Twitter has become a wonderful way for me to send out a variety of ideas and links that I think are helpful (and/or interesting). Here are this week’s highlights! If you are new to Twitter RT means Retweet (just “forwarding” it as is) and MT means Modified Tweet (“forwarding” it with a comment).
- Damned if you do, damned if you don’t – the ethical dilemma of #resident duty hrs bit.ly/r3KO1C #meded @drmlb
- “This is definitely a 15 minute video every medical student should see.” The art of the physical exam bit.ly/nnmaTN @drmlb
- “Stay hungry. Stay foolish”. RIP Steve Jobs bit.ly/oIb0mJ @drmlb
- Great ringtones from NASA 1.usa.gov/qtRrET @drmlb
- “You can lower the pressure.” Using mindfulness to make it easier. bit.ly/raodk9 @drmlb
- The value of narrative in both medical non-fiction and fiction RT @hastingscenter Hastings Center bit.ly/rnx8Zs
- From molecules to medicine: clinical trials for beginners bit.ly/o48pFl f at @sciam RT @lizditz
- Baked oatmeal. Make it on the weekend, have it for breakfast all week – great idea for #medstudents #residents bit.ly/n6k3Z1 @drmlb
- Teaching medical students about self-care and a healthy lifestyle bit.ly/nfgoLK @drmlb
- Comments one makes to colleagues: as important as the interview. Professionalism = doing the right thing when no one’s watching. RT @MedPedsDoctor
- Good soup to make on a day off, freeze, and take for call days bit.ly/qzE1QC @drmlb
- Get your flu shot!! bit.ly/noNssU @drmlb
- #Surgeon study finds limits on training hours may impede medical performance fxn.ws/p66MoS RT @MedEdAMA
- Beginner’s mind in medicine. How to keep what we do exciting! MT@KevinMD bit.ly/qle7SJ
- Comments on a beautiful poem about being a doctor bit.ly/nv7379 @drmlb
- One flight of stairs = 16 calories burned. One day on call = ?10 flights ?20 ?30)..it adds up! @drmlb
- Epidemiologist with humor?!? This is a great talk about drug development. bit.ly/ovkPyS @drmlb
- “…small things often adds up to produce a far greater impact than any of us realize.” Surgery through different eyes bit.ly/q5XUkh @drmlb
- “..those of us who spend our emotions at work are not the kind to view our work as “just a job.” MT@Kevin MD bit.ly/pRAbmm @drmlb
- @FutureDocs great essay – the slippery slope of “free” gifts! @drmlb