This post from Joyce Lee is worth a peek. It represents the growing importance of the public physician’s eye and voice. The short version goes like this: Last week HealthTap began a campaign suggesting that they had saved 10,000 lives. On the twittersphere the catchy suggestion saw traction. The most surprising people blindly RT’d. Even the New York Times sold ... Continue Reading about The Eye and Voice of the Public Physician
Permanence and the Public Physician
The idea of permanence is an important concept for the public physician. It’s important because it’s a new concept. Since the dawn of civilization medical students and doctors have had opinions, ideas, beliefs and complaints. Anger and frustration were around long before the digital medium for sharing. Traditionally remarks went no further than earshot of the ... Continue Reading about Permanence and the Public Physician
Public Doctors. Public Thinking
I’ve been thinking about doctors who think out loud. Public thinkers. Public doctors. What I’m referring to is doctors creating content and having conversations in areas where everyone can see. Writing blogs, creating videos, creating e-books, or curating links on Twitter. It’s a term that involves not just social dialog but the individual creation of retrievable ... Continue Reading about Public Doctors. Public Thinking