Medicine is changing fast. Yet, the way we train doctors is not changing nearly as fast. It’s reflected in an education system built for 20th century. Over the past couple of days people began talking about it at a meeting called Medicine X | Ed. This is the first meeting to tackle the thorniest issues facing our next generation of doctors. The meeting brought ... Continue Reading about Medicine X – How Education Begins to Change
Why You Should Attend Stanford Medicine X | Ed
Health care is changing fast. Everything we understand about what it is to be a physician is changing. Yet we continue to train doctors for 20th century care. So the minds at Stanford's Medicine X thought the subject could use a little discussion. They're moving the chains with a transformative new meeting about medical education, Medicine X | ed. This fall on the ... Continue Reading about Why You Should Attend Stanford Medicine X | Ed
Medicine X | Ed – A New Conversation in Medical Education
I’ve been fortunate enough to attend Stanford Medicine X over the past 4 years. Each year I’m surrounded by the most remarkable people and ideas. And each year I think: What are we doing to bring these ideas to medical students? I think we’re closer. A natural evolution into medical education This weekend marked the announcement of the Medicine X | Ed 2015, a ... Continue Reading about Medicine X | Ed – A New Conversation in Medical Education
Context – Digital Medicine’s Biggest Problem
My annual trip to Stanford's Medicine X this year has me seeing the value of stories. There’s a certain irony baked into Medicine X: It's about medicine's shiny future while at once being about the patient story. And it has me thinking that context is digital medicine's biggest problem. It seems technology is reducing everything to its most basic element. ... Continue Reading about Context – Digital Medicine’s Biggest Problem
How I Used Evernote to Panel at Medicine X
Here’s how I used Evernote with my iPad Mini to help moderate a panel at this year’s Stanford Medicine X. Begin a note for panel questions. A couple of weeks before the event I started a note and captured questions and issues that came to mind at odd times. I created the note in Trebuchet MS 48 font so that when I had the notes onstage on my Mini I would be able ... Continue Reading about How I Used Evernote to Panel at Medicine X
Intimacy, Mission and a Physician’s Public Role
This weekend at Stanford Medicine X I’m co-teaching with Wendy Swanson a Master Class on physician online identity. As I was working through some of my thoughts on the plane, I settled into the idea that being public with our thinking is a pretty big deal for providers. Being out and open in the virtual space carries with it a whole new set of preoccupations. ... Continue Reading about Intimacy, Mission and a Physician’s Public Role