Only in the past two years did I begin to follow Twitter accounts of those outside of the specialty of emergency medicine. Now I can't imagine not belonging to this broader community. More often than I not, I realize that others have the same "what if?" and "why not?" thoughts like me when it comes to the intersection between technologies, education theories, and medical education.
I often get asked who I follow on Twitter outside of EM. Here are some of my favorites:
My short talk on story, imagery, & 21st-century presentation delivered at TEDxKyoto 2012 now on line: tinyurl.com/8dbwxe7
— Garr Reynolds (@presentationzen) October 20, 2012
1. PresentationZen (Japan)
- Garr Reynolds
- Speaker, blogger, designer on a journey...
- Blog: http://www.presentationzen.com
- The author of the Presentation Zen book series on how to be a better presenter and avoid the perils of slide design
- Number of Twitter followers: 21,802
Authentic Presentations Take Practice - 6th post in this @harvardbiz series! Check them all out here: ow.ly/fIpHT
— Nancy Duarte (@nancyduarte) December 1, 2012
2. NancyDuarte (Mountain View, CA)
- Nancy Duarte
- CEO and author. Passionate about persuasion and visual stories used in business. Love hugs from hubby, 3 kids and grandoggies
- Blog: www.duarte.com/
- Author of Resonate and all-around innovative thinking about design and presentation
- Number of Twitter followers: 22,510
The Taxonomy of Social Media via @edsocialmedia ow.ly/g89Ot
— nancyrubin (@nancyrubin) December 15, 2012
3. NancyRubin (New York, NY)
- Nancy Rubin
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D, twitterholic, compulsive sharer about social media and learning
- Collates and curates from a multitude of education sources
- Blog: nancy-rubin.com/
- Number of followers: 6,468
33 charts: Would Sal Khan Survive in Academic Medicine? bit.ly/YvY8ym #AAMC12 #MedEd
— Bryan Vartabedian (@Doctor_V) November 5, 2012
4. Doctor_V (Woodlands, TX)
- Bryan Vartebedian, MD
- Dispatches from the frontline of social media and medicine #tweetiatrician
- A pediatric gastroenterologist who blogs at www.33charts.com
- Number of followers: 11,274
Trauma Mythbusters: NSAIDs And Fracture Healing tmblr.co/ZdXARyYeccB1
— Regions Trauma (@RegionsTrauma) December 4, 2012
5. RegionsTrauma (St Paul, MN)
- Michael McGonigal MD
- Director of the Trauma Service at Regions Hospital who provides great insight and tips from the perspective of a trauma surgeon
- Blog: regionstraumapro.com
- Number of followers: 1,011
Chart Review: A New Carnival for Academic Medicine Blogs soc.li/YoKvGu
— Wing Of Zock (@wingofzock) December 4, 2012
6. WingOfZock (Washington DC)
- The Twitter account for the Association for American Medical Colleges
- A blog for conversation and new thinking about health care through the lens of academic medicine.
- A great account to follow for an insight into academic medicine, specifically with regards to undergraduate medical education
- http://wingofzock.org
- Number of followers: 1,010
Keynote Isaacson: In #meded smart people are a dime a dozen. What you need are innovators. #aamc12
— Katherine Chretien(@MotherinMed) November 5, 2012
7. MothersInMed (Washington DC)
- Internist, medical educator, humor writer, founder/editor of Mothers in Medicine group blog. On Board of Contributors at USA TODAY.
- The author of the landmark JAMA article on professionalism and social media
- Blog: www.mothersinmedicine.com
- Number of followers: 3,259
Thanks, Michelle, and honored to be on your list of folks to keep an eye on. Great to finally meet you this year at AAMC...
ReplyDeleteGreat meeting you as well. Keep up the great work!
DeleteHere are some of my favorites:
ReplyDelete1. Gary Schwitzer (@garyschwitzer) - Schwitzer, a former journalism professor, publishes HealthNewsReview.org and offers super-smart criticism of medical coverage by the popular media.
2. Ivan Oransky (@ivanoransky) - Oransky, the editor of Reuters Health, produces the Retraction Watch blog, an essential resource that tracks scientific misconduct, errors, and fraud.
3. Arts & Letters Daily (@aldaily) - This extensive compilation of recent posts about the liberal arts can easily eat up all one's free time.
4. Deborah Blum (@deborahblum) - The author of "The Poisoner's Handbook" always has interesting links to posts about the intersection of science and culture.
5. David Pogue (@pogue) - The tech columnist for the NY Times has almost 1.5 million followers.
6. Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) - Toobin, who covers legal topics for The New Yorker and CNN, isn't afraid to express strong opinions, as demonstrated in his recent post-mortem skewering of Robert Bork.
Wow, thanks Leon. I'll definitely check these out.
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