Tag Archives: journalism

#TowardsHealing: How Doctors Can Help the Country After the 2016 Election

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Ryan Madanick, MD

“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” — Hippocrates Doctors help the body heal. The body does the work, we just provide the help. It is now time for us to help … Continue reading →

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Introducing #medsm, a new unifying hashtag for the intersection of Medicine & Social Media

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Ryan Madanick, MD

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 →

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OK I’m on Twitter…Now What? A Primer for Physicians (aka Twitter 101 for Docs)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ryan Madanick, MD

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 →

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DDW Day 1

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Today is the first day of DDW — Digestive Disease Week — in Chicago. This international 4-day conference is the biggest combined gastroenterology/hepatology conference. DDW attracts thousands of gastroenterologists, hepatologists, endoscopists, surgeons, and researchers from across the world. This will … Continue reading →

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Medical Education vs Medical Journalism

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Medical educators (sometimes called clinician educators or academic clinicians) often think of their* jobs as teaching our own students…those who are in medical school, residency, fellowship…as well as those who attend lectures and conferences…etc. Sometimes the best educators are not … Continue reading →

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