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What I learned after being hacked on social media [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. “I never thought social media hacking would offer such important reminders and lessons, but here we are. By the way, I am the first to admit that it’s easy to gloss over phrases and lessons because you’ve heard them…
On the internet, you are looking for something to make you angry
Back on the internet, you are looking for something to make you angry. It’s a habit you picked up as a researcher, stuck in your lab until sunset, walking home to those empty walls. It’s one you’ve kept as a medical student. It’s always the most bellig…
When a pandemic of inaction by medical boards fails to protect patients
You’d think by now – at the “experienced” age of 40, a practicing OB/GYN almost two years into a pandemic – that I’d know better than to trust broad proclamations from professional organizations and instead resign myself to the …
You are what you click: Transform your social media experience [PODCAST]
“Confidence and humility are strongly related, but one arises when we focus on self, and the other arises when we focus on others. However, each attribute can become unhealthy when it becomes too extreme, or when we lose the perspective of the ot…
Personal attacks and sexual harassment of physicians on social media [PODCAST]
“This survey study examines the self-reports of personal attacks and sexual harassment of physicians through social media outlets. A total of 108 physicians (23.3%) reported being personally attacked on social media, with no significant differenc…
How to balance confidence and humility online
An excerpt from You Are What You Click: How Being Selective, Positive, and Creative Can Transform Your Social Media Experience. Confidence and humility are strongly related, but one arises when we focus on self, and the other arises when we focus on ot…
How I used social media to get promoted to professor [PODCAST]
“After my last promotion, my institution adopted new guidelines and criteria for incorporating social media into promotion. I understand several other academic institutions have taken similar approaches, and it is enlightening to learn that acade…
How I used social media to get promoted to professor
In 2016, I wrote an article for KevinMD about using social media to get promoted to associate professor. Well, I’m thrilled to write this follow-up article discussing how I not only got promoted again but how physician involvement on social media is be…
How physicians can engage on social media
During a casual scroll through social media, I often hear the voice of my friend and fellow pediatrician warning, “Do not engage!” Generally speaking, this is almost always the correct advice. The rise of various social media platforms, the ability to …
