t get into the ins-and-outs … Continue reading
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