Brief survey: Need your help with my promotions!

With all of the advances in technology and social media, the “old school” world of traditional academia doesn’t know what to do with medical professionals who incorporate technologies into their educational practices. To justify these past 2 years of blogging during my free time, I wanted to collect data on who my readers are and the impact of my blog (if any).

I could sure use a few minutes of your time and input to help with my promotions process. Let’s push traditional academia to change with the times. Thanks a bunch.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T18:52:07-08:00Sep 7, 2011|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

The future of the ALiEM blog

It has been over 2 years now that my guest bloggers and I write blog posts 5 days a week. The process of writing, maintaining, and collaborating on ideas for the blog has completely changed my career. It has opened new doors, introduced me to new colleagues and friends worldwide, and clarified the direction of my career.

Now as I find myself involved with more projects, I need to re-structure my time (unless someone can find me an extra hour a day to work). It was a good run though. Honestly, I’m surprised that I maintained this pace for so long. The blog was meant to be my little experiment and foray into the Web 2.0 world to catalog my personal thoughts and learning.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T22:37:08-08:00Aug 15, 2011|Social Media & Tech|

TED Video: A lesson from spaghetti sauce on appreciating diversity

One size does not fit all.

This is the crux of Malcolm Gladwell’s 18-minute talk. He gave this talk just before his book “Blink” went huge. He makes an eloquent argument for the nature of choice and happiness. There is no one perfect spaghetti sauce that fits everyone. There is no one perfect Pepsi which everyone likes.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-09-10T14:04:15-07:00Aug 11, 2011|Life|

New guest blogger: Dr. Hans Rosenberg

Let’s make it official. Dr. Hans Rosenberg has been contributing great content for this site. We’re honored to have him officially join our blogging team!

Dr. Rosenberg did his residency at the University of Ottawa, graduating in 2009. He now works at the Ottawa Hospital Emergency Department as a Consultant Staff Physician and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. His interests in medical education are specifically related to our interaction with technology and how we use it to learn, educate and improve our practice of Emergency Medicine.

By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-09-10T14:04:22-07:00Jul 29, 2011|Life|

Emergency Medicine factoids on Twitter

The medical profession is slowly incorporating Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, here are some great Twitter accounts to follow:

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T22:41:34-08:00Jul 12, 2011|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Social media in academia: Why do it?

“Why would I want to participate in Twitter and social media?”

This is a common question that I get from my fellow emergency physicians. They think that social media applications are for people who have nothing better to do than to read/write about trivial personal opinions.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2026-06-16T16:03:09-07:00Jun 9, 2011|Social Media & Tech|

Internet CME: EMedHome.com

Two weeks before renewing your license, you realize that you’re short 7 CME credits. Uh-oh…what to do now? Unfortunately, not enough time to go to a conference. Reading always gets boring after a while. Lie on your renewal application (NOT!)? If only there was a one-stop method of getting a variety of CME to keep you interested.

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By Fred Wu, MHS, PA-C|2016-11-15T22:26:20-08:00Jun 2, 2011|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|