tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post5102016893315449599..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Medical Education Via Twitter: Tweet TweetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-8293295050400856402012-02-23T21:18:33.929-05:002012-02-23T21:18:33.929-05:00Correction - Wikipedia is the first source - that&...Correction - Wikipedia is the first source - that's where med students go to actually understand what the term, procedure, disease, or medication does. <br />THEN they go to all the medical resources: Epocrates, UptoDate, Harrisons, DSM to learn exactly what they should do and why.<br /><br />Wikipedia isn't perfect, but at least it usually makes sense.Simple Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100369477704457506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-34108815110183410912012-02-23T20:16:16.470-05:002012-02-23T20:16:16.470-05:00Medicoglia: I am glad you said it. i was wondering...Medicoglia: I am glad you said it. i was wondering if anyone would. In my world, elementary school children are being taught not to rely on Wikipedia. It can be useful as a very basic jumping off point, but it riddled with errors, opinion dressed up as fact, and worse. So that also describes a lot of text books. Not a good excuse. A med student would have access online and in "real life" to vast libraries of texts, journals, anything a student could want. I used to love searching the stacks and going home with piles of books. I don't mind that my kids do that online. I do want them to have to think for themselves. My favorite Wikipedia story is about an article that mentions my very good friend and then provides a link to access more info about this individual. The link leads to a person of a similar name who has been dead for years and has no association to the person it purports to describe. My kids know this person well. Showing them the link has helped them understand the limits of Wikipedia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-90564652028714654502012-02-23T14:40:33.791-05:002012-02-23T14:40:33.791-05:00In my undergrad and now nursing school, the follow...In my undergrad and now nursing school, the following has become a mantra....WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A VALID SOURCE.<br /><br />A bit scary to hear its the most cited source in med school. Can I see a citation? Wait...will it be Wikipedia?Medicoglia, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894674563874832457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-45404633065220050132012-02-23T00:23:11.619-05:002012-02-23T00:23:11.619-05:00I definitely see social media as an education tool...I definitely see social media as an education tool. I'm still in training, but when I come across an interesting article I blog about it. I appreciate the education I get reading medical blogs, and I know some of my fellow residents read my posts for educational purposes.<br />Facebook and Twitter are the means of communication these days.<br />Wikipedia is the most referenced source in most medical schools. Harrison's is great, and the DSM is nice; but many of us in training don't look there first. We find out about new topics via Facebook, Wikipedia, and Twitter.Simple Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100369477704457506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-16122982293624304962012-02-22T10:10:16.605-05:002012-02-22T10:10:16.605-05:00BehaveNet has been doing this for awhile:
CNS Dru...BehaveNet has been doing this for awhile:<br /><br />CNS Drug of the day: <a href="http://tweetchat.com/room/CNSDOD" rel="nofollow">#CNSDOD</a><br />Notable Person: <a href="http://tweetchat.com/room/BHCPOD" rel="nofollow">#BHCPOD</a><br />Behavioral Health Care Term of the Day: <a href="http://tweetchat.com/room/BHCTOD" rel="nofollow">#BHCTOD</a>moviedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617061594621924756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-46117572570221036832012-02-22T09:02:39.658-05:002012-02-22T09:02:39.658-05:00The new spam guard is working, I see. Takes me thr...The new spam guard is working, I see. Takes me three or four tries. Maybe I will be able to use it properly if I get my knees replaced?dustresu andlemnoreply@blogger.com