I am Damian Roland – Pediatric Emergency Physician & Blogger at Rolobot Rambles: How I Work Smarter

In this new installment in the “How I Work Smarter” series, we really are going global. We first started in the United States, then Australia, and now the United Kingdom. Today we feature Dr. Damian Roland (@damian_roland), who blogs at The Rolobot Rambles. Damian was kind enough to provide his great tips, and it is with great pleasure that I share his responses to the questions in this series.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-04-16T23:59:13-07:00Aug 3, 2014|How I Work Smarter|

Social Media in the EM Curriculum: Annals of EM Resident Perspective article

This month marks our second ALiEM-Annals Resident’s Perspective discussion. Similar to the ALiEM-Annals Global EM Journal Club series and the first Resident’s Perspective piece on Multiple Mini Interviews, we will be discussing the most recent Annals of Emergency Medicine Resident’s Perspective piece on the Integration of Social Media in Emergency Medicine Residency Curriculum. We hope you will participate in an online discussion based on the paper summary and questions below from now through August 1, 2014. Respond by commenting below or tweeting using the hashtag #ALiEMRP.

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By Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP|2016-11-13T09:43:26-08:00Jul 28, 2014|Annals of EM Resid Persp, Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

I am Esther Choo – Researcher, Public Health Advocate, and Educator: How I Work Smarter

In the first post for the “How I Work Smarter” series, I called out Dr. Esther Choo (@choo_ek), because she is able to juggle so many interests and responsibilities flawlessly. She’s the principal investigator for a study, funded by the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, looking at a national computer-based intervention for women with substance use and interpersonal violence in the ED; Academic Emergency Medicine‘s first Senior Associate Editor for Social Media; and star presenter. Esther was kind enough to provide her best-practice tips for this ongoing series.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-04-16T23:59:32-07:00Jul 27, 2014|How I Work Smarter|

I am Victoria Brazil, Academic Lead for Clinical Skills and Simulation at Bond University: How I Work Smarter

In the first post for the “How I Work Smarter” series, I called out one my favorite, accomplished clinician-educators Dr. Victoria Brazil, because she makes extreme-productivity look easy. Victoria was kind enough to provide her trade secrets, and it is with great pleasure that I share her responses to the questions in this series.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-04-16T23:59:50-07:00Jul 20, 2014|How I Work Smarter|

I am Michelle Lin, ALiEM Editor in Chief: How I Work Smarter

In this inaugural post of the series “How I Work Smarter,” I wanted to share my thoughts and efforts towards working smarter and not always necessarily harder. I have been the Editor-in-Chief of ALIEM since 2009 where I first was only managing myself and now I working with an all-star team of very motivated and capable medical educators in EM. Three moving parts rapidly became thirty moving parts with thirty different deadlines. Here are my responses to the series questions.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-04-17T00:00:14-07:00Jul 18, 2014|How I Work Smarter, Social Media & Tech|

New Series: How I Work Smarter

We are all busy individuals trying to juggle various projects, a multitude of responsibilities, and balancing work and home life. “Work smarter, not harder” is often heard to remind us that we should be looking to improve our working styles to be more efficient. It is easier said than done. One place that I have drawn inspiration from is in LifeHacker’s “How I Work” series, which highlights the personal working habits of successful entrepreneurs and leaders.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-04-17T00:00:23-07:00Jul 18, 2014|How I Work Smarter, Social Media & Tech|

Most Followed #FOAMed Twitter Users

As the Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM; #FOAMed) movement has continued to flourish over the past few years, Twitter has become a vital method for disseminating/discussing educational and clinical content. We thought it would be interesting to see who is being ‘followed’ on Twitter in the FOAM world. Certainly, the metric of Twitter followers does not necessarily correlate with quality. And, it misses newcomers to the FOAM scene and those with a more focused area of expertise/interest. We are more interested in understanding the landscape such as who is involved, geographic locations, areas of expertise, and association with blogs/podcasts.

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By Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP|2016-11-11T19:21:21-08:00Jul 14, 2014|Social Media & Tech|