2018 #reflection – another great year

In 3 weeks I will present a Grand Rounds talk on social media and internal medicine. If you had asked me if this would be a possibility when I started blogging in 2002, I would have laughed. My social media resolution this year was to post on twitter every day with the #5goodminutes . I succeeded. What have I learned? Having finished my residency 40 years ago, I still love internal medicine. I learned much new this year. Putting some pressure on myself to find something worthwhile to post each day forced me to read more. As usual, our learners continue to push me to become a better physician and educator. So #medtwitter exploded (at least in my opinion). I have so many great follows that point me to exciting new information. Twitter has become a great way for me to stay connected and informed. This was a huge year for medical podcasts. I have written about this recently. The excitement of hosting a podcast is difficult to describe. Colleagues and learners tell me how much they like these podcasts. Recording them is fun. Here is some background on the process. I peruse the Annals of Internal Medicine regularly looking for potential podcast topics. Once I find one, I start looking for guests. Most of the guest are already colleagues, but I have found some wonderful guests previously unknown to me. Once I find the article and guest, I carefully read and reread the article, highlighting key points. Then I send the guest an outline of the question areas and ask ...
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