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The Latest Crop of Instagram Influencers? Medical Students
In 2018 America, chances are high that you’ve come across the work of a celebrity physician in some form: Maybe you’ve passively watched Dr. Oz while waiting at a doctor’s office, or flipped through one of Deepak Chopra’s books on alternative medicine.
Celebrity physicians often catapult to fame via their mastery of traditional media, like television or radio or books or magazines, and we’re used to seeing medical advice and expertise there. What you may have yet to encounter, or haven’t fully noticed yet, is the growing group of current medical students who are perhaps on track to achieve even greater fame, through their prodigious and aggressive use of social media, particularly…
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Millennials And Healthy Living: It's About Online Content, Not Doctors' Visits
Millennials are often called the “C” generation, “C” standing for “connected.” They have grown up with devices in their hands and have come to see that they can find everything they want or need online. And this includes health.
The rise of the nursefluencer
Health care influencers who have flooded the site within the past few years say they’re fighting back against that kind of social media misinformation. Many nurses and doctors on Instagram combine the cute, aspirational lifestyle aesthetic of regular fashion and beauty influencers with actual medical tips from a vetted professional. There are now so many medical professionals on Instagram that at least one hospital has created an entire position to govern it.
Continuing Medical Education and Social Media for Physicians: Finding the Right Mix
When most of us think of continuing medical education, we think of conferences, question banks, and journal articles. But social media is quickly gaining a foothold in this space.
Doximity: A social media platform doctors can trust
Doximity removes the hurdles providers face when they try to reach one another regarding the care of their patients, Gross said. “Doctors are extremely busy,” he said. “Everything we do needs to help a doctor be a doctor, and help them care for patients over the course of their day. It should be saving them time, reducing errors, and bringing them the right patients.”
Figure 1 Is Like Instagram, but for Doctors
If you've ever wanted to hop on an app and look at medical maladies, Silicon Valley has the cure for what ails you.
How Doctors Are Using Social Media to Get Ahead
Doctors are beginning to use Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to interact with patients outside of the office, collect and disseminate helpful medical information, and generally set up a stronger presence in people’s daily lives. Here are some specific ways that doctors are using social media to get ahead and help patients around the world.
How Social Media Is Transforming Medical Care In The Developing World
When a doctor in the Dominican Republic needed to learn how to treat burn patients, she turned to Facebook.
Instagram for doctors: How one app is solving medical mysteries
A family-medicine doctor recent saw a 13-year-old with a weird, unidentifiable rash. It wasn't itchy or painful, and the teenage boy hadn't traveled anywhere recently. So the the doctor did what any modern physician would do: he took a photo and uploaded it to an Instagram-style app called Figure 1.
Is Social Media The Future Of Healthcare?
Social media will be THE place patient go to for information on doctors and hospitals and will be a major referral source for healthcare providers. It is vital that physicians engage NOW.
Morgue Instagram: Meet the Pathologist Assistant Who Posts Autopsy Photos
Nicole Angemi, aka @mrs_angemi, is a pathologist’s assistant in real life. But online she owns one of Instagram's most controversial accounts.
Social Media & the Healthcare Sector
From the perspective of the healthcare provider, the Internet and social media provide the professional with a platform to share information, discuss healthcare policies and practice issues with colleagues, engage with the general public in promoting health behavior, and educate and interact with patients and caregivers.
The Social Media Cure
How people with chronic illnesses use memes, selfies, and emojis to soothe their suffering.
The Social Network Where Doctors Swap Gross Pics of Patients
Figure 1 is for doctors, nurses, EMTs, and the rest of the professionally unsqueamish to share the latest morbidities from their shifts. Sure, some of the pictures are straight up medical oddities. But just as often, users post because they are stumped and looking for a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, nth opin
Using Social Media for Professional Networking in Healthcare
The use of social media in healthcare settings has expanded far outside the scope of marketing. Today, physicians are increasingly using social media for professional networking, communicating with colleagues, collaborating with researchers, improving patient outcomes, and professional development.
The Latest Crop of Instagram Influencers? Medical Students
In between posts about the anatomy lab and long hours, med students are making extra cash endorsing products. Is it ethical?
20 Top Physician Social Media Influencers
Social media allows physicians to connect with peers around the world and share opinions on medical developments, healthcare policy...
5 Doctors Who Are Killing It on Social Media Right Now
These 5 doctors know how to make social media work for their practices. Here are a few takeaways you can apply to your own practice’s social media platforms.
AmongDoctors
AmongDoctors is an Exclusive Physicians Network, connecting doctors of all specialties worldwide, in a reliable & relevant way.
DailyRounds
We are a team of passionate doctors, developers & designers with a firm belief that a case-based, problem solving approach can revolutionize medical education. A problem solving approach would make medical education fun and at the same time can have direct impact on patient outcomes.
doctor.mike
Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, better known as Dr. Mike, has become something of a social media sensation. The Russian-born, second-year medical resident has acquired 1.9 million followers on Instagram while posting photos of himself on the job, in the gym, and alongside his dog (and a slew of celebrities). His pictures promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle - PatientPop
Doximity
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Eric Topol
Topol, a cardiologist by training, tweets multiple times a day to share medical studies, voice his opinion, and direct his followers to articles that cover the intersection of health care with data and technology - PatientPop
Figure 1
View and discuss real-world medical cases with healthcare professionals from every specialty
Howard Luks MD
Dr. Howard Luks, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in New York, is certainly not a one-trick pony when it comes to social media. Luks’ greatest following is on Twitter, but the doctor also maintains an active presence on Facebook and YouTube.
Incision
Improve your surgical skills by preparing for the OR with our step-by-step approach. Access over 227 procedures, filmed in 3D from a surgeons point of view.
Kevin Pho, M.D
In 2012, Klout named Dr. Kevin Pho, a board-certified internal medicine physician, as the web’s no. 1 social media influencer in health care and medicine. Four years later, Pho continues to be a go-to online resource, primarily for other physicians and medical students - PatientPop
Medstro
Medstro is built on the principle that you, your voice, and your relationships are the heart of Medstro. You build and change your own profile, create and join your own groups, your own discussions, and your own contests. The beauty of Medstro is in the dialogue and communication that you create with others and the discovery of new colleagues.
MomMD
With a community of over 1 million and 11,000+ active members, MomMD is the largest and best site devoted to connecting women in medicine. Our goal is to encourage and support women physicians, residents, medical students, premeds, and nurses, not only in their careers but also in their everyday life. We invite you to browse the site and enjoy the free resources.
mrs_angemi
Nicole Angemi, aka @mrs_angemi, is a pathologist's assistant in real life. But online she helms one of Instagram's most controversial accounts, a first-hand portal into the world of organ dissections and autopsies - Xavier Aaronson
Physicians Practice
America's leading practice management resource.
SeattleMamaDoc
Swanson is a Seattle-based pediatrician, who frequently tweets and blogs about health issues that interest parents in particular - PatientPop
SERMO
Welcome to the only online community where physicians around the nation exchange the latest medical insights with each other and improve patient outcomes - 24/7.
Student Doctors Network
Our members have created one of the most active and supportive communities on the Internet, with many members making lifelong friendships. Many of our members started as undergraduates and are now practicing doctors in every field of medicine and healthcare.
Univadis
Available on both the web and mobile, QuantiaMD helps improve the quality and safety of healthcare by providing clinicians with an interactive multimedia forum...
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