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About Nikita Joshi, MD

ALiEM Chief People Officer and Associate Editor
Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Stanford University
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ALiEM Book Club Wrap Up: A Temporary Matter

InterpreterofmaladiescoverThe November book club selection was a short story A Temporary Matter from the collection Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. The goal in selecting the story was to gain an understanding of how doctors impact the lives of patients, even in the briefest of encounters. For this month, we do a 14-minute book club wrap up in podcast form!  Dr. Teresa Chan and I discuss the story, significance to clinical practice, and announce next month’s selection.

By |2016-11-11T19:04:43-08:00Nov 23, 2013|Book Club|
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ALiEM Bookclub: A Temporary Matter story in Interpreter of Maladies

Interpreterofmaladiescover“Her placenta had weakened and she’d had a cesarean, though not quickly enough. The doctor explained that these things happen. He smiled in the kindest way it was possible to smile at people known only professionally. Shoba would be back on her feet in a few weeks. There was nothing to indicate that she would not be able to have children in the future.”
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By |2016-11-11T19:04:16-08:00Nov 8, 2013|Book Club|
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Dear Program Director: Get your program on Twitter!

Dear Program Directors,important

I understand how tough it can be to come up with quality resident education to fulfill educational requirements on a weekly basis all year around. For most programs that is approximately 5 hours of conference material, once a week, pretty much every week of the year. That equals 260 hours of educational material that needs to be high yield, engaging, and entertaining enough to hold the attention of the millennial generation. This is an especially daunting task if tackled alone. So don’t do this alone! Start a program-wide Twitter account!

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By |2016-11-11T19:04:18-08:00Oct 25, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|
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Residency Interview Tips

PickMeInterview season is an exciting and stressful time for applicants and for residency programs. Both sides are invested in finding the right fit, and the interview process is integral to the process. Unfortunately, being integral doesn’t mean its easy.  Here are some tips to the interview process.

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By |2016-11-11T19:03:57-08:00Oct 9, 2013|Medical Education|
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Simulation Trick of the Trade: Paper Mache

MoneyTreeMoney doesn’t grow on trees, and neither do simulation manikins, not even on simulated trees. So what to do when you are looking for a cheaper, more easily replicated solution to simulation dilemmas? This is the perfect time to fall back on skills developed in childhood during Arts & Crafts hour. Consider paper mache!  So easy to use, and guaranteed to bring back childhood memories!

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By |2016-11-11T19:03:49-08:00Sep 20, 2013|Simulation, Tricks of the Trade|
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ALiEM Bookclub: The House of God

Screen Shot 2013-08-11 at 7.11.29 AMWritten as satire when published first, The House of God polarized the medical community. Doctors in training cheered the book as a voice for their generation to describe the grueling nature of medical training. Others were appalled by the crass language and apparent lack of humanity when describing patient care. Reading the book became a rite of passage for young trainees.  (more…)

By |2016-11-11T19:03:47-08:00Sep 13, 2013|Book Club|
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Residencies Embrace Twitter: An Educational Movement

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The movement of FOAM and #FOAMed may have started in a pub in Dublin in 2012, but it has become legitimized through widespread acceptance. Residencies are also catching onto the idea and eager to collaborate through social media, in particular Twitter. This is evidenced by the use of Twitter accounts on #EMConf as a way to collect educational learning pearls garnered weekly at resident conferences.

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” – Plutarch

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By |2016-11-11T19:03:47-08:00Sep 10, 2013|Social Media & Tech|
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