As doctors grow in numbers on Twitter we tend to collect in silos based on ideology, etc. But know you’ve reached critical mass when we can curate tweets based on perceived generational differences among physicians. Check out #oldmedtwitter. Social media can be remarkably powerful. It can bring us together as well as pull us apart. Time will tell ... Continue Reading about OldMedTwitter – How Hashtags Impact #MedTwitter
Twitter’s Continuum of Female Physician Voices: ILookLikeaSurgeon, GirlMedTwitter, and MotherCutter
If you think Twitter has devolved into a buttoned-down forum for predictable professional posturing, check out Ilooklikeasurgeon. This and other communities of female physician voices on Twitter are shaping a new image of the physician. Ilooklikeasurgeon The original meme that went global, #Ilooklikeasurgeon put a spotlight on the the way real (female) surgeons ... Continue Reading about Twitter’s Continuum of Female Physician Voices: ILookLikeaSurgeon, GirlMedTwitter, and MotherCutter
Harnessing Hashtags in Digestive Health
Twitter has evolved it's own communities of people talking about disease. The problem is that it can be hard to find the channel you need. Doctors, patients and others engaging in dialog can fall into the the bad habit of home-brew hashtags. So some have been working to standardize the way we talk on Twitter. Or better put, we've been pushing the use of standard ... Continue Reading about Harnessing Hashtags in Digestive Health
What Does a Surgeon Look Like? – A Defining Hashtag
If you want to see how public media has changed the way doctors are portrayed, look no further than #ilooklikeasurgeon. This hashtag meme shows how surgeons have defied a stereotype. Female surgeons have taken to the social airwaves with candid displays of who they are. They are redefining the answer to the question: What does a surgeon look like? Physicians were ... Continue Reading about What Does a Surgeon Look Like? – A Defining Hashtag