Discussing Annals EM article: Social Media and Physician Learning

I was delighted to see the News and Perspectives piece in this month’s Annals of Emergency Medicine about “Social Media and Physician Learning” (free PDF). I had totally forgotten that Jan Greene, the author, had called to talk with me several months ago. In the piece, she discusses many of the issues with which I struggle:

Is peer review good or bad?
What is the role of blog and podcast sites in the future of medical education?
With the ease of how anyone can be “published” on blogs, how can one decide on the trustworthiness of open educational resources such as FOAM?
Can or should social media education practices be held up to the rigorous scientific standards of original research?

Here are some noteworthy quotes:

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:52:47-08:00Nov 5, 2013|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

MEdIC Series: The Case of the Woman in White

Once upon a time nurses were all women in hats and white skirts and doctors were readily identifiable by their formal dress, and deep, masculine voices. Changes in demographics, fashion and the health care teams have shattered these stereotypes. In doing so, it has become more difficult for our patients and fellow practitioners to identify the diverse members of a modern health care team.

This week we present the case of Jenny and Justin: a couple of residents who are struggling with the assumptions of their patients and colleagues that result from their youthful looks and – in Jenny’s case – gender.

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By Brent Thoma, MD MA|2019-02-19T18:08:59-08:00Nov 1, 2013|MEdIC series|

Dear Program Director: Get your program on Twitter!

Dear Program Directors,

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 Nikita Joshi, MD|2016-11-11T19:04:18-08:00Oct 25, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Powerpoint Slide Redesign: Best Examples from IEMTC13 Workshop

At the 2013 International EM Teaching Course yesterday, Dr. Stacey Poznanski and I gave a workshop on “Powerpoint Resuscitation” to address all the widespread pitfalls which cause “death by powerpoint”. Here are the winners from the workshop competition, illustrating great examples of the coherence, redundancy, and multimedia principles that we reviewed. The slide examples are in pairs in a before-workshop and after-workshop format. Amazing what star educators can get done in a 60 minute workshop!

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2017-03-05T14:18:37-08:00Oct 24, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

ALiEM Book Club: Reflecting on a Happy Coincidence

Coincidence can be very fortuitous. How exciting was it to have Shawn Achor deliver his keynote address about the Happiness Advantage at ACEP this past week? Three days after our Book Club Review was released? Best part of it all – none of it was planned. That definitely was a ‘happy coincidence’. :D

Though I was not there, my Twitter feed lit up with Happiness resounding from ACEP on that first day. It seems his message resounded with many in the audience.

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By Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE|2016-11-11T19:04:16-08:00Oct 19, 2013|Book Club|

ALiEM Bookclub: The Happiness Advantage

Introduction

Happiness at work. If you’re like so many of the seasoned physicians in my life, this might seem like an oxymoron. But that’s exactly what Shawn Achor suggests can be your status quo. The old axiom that if you are successful you will become happier is out-dated and, as it turns out, not evidence-based. It seems like many things in medicine, we may have had it backwards. Maybe, he suggests, if you find a way to make yourself happier – you’ll actually be a better doctor…

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By Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE|2018-01-30T02:47:20-08:00Oct 11, 2013|Book Club|

Residency Interview Tips

Interview 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 Nikita Joshi, MD|2016-11-11T19:03:57-08:00Oct 9, 2013|Medical Education|