The Gist: Social media like Twitter can have great utility for medical students and learners and, in my opinion, encourages active learning. One has the option to listen or join in to conversations happening around the globe.
First, check this out
I revel in existing as an efficiency machine. This serves as my way of cultivating a professional/medical/student life while allowing time to maintain my personal life and interests. I listen to podcasts and lectures on double-speed as I pound away at the gym, commute around town, clean, and experiment in various culinary endeavors. Similarly, I follow blogs by checking Google Reader as I sip my morning coffee, serenaded by the voices of my childhood on NPR's Morning Edition, and on the Feeddler app on my iPhone whenever I'm waiting on something. And then? Then, I discovered Twitter.
I didn't intend to join Twitter. In fact, I scoffed a few weeks ago when a friend predicted that I would soon have a Twitter account and manage to "ruin" this popular culture haven with medical tweets. He was right; however, I discovered I was in good company in the Emergency Medicine world.
It's a stream of continuous goodness! Presently, it seems like I'm sitting in the audience at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) conference whilst seeing 35 patients a day in a rural Alabama family medicine clinic. Attendees link presentations and pictures while disseminating core messages from lectures. Additionally, I'm getting an inside view of medical education. The experience almost feels like cheating as I'm learning more about the residency and medical student education process. In fact, I've learned a great deal about my own learning style while following these conversations
Recommendations garnered from SAEM 2012 tweets:
First, check this out
I revel in existing as an efficiency machine. This serves as my way of cultivating a professional/medical/student life while allowing time to maintain my personal life and interests. I listen to podcasts and lectures on double-speed as I pound away at the gym, commute around town, clean, and experiment in various culinary endeavors. Similarly, I follow blogs by checking Google Reader as I sip my morning coffee, serenaded by the voices of my childhood on NPR's Morning Edition, and on the Feeddler app on my iPhone whenever I'm waiting on something. And then? Then, I discovered Twitter.
I didn't intend to join Twitter. In fact, I scoffed a few weeks ago when a friend predicted that I would soon have a Twitter account and manage to "ruin" this popular culture haven with medical tweets. He was right; however, I discovered I was in good company in the Emergency Medicine world.
It's a stream of continuous goodness! Presently, it seems like I'm sitting in the audience at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) conference whilst seeing 35 patients a day in a rural Alabama family medicine clinic. Attendees link presentations and pictures while disseminating core messages from lectures. Additionally, I'm getting an inside view of medical education. The experience almost feels like cheating as I'm learning more about the residency and medical student education process. In fact, I've learned a great deal about my own learning style while following these conversations
Recommendations garnered from SAEM 2012 tweets:
- Twitter Accounts:
- Some recommend two twitter IDs versus one that is also professional
- Don't Violate HIPPA - when in doubt, don't post something.
- Don't complain/be negative
- Comply with school/site guidelines
- Everything is public, be on good behavior
My recommendations:
- Start following favorite bloggers, podcasters, and medical journals
- Examples of medical journals: @EBmedicine, @AnnalsofEM, @BMJ_latest
- Examples of podcasters: @emcrit, @embasic, @emergencypdx, @rfdsdoc
- Examples of bloggers: @sandnsurf, @precordialthump, @kane_guthrie, @eleytherius, @SonoSpot, @M_Lin,
- Miscellaneous: Tox- @PharmERToxGuy,
- Check for conferences or other interests using the # (hashtag system)
- Chime in/start conversations. This engenders active learning and critical thinking about issues.
- Note bene: As always, stay professional
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